MELVIN VAN PEEBLES (1971-82) Set of 3 portraits
$450.00
[New York]: Various, 1971-1982. Set of three vintage original 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm) black-and-white photos, some with printed text and date stamp on verso. Overall near fine.
Three portraits of the multi-talented actor, director, writer and composer, Melvin Van Peebles:
- Photo made in conjunction with the release of his groundbreaking 1971 film Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, which ushered in the era of Blaxploitation film;
- Promotional photo, most likely released in conjunction with his 1973 Atlantic Records LP What the….You Mean I Can’t Sing?!;
- Photo from 1982 as Van Peebles prepares his new Broadway show Waltz of the Stork, for which he was writer, director and star.
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