Playbill for Def Poetry Jam on Broadway: Museum Object and Cultural History
Playbill for Def Poetry Jam on Broadway: Date: 2002. Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884. Used by: Longacre Theatre, American, founded 1913.
The object in the museum catalogue
Playbill for Def Poetry Jam on Broadway. White background with yellow box at top, gray box below with large white circle center, title over the top in black. [PLAYBILL/LONGACRE THEATRE/DEF/POETRY/JAM/ON/BROADWAY] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 2002.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2002
- Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884
- Used by: Longacre Theatre, American, founded 1913
- Subject of: Russell Simmons, American, born 1957
- Subject of: Stan Lathan, American, born 1945
- Subject of: Beau Sia, American, born 1976
- Subject of: Black Ice, American
- Subject of: Staceyann Chin, American, born 1972
- Subject of: Steve Colman, American
- Type: theater programs
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (22.2 x 14.6 cm)
- Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Broadway Theatre
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Spoken word (Poetry)
- Object number: 2011.45.22
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
- 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: Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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