Lobby card for The Learning Tree

Object Details

Created by: Warner Bros. Pictures, American, founded 1923
Distributed by: National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000
Subject of: Gordon Parks, American, 1912 - 2006; Kyle Johnson, American, born 1951

Description: Lobby card for the 1969 movie The Learning Tree by Gordon Parks. The card features a large color image from the film with black bands running vertically along the left side and horizontally across the bottom of the card. The image depicts a scene of teenage boys at a county fair. The boys are on right side of the image, facing a fair booth loaded with balloons, striped hats, and toys. Below the image and to the left is [THE LEARNING TREE] in decorative pink font with last 'T' white and resembling a tree. Below this in small white type is [A film by Gordon Parks based on his novel.]. Along the bottom of the black band is casting and production information. Along the very bottom edge of the card is a copyright notice: [COPYRIGHT 1969 WARNER BROS. - SEVEN ARTS, INC.] and a licensing note from National Screen Service Corp.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

1969

Restrictions & Rights: © 1969 Warner Bros., Seven Arts, Inc; Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Actors; American West; Film; Identity; Literature; Men

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd527ac2d97-2e2b-4810-83b8-25337f097ed8