Invitation to the Premier of “Shaft”
Date
1971
Format
- Invitation 28
Type of Work
- Finished work 5243
Media
- paper 1086
Techniques
Dimensions
6 × 9 in
Locations Made
- New York 331
"Invitation to the premier of Gordon Parks’ Shaft, which was one of the first and most popular blaxploitation films. Capturing the contradictions of the genre, the invitation notes that the premiere was a benefit for the families of cops killed on the job and was chaired by NYPD commissioner Patrick Murphy."—https://www.boo-hooray.com/images/upload/boo-hooray-catalog-5-black-cultures-in-post-war-america.pdf
