Poster for School of Visual Arts Continuing Education designed by Gail Anderson: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This is a poster for the School of Visual Arts (SVA) Continuing Education Program. It is a rectangular poster with a bright pink background with black text in large block letters. Starting near the top margin is bold text that reads “I AM / AN ARTIST.” The word artist is underlined in a white line. Below the large block text is smaller text that reads “NEW YORK CITY / # ARTANDACTIVISM.” Under this text is a small black circle with petal shaped edges. Within the circle is white text that reads “SVA / NYC.”

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2018
• Designed by: Gail Anderson, American, born 1962
• Subject of: School of Visual Arts, American, founded 1947
• Type: posters
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W: 22 × 16 in. (55.9 × 40.6 cm)
• Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Advertising
• Topic: Art
• Topic: Design
• Topic: Education
• Topic: Graphic design
• Object number: 2020.11.6
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gail Anderson
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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