<I>for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1976
name: label: Illustrated by
content: Paul Brooks Davis, American, born 1938
label: Subject of
content: Ntozake Shange, American, 1948 - 2018
label: Subject of
content: Booth Theatre, American, founded 1913
notes: label: Description
content: An illustrated poster for the choreopoem, “for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf,” by Ntosake Shange, featuring a painted, three quarters profile, upper body portrait of a young woman wearing a yellow head scarf, yellow tank top and gold and feather earrings. The portrait is of Ntozake Shange. She is standing against a white tile subway wall which has a single red tile stripe at the base of the wall. The main poster text is written in rainbow-colored, cursive, paint brushstrokes with simulated paint drips, and text reads, [For / Colored / Girls / who have / Considered / Suicide / When / The / Rain- / bow / is / Enuf]. In the top right corner is a box painted to appear like small tiles with white text against a dark red background that reads, [BOOTH THEATRE / 222 W. 45TH ST.] followed by a white, right pointing arrow. The artist's signature is in that bottom right corner, against a white tile.
place: label: Place depicted
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Drama (Theatre)
label: Topic
content: Feminism
label: Topic
content: Gender
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Poetry
label: Topic
content: Sexuality
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wopo Holup
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.85.3
objectType: label: Type
content: posters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © The New York Shakespeare Festival
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: 46 1/8 × 22 15/16 in. (117.2 × 58.3 cm)