Brotherman First Painting: Museum Object and Cultural History
Brotherman First Painting: Date: 1992. Created by: Dawud Anyabwile, American, born 1965. Subject of: Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color painting of Brotherman by Dawud Anyabwile. The image depicts Brotherman from the waist up. He is wearing a blue suit with a large “B” on his forehead and another “B” on his chest. His arms are extended out towards the viewer and his hands are clenched in fists. “BROTHERMAN” is written in blue stylized text above the image. “Dictator of Discipline” is written in white stylized text across the bottom of the image. Written in silver paint in the bottom right corner is “©DAViD J. A. SiMS 1992.”
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1992
- Created by: Dawud Anyabwile, American, born 1965
- Subject of: Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996
- Type: paintings
- Medium: acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 56 11/16 × 56 11/16 × 1 3/4 in. (144 × 144 × 4.5 cm)
- Place made: East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Art
- Topic: Comics and graphic novels
- Object number: 2017.116.5.7
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brotherman Comics / Big City Entertainment, Inc.
- 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: © Big City Entertainment, Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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