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Academy Theatre, Inglewood, elevations

Description:
The floor plan (2070001) shows how the geometry of overlapping circles shaped the design. The architectural drawing of the façade (2070002) depicts a spool of film unwinding, the inspiration for the spiral form used on the pylon (10102-10103)). Compare the photo of the auditorium (10105) with the floor plan (2070001) and the ceiling plan (2070002).
Date:
1939
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962
Academy Theatre, Inglewood, elevations

Academy Theatre, Inglewood, detail of lobby doors

Description:
The floor plan (2070001) shows how the geometry of overlapping circles shaped the design. The architectural drawing of the façade (2070002) depicts a spool of film unwinding, the inspiration for the spiral form used on the pylon (10102-10103)). Compare the photo of the auditorium (10105) with the floor plan (2070001) and the ceiling plan (2070002).
Date:
1939
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962
Academy Theatre, Inglewood, detail of lobby doors

Abyssinia hair style

Description:
Depicts 16 different Black men's hairstyles. Along the top and bottom of the poster are business ads, from places like Wondwossen Digital Studio and Inter Gym [Aerobics Training] Club.
Date:
[between 1997 and 2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Abyssinia hair style

Abstinence is the only 100% effective method of Preventing HIV, other sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancy.

Description:
Poster depicts a photograph of a man and woman on an urban outdoor path. The man turns to the woman, trying to reach for her, while the woman shoos him away and continues walking. In the alternate title, "stop" is printed in red. At the bottom are the following sponsor logos: UNHCR, United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, and ARRA.
Date:
[between 2003 and 2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Abstinence is the only 100% effective method of Preventing HIV, other sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancy.

Abstinence has a high failure rate. [inscribed]

Description:
Poster shows black and white photo of a man lying on his back on a couch and a woman lying on top of him. They are embracing and looking at the viewer with a surprised expression on their faces. Poster suggests that most people are not going to abstain from sex, so they should use condoms. It also states that religious people use condoms.
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
AIDS Posters Collection
Abstinence has a high failure rate. [inscribed]

Abraham Afewerki

Description:
Poster depicts a photomontage of Abraham Afewerki singing (two photographs) and playing a guitar, an audience, and a string instrument; background is violet. At the bottom is contact information for Nahom Records Inc.'s offices around the world.
Date:
[between 2005 and 2010?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Abraham Afewerki

Abdii Gammachuu

Description:
Poster depicts a portrait photograph of a man wearing a pink button-up short-sleeved shirt and a watch on a background of blue and purple abstract shapes, with a brown floral pattern in the top right; at the bottom is a curved purple border with illustrated flowers and a small portrait photograph of a seated man wearing a light blue button-up shirt and gray slacks.
Date:
[2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
Abdii Gammachuu

2000 vol. 3

Description:
Poster appears to be an advertisement for a music record and depicts a smiling man in a white collared shirt and slacks who is seated with his hands clasped in his lap. In the bottom left is a photograph of the same man in a different pose that shows the chair in which he is seated and his shoes. Beside this photograph is the logo of HOREB Digital Studio.
Date:
[between 2007 and 2008]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
2000 vol. 3

952 [Wegen AIDS Talkline]

Description:
Sponsors along the bottom of the poster: AIDS Resource Center, CDC, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: Center for Communication Program, Wegen AIDS Talkline, National HIV/AIDS Council Secretariat
Date:
[between 2004 and 2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
952 [Wegen AIDS Talkline]

50th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions

Description:
A white circle, quartered by black, with a red cross in the center. Upper left quarter: Red Cross workers attend a wounded soldier. Upper right quarter: Red Cross workers rescuing people from a sinking ship. Bottom left quarter: An armed man sits behind a fence. Bottom right quarter: Several people are standing in a group. Underneath the circle is a book and a quill with a red "50" written over it. Poster is mostly yellow.
Date:
[1999]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
50th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions

