Film poster for Superman III: Museum Object and Cultural History
Film poster for Superman III: Date: 1983. Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures, American, founded 1923. Subject of: Richard Pryor, American, 1940 - 2005.
The object in the museum catalogue
Poster featuring illustration of two men flying over the Grand Canyon. One man, dressed as Superman played by Christopher Reeve, carries another man played by Richard Pryor. Pryor appears scared and is depicted yelling. Above the men is the movie title in block letters in stylized silver-like font [SUPERMAN/III]. Above the title is white text listing the actors and director [ALEXANDER SALKIND presents/CHRISTOPHER REEVE RICHARD PRYOR]. Along the bottom is the billing block in white text. NSS number 83006.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1983
- Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures, American, founded 1923
- Subject of: Richard Pryor, American, 1940 - 2005
- Subject of: Christopher Reeve, American, 1952 - 2004
- Type: posters
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 41 × 27 1/16 in. (104.1 × 68.7 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Advertising
- Topic: Film
- Topic: Hollywood (Film)
- Object number: 2014.35.9
- 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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