Broadside for the lecture "Anatomy of the Black Aesthetic; An Examination": Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This poster is an advertisement for a lectures series. It is made up of densely-spaced decorative script in letters of black and off-white. In the center is a black rectangle filled with off-white text that reads "Anatomy of / the Black Aesthetic; / an Examination." Surrounding the center black rectangle is black text on an off-white background. Across the top text reads "Lee Cultural Center/ 440 Haverford Ave." Down the sides of the black rectangle is text that reads "Presents/ A Lecture Series." Across the bottom the text reads "Friday, April 18. 8:00PM / Nikki Giovanni - Poet+Critic / Friday, April 25. 8:00PM / Julian Mayfield - of the film "Uptight"/ Admission Free /w Ticket. BA-29041."

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: April 1969
• Published by: John A. Lee Recreation Center, American, founded 1961
• Subject of: Nikki Giovanni, American, 1943 - 2024
• Subject of: Julian Hudson Mayfield, American, 1928 - 1984
• Type: posters
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 16 9/16 × 11 15/16 in. (42.1 × 30.4 cm)
• Place used: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Design
• Topic: Graphic design
• Topic: Literature
• Topic: Poetry
• Object number: 2015.97.21
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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