Tri-Continential Information Center Bulletin Vol. 1 No. 8: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This edition of the Tri-Continental Information Center Bulletin details the wars in Portuguese controlled African countries. The edition is white paper with black text. The title reads: [UNKNOWN WAR IN PORTUGUESE WEST AFRICA]. The bulletin features articles written by Basil Davidson and Regis Debray. In the bottom right corner of the back page, handwritten text reads: [APRIL / 1968].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: December 1967
• Created by: Tri-Continental Information Center, founded 1967
• Written by: Régis Debray, French, born 1940
• Subject of: Basil Davidson, British, 1914 - 2010
• Subject of: Che Guevara, Argentine, 1928 - 1967
• Type: newspapers
• 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: West Africa, Africa
• Place depicted: Peru, Latin America, South America
• Place depicted: Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Hanoi, Viet Nam, Asia
• Place depicted: Guinea, West Africa, Africa
• Place depicted: Portugal, Europe
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: Black power
• Topic: Colonialism
• Topic: Decolonization
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: Portuguese colonialism
• Object number: 2015.97.27.40
• 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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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: © Tri-Continental Information Center Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.