Brotherman No. 7: Museum Object and Cultural History
Brotherman No. 7: Date: October 1992. Published by: Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996. Illustrated by: Dawud Anyabwile, American, born 1965.
The object in the museum catalogue
Brotherman No. 7 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover has a black border with a circular color image at center. The image is drawn to look like the viewer is looking through a lens or peephole. The image depicts a yellow and blue room. A woman tied to a chair wearing a blue dress is in the background. In the foreground is a man wearing a black suit. He is sitting on a chair and painting. A canvas and easel are in front of him and he is painting an image of the woman tied to the chair. His left hand is holding a paintbrush. Printed in white ink at the top of the page is “BROTHER / MAN / DICTATOR OF DISCIPLINE.” In the top left corner is Big City Comics logo. Below the logo is “No. 7 / $2.00 USA / $2.75 CANADA.” The back cover is black with white printed text. Printed at top is “KUJICHAGULIA!” The Big City Comics logo is at the center of the back cover. Printed beneath the logo is “Define, Name & Speak For Ourselves!”
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: October 1992
- Published by: Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996
- Illustrated by: Dawud Anyabwile, American, born 1965
- Written by: Guy A. Sims, American
- Distributed by: Jason E. Sims, American
- Type: comic books
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 9 15/16 × 7 7/8 × 1/16 in. (25.3 × 20 × 0.1 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
- Topic: Design
- Topic: Graphic design
- Topic: Literature
- Object number: 2017.116.4.7
- 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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