Wedding Invitation Suite: Invitation
date: label: Date
content: 2016
name: label: Designed by
content: Hadiya Williams, American, born 1978
label: Subject of
content: Shantrelle P. Lewis, American, born 1978
label: Subject of
content: Tony Oluwatoyin Lawson, born 1978
notes: label: Description
content: Wedding invitation designed by Hadiya Williams for the wedding of Shantrelle Lewis and Oluwatoyin Lawson. The navy blue wedding invitation is vertically oriented and decorated with gold pigment in linear art-deco style. The bride and groom’s names are printed in cursive in the center of the invitation, reading [Shantrelle / & / Oluwatoyin]. At the top center of the invitation, is the letter [Z] surrounded by a decorative upside down triangle. Below, text in gold print introduces the parents of the bride and groom, [AS THE SUN SETS ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER / MR. AND MRS. ELDRIDGE SCOTT / MR. WAYNE LEWIS & / MR. AND MRS. LIDGETT LAWSON / REQUEST THE HONOUR OF YOUR PRESENCE / AT THE MARRIAGE OF THEIR CHILDREN]. Following the central decorative names, text with details regarding the wedding ceremony states, [SATURDAY / THE NINETEENTH OF NOVEMBER / TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN / SIX O’CLOCK IN THE EVENING / THE ACE HOTEL / 600 CARONDELET STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130]. The lower half of the invitation has a silhouette of a skyscraper in a box with rectangular gold lines fanning outward. Text at the bottom reads, [ADULT RECEPTION / TO FOLLOW] surrounded by gold linear designs. On the back of the invitation, the art-deco gold pattern continues. The top center design has the same silhouette of a skyscraper with the letter [Z] at the center, in large gold print. Boxes and rectangles continue in a diagonal pattern forming a central diamond with a lion insignia. The lion is in silhouette standing on its hind legs, one leg rests on a crescent moon while his arms hold a sun with radiating rays. Below the diamond, the columns and triangles continue in gold with the date on the left [NOV/19] and on the right [20/16].
place: label: Place made
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
label: Cultural Place
content: Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
label: Cultural Place
content: Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Graphic design
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Marriage customs and rites
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Hadiya Williams
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.30.1d
objectType: label: Type
content: invitations
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 2016 Hadiya Williams
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on card stock
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 9 × 3 3/4 in. (22.9 × 9.6 cm)