30th anniversary of university education in Ethiopia

Description:
Poster depicts an illustration of Addis Ababa University surrounded by students wearing graduation caps and gowns, with the dates "1950" at the top and "1980" at the bottom; in the center is the logo of Addis Ababa University; the illustration is surrounded by three concentric rings colored red, yellow, and green.
Date:
[1980]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
30th anniversary of university education in Ethiopia

25th World Food Day October 15, 2005

Description:
Poster depicts a collage of photographs and illustrations, including an outline of Ethiopia, the flag of Ethiopia, a field, a plant, a woman and a child transporting food, a globe, and two chasing arrows. At the bottom are the following sponsor logos: FAO and Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Date:
[October 15, 2005?]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Alemayhu Demessie
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
25th World Food Day October 15, 2005

17th century church painting: Debre Birhan Selassie (Gondar)

Description:
A reproduction of the ceiling at the Debre Birhan Selassie church. Image consists of rows of heads right side up and upside down, surrounded by light blue, green, and brown auras or wings. In between each row of heads (three heads per row, alternating orientation) is a checkerboard type pattern of green, orange, and white. Border is white.
Date:
[between 1965 and 2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
17th century church painting: Debre Birhan Selassie (Gondar)

17th century church painting: Debre Birhan Selassie (Gondar)

Description:
A reproduction of the ceiling at the Debre Birhan Selassie church. Image consists of rows of heads right side up and upside down, surrounded by light blue, green, and brown auras or wings. In between each row of heads (three heads per row, alternating orientation) is a checkerboard type pattern of green, orange, and black. Border is black.
Date:
[between 1965 and 2010]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
17th century church painting: Debre Birhan Selassie (Gondar)

14th Addis Chamber International Trade Fair (14th ACITF)

Description:
Poster depicts a collage that includes a map of the world with curved arrows radiating from Ethiopia, surrounded by 18 photographs of industrial, agricultural, and cultural subjects; in the background is the logo of the 14th Addis Chamber International Trade Fair. The background also consists of abstract shapes in green and blue.
Date:
[February, 2010?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
14th Addis Chamber International Trade Fair (14th ACITF)

8 September 2007 International Literacy Day

Description:
Includes sponsor logos of the following: The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia MoE; USAID; Pact Ethiopia; Oxfam; CONCERN; PANE; BEA-E; Ethiopian Millennium 2000; Adult and Nonformal Education Association of Ethiopia (ANFEAE); ADAA; Agri Service Ethiopia; FCE; Berhane Hiywot Childrens Village and Family Service Organization; Organization for Development in Action; Aberash Memorial Development Organization (AMDO); UNESCO; United Nations Literacy Decade.
Date:
[September, 2007?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
8 September 2007 International Literacy Day

4th Ethiopian Pastoralist Day Assayita 2002

Description:
Poster depicts a photograph of cattle in a rocky outdoor area with a body of water in the background. A banner above the photograph for the sponsor, Pastoralist Concern Association Ethiopia, depicts an illustration of a landscape with a green tree and orange hills, land, people, and camels.
Date:
[January 25, 2002?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
4th Ethiopian Pastoralist Day Assayita 2002

4th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights

Description:
Poster consists chiefly of text introducing the 4th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights, its purpose, focus, expected participants, and structure. The text also lists the conference's critical issues of intervention and objective. An illustration of a person's facial profile appears at the top left, and throughout the poster is the conference logo.
Date:
[February 8, 2010?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
4th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights

1st Ethio-Southern Sudan Trade Fair and Cultural Week

Description:
Poster depicts photographs of a factory, farm, shirt, shoes, beer, and dancers, with a background photograph of a construction crane. The text promotes the trade fair, scheduled to be held at Central Pub August 8-14, 2008, and cultural event, scheduled to be held at an unannounced venue in August 2008, separately. The following sponsor logos are in the bottom left-hand corner: Dashen Beer, Hosea Trading House P.L.C., and EFFORT.
Date:
[August 2008?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ethiopian Posters
1st Ethio-Southern Sudan Trade Fair and Cultural Week