Revision Path: Episode 233; Hadiya Williams: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Episode 233 of the Revision Path podcast. It begins with host Maurice Cherry naming some of the episode’s sponsors, before advertising jobs currently posted on the show’s Job Board. As the show’s soundtrack plays, Cherry welcomes the listeners and names the following sponsors: Glitch, Google Design and MailChimp. Afterwards, he shares one of the reviews of the podcast that was posted on Apple Podcasts, and comments on the positive feedback the show’s Black Panther episode received.

Cherry then introduces his guest for that episode, Hadiya Williams. Some of the topics they discuss in the interview include: technology and design culture in Washington, DC, especially for black designers; AIGA; Hadiya Williams’ typical workday; how Williams founded her company, Black Pepper Paperie; Williams’ education at Bowie State University and Chicago’s Columbia College; the difference between design and art; the role of museums in her creative process; as well as the black aesthetic and the importance of incorporating African heritage in design.

Toward the end of the interview, Cherry asks Williams where the audience can find her online and thanks her for her participation. After the interview, background music fades in as Cherry thanks the episode’s sponsors again and implores his listeners to become patrons.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: March 12, 2018
• Produced by: Maurice Cherry, American
• Interview of: Hadiya Williams, American, born 1978
• Type: sound recordings
• Type: digital media - born digital
• Medium: digital
• Dimensions: Duration: 50 min., 7 sec.
• Dimensions: File size: 48.2 MB
• Place made: United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Africa
• Topic: African American
• Topic: African diaspora
• Topic: Art
• Topic: Design
• Topic: Education
• Topic: Graphic design
• Topic: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
• Topic: Museums
• Object number: 2019.47.5.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maurice Cherry and Glitch, Inc.
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Maurice Cherry and Glitch, Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.