Film poster for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi: Museum Object and Cultural History
Film poster for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi: Date: 1985. Commissioned by: Lucasfilm Ltd., LLC, American, founded 1971. Distributed by: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935.
The object in the museum catalogue
Original poster for the 1985 theatrical re-release of the 1983 film "Star Wars Return of the Jedi." The poster has an exploding spaceship (Death Star) in the background in the upper half. Above the spaceship is the movie tag line in gray font [RETURN/TO A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY]. Below the middle in the lower half of the poster is an illustration featuring the actors and characters in the film. Below the illustration is the movie title in blue [STAR WARS/RETURN/OF/THE/JEDI]. Below the title is the billing block in white text. NSS number R850025.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1985
- Commissioned by: Lucasfilm Ltd., LLC, American, founded 1971
- Distributed by: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935
- Subject of: Billy Dee Williams, American, born 1937
- Type: posters
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 41 1/16 × 27 1/8 in. (104.3 × 68.9 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Advertising
- Topic: Film
- Topic: Hollywood (Film)
- Object number: 2014.35.16
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Personal Collection of Bill Ivory Larson
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Lucasfilm Ltd. Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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