Broadside No. 15: Song of the Son: Museum Object and Cultural History
Broadside No. 15: Song of the Son: Date: 1950; printed 1967. Written by: Jean Toomer, American, 1894 - 1967. Published by: Broadside Press, founded 1965.
The object in the museum catalogue
A poem titled "Song of the Son" written by Jean Toomer and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 15. The poem is printed on off-white paper with purple accents in purple ink. The text is bordered by a purple rectangle with a scalloped inside edge. The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is printed at the bottom of the page. The back side of the page is blank.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1950; printed 1967
- Written by: Jean Toomer, American, 1894 - 1967
- Published by: Broadside Press, founded 1965
- Type: poems
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
- Place printed: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Black Press
- Topic: Literature
- Topic: Mass media
- Topic: Poetry
- Topic: Slavery
- Object number: 2013.154.7
- 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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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: © 1950 Jean Toomer Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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