Broadside No. 43: Muslim Men: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A poem titled "Muslim Men" written by Sterling D. Plumbb and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 43. The poem is printed on white paper in black ink and presented in booklet form. The front cover features black-and-white graphite illustration of Elijah Muhammad by Shirley Woodson. Muhammad is pictured wearing his crescent moon embellished kofia along with a jacket and bowtie. Across the top is [MUSLIM MEN / Sterling D. Plumpp]. At the bottom left corner of the front cover is the artist's signature [SWoodson / 1971]. At the bottom right corner of the front cover is “50¢.” The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is on the interior left side. The poem is printed on the interior right side. The back cover is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1971
• Published by: Broadside Press, founded 1965
• Written by: Sterling Plumpp, American, born 1940
• Illustrated by: Shirley Woodson, American, born 1936
• Subject of: Elijah Muhammad, American, 1897 - 1975
• Subject of: Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930
• Type: poems
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (closed): 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (open): 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 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: Men
• Topic: Nation of Islam
• Topic: Poetry
• Topic: Religion
• Object number: 2013.154.15
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• 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: © 1971 by Sterling D. Plumpp Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.