AFRICAN-AMERICAN WESTERN "HARLEM ON THE PRAIRIE" LINEN-MOUNTED MOVIE POSTER.
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Winning Bid:
$194.70
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Friday, March 17, 2017 9:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Friday, March 17, 2017 9:00:00 AM)
Item Description
27x41" one-sheet for the 1940s Toddy Pictures re-release of the 1937 Western "Harlem On The Prairie," which was billed as the first "All-Colored" Western musical, starring Herb Jeffries, Hollywood's first singing African-American cowboy. The movie reminded audiences that there were black cowboys and corrected a popular Hollywood image of an all-white Old West. Poster advertises Jeffries, w/large "King Of The Juke Box And Radio" text at top. Poster features image of Jeffries w/female co-star Connie Harris. Poster was originally folded and is evenly aged. Some minor corner tip restoration, poster now displays Exc. as linen-mounted.
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