Film poster for The Last Dragon: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Movie poster for The Last Dragon. Collection of images of characters and scenes from the film are pictured. The man in the center of the image has a beam of light coming out of his left hand. White lettering in the upper left corner. [A MARTIAL ARTS CHAMPION.../A SINGING STAR ON THE RISE.../A MADMAN.../A MANIAC.../AND THE GLAMOUR.../THE POWER.../AND THE SOUND/OF MOTOWN./SOUNDTRACK FEATURING/STEVIE WONDER/SMOKEY ROBINSON/DeBARGE/ROCKWELL/THE TEMPTATIONS/SYREETA/CHARLENE/WILLIE HUTCH/ALFIE/and VANITY]. Title in red and white lettering under the images [BERRY GORDY'S/THE LAST DRAGON]. Billing block in white lettering at bottom. White text along the bottom edge reads [COMING IN MARCH TO A SPECIALLY SELECTED THEATRE NEAR YOU]

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1985
• Created by: Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
• Subject of: de Passe Entertainment, founded 1968
• Owned by: Julius J. Carry III, American, 1952 - 2008
• Subject of: Stevie Wonder, American, born 1950
• Subject of: Smokey Robinson, American, born 1940
• Subject of: DeBarge, American, 1979 - 1989
• Subject of: Rockwell, American, born 1964
• Subject of: The Temptations, American, founded 1960
• Type: posters
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Film
• Topic: Motown (Music)
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2013.49.7
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, "I am the Master, Sho'Nuff!" Gift of Naomi Carry in loving memory of Julius J. Carry, III
• 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: © 1985 Tri Star Pictures Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.