Broadside No. 18: Black Madonna: Museum Object and Cultural History
Broadside No. 18: Black Madonna: Date: 1962; printed 1967. Written by: Harun Kofi Wangara, American, born 1928. Published by: Broadside Press, founded 1965.
The object in the museum catalogue
A poem titled "Black Madonna" written by Harold G. Lawrence and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 18. The poem is printed on white paper in tan ink. At the top of the page is a depiction of an African American Madonna, in profile, looking towards the left, towards an African American baby Jesus. The Madonna has a halo behind her head, formed from beams of sunlight, and she has her proper right hand up in front of the baby with her index finger pointing out. The baby has pursed lips and also has a similar halo as the Madonna figure. Underneath the depiction is the text of the poem. The body of the poem is in two columns. The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is printed at the bottom of the page. The back has a pricelist of additional poems sold by Broadside Press. The back side of the page is blank.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1962; printed 1967
- Written by: Harun Kofi Wangara, American, born 1928
- Published by: Broadside Press, founded 1965
- Type: poems
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (29.2 x 21.6 cm)
- Place printed: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Black Press
- Topic: Christianity
- Topic: Literature
- Topic: Mass media
- Topic: Poetry
- Topic: Religion
- Topic: Women
- Object number: 2013.154.8
- 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: © 1962 Harold G. Lawrence. All rights reserved. Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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