Broadside No. 62: Green Apples: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A poem titled "Green Apples" written by Dudley Randall. The poem was published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 62. The poem is printed on white paper in black ink. Two images of apples are on either side of the title. The apple on the left is green while the apple on the right is red. The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is printed at the bottom of the page. There are no inscriptions on the front or back.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1972
• Written by: Dudley Randall, American, 1914 - 2000
• 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
• Object number: 2013.154.24
• 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: © 1972 by Dudley Randall Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.