Linocut paper on wall artwork entitled 'The End of Uncle Tom and the Grand Allegorical Tableu of Eva in Heaven' by Kara Walker. EPA
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures's new exhibit Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971 explores black representation in US cinema. AFP
The exhibition will present a sprawling collection of film excerpts, newsreels, scripts, costumes and memorabilia. AFP
Director and president of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Jacqueline Stewart, speaking ahead of the exhibition's launch. AFP
The collection also incorporates excerpts from films between 1910 to 1940 produced for black audiences. AFP
Some items in the collection are being made available to the public for the very first time. AFP
The co-curators of the exhibition worked for five years to amass the collection. AFP
The exhibition spans seven galleries at the museum. AFP
A guest on the opening night of the exhibition. AFP
The exhibition will be running for eight months. AFP
A costume worn by Sammy Davis Jr. in the film adaptation of George Gershwin's 1935 Broadway opera 'Porgy and Bess' (L) and a costume worn by Lena Horne in the film 'Stormy Weather' (R) are displayed during a media preview for the exhibition titled 'Regeneration: Black Cinema, 1898-1971' at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, USA, 17 August 2022. EPA / CAROLINE BREHMAN
A collection of 'race films' posters on display during a media preview for the exhibition. EPA
A Panoram machine displaying a 'soundie', a three-minute musical film, at the exhibition. EPA
A display of various black musical theatre stars. EPA
Zoot suit costumers worn by dancers in the film 'Stormy Weather'. EPA
Linocut paper on wall artwork entitled 'The End of Uncle Tom and the Grand Allegorical Tableu of Eva in Heaven' by Kara Walker. EPA
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures's new exhibit Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971 explores black representation in US cinema. AFP
The exhibition will present a sprawling collection of film excerpts, newsreels, scripts, costumes and memorabilia. AFP
Director and president of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Jacqueline Stewart, speaking ahead of the exhibition's launch. AFP
The collection also incorporates excerpts from films between 1910 to 1940 produced for black audiences. AFP
Some items in the collection are being made available to the public for the very first time. AFP
The co-curators of the exhibition worked for five years to amass the collection. AFP
The exhibition spans seven galleries at the museum. AFP
A guest on the opening night of the exhibition. AFP
The exhibition will be running for eight months. AFP
A costume worn by Sammy Davis Jr. in the film adaptation of George Gershwin's 1935 Broadway opera 'Porgy and Bess' (L) and a costume worn by Lena Horne in the film 'Stormy Weather' (R) are displayed during a media preview for the exhibition titled 'Regeneration: Black Cinema, 1898-1971' at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, USA, 17 August 2022. EPA / CAROLINE BREHMAN
A collection of 'race films' posters on display during a media preview for the exhibition. EPA
A Panoram machine displaying a 'soundie', a three-minute musical film, at the exhibition. EPA
A display of various black musical theatre stars. EPA
Zoot suit costumers worn by dancers in the film 'Stormy Weather'. EPA
Linocut paper on wall artwork entitled 'The End of Uncle Tom and the Grand Allegorical Tableu of Eva in Heaven' by Kara Walker. EPA
