Object Details
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Photograph by
- Theresa Thadani, American, born 1960
- Designed by
- Ali Zaidi
- Subject of
- Essex Hemphill, American, 1957 - 1995
- Owned by
- Dr. Ron Simmons, American, 1950 - 2020
- Description
- A broadside advertising a poetry reading by Essex Hemphill in London, England. Broadside is an electrostatic print on medium weight wove paper, green with black text. At center is a portrait of Hemphill framed by two mirrored figures holding flowers. Additional motifs include hearts, stars, and fish. Broadside lists Theresa Thadani as the photographer of the portrait and Ali Zaidi as the broadside designer. There are losses at top left corner, bottom left corner, and top right edge. There are no marks on the back.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ron Simmons
- 1992
- Object number
- 2018.103.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- xerographic copies
- broadsides
- Medium
- ink on wove paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (29.8 × 21 cm)
- Place depicted
- London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Poetry
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2018.103.1
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd574dc47bb-35ae-4e1c-8d6e-3d75111b2e46
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