Flyer Advertising an Evening with Angela Davis: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This flyer advertises a celebratory benefit event with Angela Davis. The flyer is white with black text and features an illustration of Angela Davis on the top right. The flyer reads [THE ANGELA DAVIS LEGAL DEFENSE FUND / Presents / A VICTORY / CELEBRATION / THURSDAY-JUNE 29- 7:30 P.M. / An Evening / with / Angela Davis / BENEFIT FOR ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS]. Performers are listed as [RAY BARRETTO / JERRY BUTLER / CARMEN MCCRAE / PETE SEEGER / VOICES OF EAST HARLEM / OSSIE DAVIS, M.C.]. Additional information about the event, ticket pricing, and where to buy tickets is printed underneath the illustration and text. The back of the flyer is blank except for two handwritten notes. On top, in graphite text, handwriting reads [M30669-1]. The date, [JULY 1972] is handwritten in blue in the bottom corner.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: July 1972
• Created by: The Angela Davis Legal Defense Fund, American, founded 1972
• Created by: New York Committee to Free Angela Davis, American, founded 1971
• Subject of: Angela Y. Davis, American, born 1944
• Subject of: Jerry Butler Jr., American, born 1939
• Subject of: Carmen McRae, American, 1920 - 1994
• Subject of: Pete Seeger, American, 1919 - 2014
• Subject of: Ossie Davis, American, 1917 - 2005
• Subject of: Ray Barretto, American, 1929 - 2006
• Type: fliers (printed matter)
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: East Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Black power
• Topic: Latin jazz (Music)
• Topic: Music
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: Prisons
• Topic: Resistance
• Object number: 2015.97.27.135
• 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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