Broadside No. 52: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Seven poems published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 52. Printed in blue ink on a single sheet of off-white paper, folded to form four pages. On the front, "To My Immortality" by Yusuf Burni. The first interior page has three poems by Jeanne Newkirk Smith: "Attempted Genocide," "Sometimes - When It Doesn't Work," and "Good Times." The second interior page has two poems by Robert T. Bowen: "Childhood" at top left and "Love" at top right. At bottom center is an untitled poem by Carole Gregory Clemmons. On the back page is the copyright and published information at bottom center. There are no inscriptions.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1971
• Written by: Jeanne Newkirk Smith, born 1936
• Written by: Yusuf Burni, American
• Written by: Robert T. Bowen, American, born 1936
• Written by: Carole Gregory Clemmons, American, born 1945
• Published by: Broadside Press, founded 1965
• Type: poems
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (closed): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (open): 11 x 17 in. (27.9 x 43.2 cm)
• Place printed: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Black Press
• Topic: Children
• Topic: Families
• Topic: Fatherhood
• Topic: Literature
• Topic: Mass media
• Topic: Motherhood
• Object number: 2013.154.20
• 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: © 1971 by Broadside Press Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.