<I>Selected Works by Ntozake Shange & Ifa Bayeza</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2007
name: label: Written by
content: Ntozake Shange, American, 1948 - 2018
label: Written by
content: Ifa Bayeza, American
label: Illustrated by
content: Jill Fressinier
notes: label: Description
content: A copy of Selected Works by Ntozake Shange & Ifa Bayeza.
label: Description
content: The cover of the small booklet is a dark blue, with a full cover graphic illustration in black featuring several female faces, fish, hearts, stars, a birthday cake and other imagery. Text in the center reads [Selected Works by / Ntozake Shange / & / Ifa Bayeza]. The title page reads [Selected Works / by / Ntozake Shange / & / Ifa Bayeza / dedicated to / Eloise and Paul / our parents]. The back of that page has text at the bottom which reads [Some Sing Some Cry © 2007 Ntozake Shange & Ifa Bayeza / Cover Art “Dream In Black & White 2” © 2007 Jill Fressinier]. The first page features a biography of both authors, as well as a description of Some Sing, Some Cry, a novel written by the two authors, who are real-life sisters. There are 27 unnumbered pages, with the last page of text noting the edition number [32/100]. The last page of the booklet is solid black, and the back cover is solid blue.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Poetry
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Exhibition
content: Forces for Change: Mary McLeod Bethune and Black Women's Activism
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ntozake Shange
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.131.2.5
objectType: label: Type
content: booklets
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Ntozake Shange
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 8 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 1/16 in. (21.6 × 14 × 0.2 cm)