Journal owned by Saul Williams: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Bound journal of notes and poetry (.3a). Journal is white with brown binding on the spine. On the front on the left side is a portion of cut burlap with a black stipe pattern on the left and right edges. Underneath the burlap in the lower third and lower right corner is a piece of reddish-brown paper. Inside pages are made of dark brown paper, with inserted brown burlap as the end pages. A yellow paper pocket in the lower half of the inside front cover holds additional pages of poetry. On the right edge of the pocket is an adhered light pink dried flower. Back cover has a strip of reddish-brown paper attached under the brown binding of the spine that covers the white cover in the lower third.

(.3e) Elongated oval black scrap paper with poem written in white ink

(.3f) Elongated oval black scrap paper with poem written in white ink

(.3g) Retangular white scrap paper with poem written in red ink

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2000
• Created by: Saul Williams, American, born 1972
• Type: journals (accounts)
• Medium: ink on paper, burlap, plant material
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 10 7/8 × 8 1/2 × 105 in. (27.6 × 21.6 × 266.7 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Identity
• Topic: Language
• Topic: Poetry
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2014.188.3a-g
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Saul Williams
• 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: © Saul Williams Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.