Broadside No. 57: Gonna Free Him: Museum Object and Cultural History
Broadside No. 57: Gonna Free Him: Date: 1972. Written by: Evelyn Clarke, American, born 1935. Published by: Broadside Press, founded 1965.
The object in the museum catalogue
A poem titled "Gonna Free Him" written by Evelyn Clarke. The poem was published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 57. The poem is printed on white paper and printed in black ink. The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is printed at the bottom of the page. The page is bordered along the bottom by two thick black lines of different sizes, and a line of small repeating triangles. There are no inscriptions on the front or back.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1972
- Written by: Evelyn Clarke, American, born 1935
- 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: Freedom
- Topic: Literature
- Topic: Mass media
- Topic: Poetry
- Object number: 2013.154.22
- 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: © 1972 by Evelyn Clarke Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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