<I>Man Made</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2011
name: label: Published by
content: The Studio Museum in Harlem, American, founded 1968
label: Edited by
content: Samir S. Patel
label: Designed by
content: Studio Lin, American, founded 2009
label: Printed by
content: Cosmos Communications, American, founded 1933
label: Illustrated by
content: Readymade Projects, American, founded 1997
label: Subject of
content: Stephen Burks, American, born 1969
label: Subject of
content: Willard Musarurwa, Zimbabwean
notes: label: Description
content: Exhibition catalog for Steven Burks' first solo New York museum show, Stephen Burks | Man Made, at the Studio Museum in Harlem.
label: Description
content: The catalog has a clear plastic cover over the front and back. There is a brown vinyl book cloth over the spine. The front plastic cover has white printed text which reads [Stephen Burks] at the top with larger text for [Man / Made] in the center. [STUDIO / MUSEUM / HARLEM] is printed diagonally in the lower right corner. There is a paper cover visible beneath the plastic with a variety of images and text. There are images of Stephen Burks and Willard Musarurwa and wire furniture pieces from the TaTu design collaboration. The top center has an image of a bearded, unidentified man. Black text on the left reads [N / E / A]. The bottom has neon pink printed text identifying the TaTu Furniture and Accessories Collection. The catalog is signed in the lower right by Stephen Burks.
label: Description
content: The back cover has a paper back under the clear plastic cover. Some of the text on the front cover is on the back, as though the plastic was resting on top of another copy of the catalog and the text partially transferred. The paper cover has printed text in neon pink. [ESSAY] is printed in the center using a series of dots. There is a graphic of an artistic furniture piece titled “Material Composition 3 (Crown)” in the lower right. In the lower left corner is [Transformations / through Design: / Engaging / the Hand-Made / Keith Recker].
label: Description
content: The catalog includes a biography of Stephen Burks. The book has five (5) sections: Collage, Sketch, Text, Image, Essay, each with different paper stock and a variety of colors. The section heading is printed in the center of each page using a series of dots. Each section has sixteen (16) pages. The text and essays in the book were written by Naomi Beckwith, Studio Museum associate curator; Thelma Golden, Studio Museum director and chief curator; Lowery Stokes Sims, Museum of Arts and Design curator; and Keith Recker, founder and editor of HAND/EYE Magazine.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa
label: Place depicted
content: Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place printed
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Graphic design
label: Topic
content: Museums
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Classification
content: Written Music
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Michelle Joan Wilkinson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.11
objectType: label: Type
content: catalogs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 2011 The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper, plastic, book cloth
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 9 3/8 × 7 3/8 × 1/4 in. (23.8 × 18.7 × 0.6 cm)