People: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pamphlet titled People. The pamphlet is one of eight found in a portfolio titled Soul City. The pamphlet is printed using blue and black ink. The front features six images. The images are of two people in front of a blackboard, a girl hugging a woman, a man taking a picture, a baby, a man’s face and a boy holding a football. The pamphlet describes how the community plans to improve the quality of life for residents.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: c.1976
• Published by: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, American, founded 1965
• Subject of: Floyd McKissick, American, 1922 - 1991
• Type: pamphlets
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: L x W: 8 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (21.6 x 31.1 cm)
• Place used: Soul City, Warren County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: American South
• Topic: Black geographies
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Design
• Topic: Graphic design
• Topic: Housing
• Topic: Urban planning
• Object number: 2011.109.13.7
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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