Revision Path: Episode 37; Jon Daniel: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Episode 37 of the Revision Path podcast. The episode begins with host Maurice Cherry thanking the show’s sponsors and describing the logistics of producing a free podcast. He also implores his listeners to donate to the show, stating that Revision Path is the only podcast that showcases black designers.

The interview segment begins with Cherry inviting his guest, Jon Daniel, to introduce himself. Daniel speaks with a British accent and gives a brief autobiography. Some of the topics they discuss include, Daniel’s career and his tenure at International Business Machines Corporation (IBM); design culture in the 1950s and 1960s, and the Sylvia Harris essay; Daniel’s inspiration for curating the Afro Supa Hero exhibition; Daniel’s West Indian heritage; how West Indian, British and African American diasporic influences inform Daniel’s work; similarities and differences between African American and black British customs and attitudes; the lack of black representation in business and commerce; Daniel’s five-year goals; Daniel’s family life; as well as advice he would give to burgeoning designers.

Toward the end of the interview, Maurice Cherry asks Daniel to mention where he can be found online; then, the men thank each other. In the outro, Cherry thanks the show’s sponsors again and advertises the show’s August newsletter.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: July 28, 2014
• Produced by: Maurice Cherry, American
• Interview of: Jon Daniel, British, 1966 - 2017
• Subject of: Toussaint Louverture, Haitian, 1743 - 1803
• Type: sound recordings
• Type: digital media - born digital
• Medium: digital
• Dimensions: Duration: 1 hr., 5 min., 38 sec.
• Dimensions: File size: 32 MB
• Place made: United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Grenada, Caribbean, North and Central America
• Place depicted: England, United Kingdom, Europe
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Advertising
• Topic: African diaspora
• Topic: Beauty culture
• Topic: Comics and graphic novels
• Topic: Design
• Topic: Fatherhood
• Topic: Identity
• Object number: 2019.47.7.1
• 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.