Film poster for Sparkle: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Three identical black posters featuring a central image of the actress Jordin Sparks. She is seen with her right side facing the viewer. Her arms are spread wide behind her. In her right hand is a microphone. Her head is facing upward and she wears a sleeveless, floor-length red gown. In the lower half of the poster is a line of text listing the various actors in the film above the larger title [SPARKLE]. Below the title is a line of portraits and stills from the film. In the background of the poster is a faded "S."

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2012
• Distributed by: Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
• Subject of: Mike Epps, American
• Subject of: Whitney Houston, American, 1963 - 2012
• Subject of: Jordin Sparks, American
• Subject of: Salim Akil, American, founded 1964
• Subject of: Jordin Sparks, American
• Subject of: Cee-Lo Green, American, born 1974
• Subject of: Carmen Ejogo, British, born 1973
• Type: posters
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 17 × 11 3/8 in. (43.2 × 28.9 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Advertising
• Topic: Film
• Topic: Hollywood (Film)
• Object number: 2014.35.5.1-.3
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, A Gift from the Personal Collection of Bill Ivory Larson
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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