<I>Autistic Joy: a Zine by Jen & Knox</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2020
name: label: Designed by
content: Jennifer White-Johnson, American
label: Written by
content: Kevin Johnson III, American, born 2011
notes: label: Description
content: A mini zine from the Kids Solidarity Mini Zine Pack titled Autistic Joy: a Zine by Jen & Knox, designed by Jennifer White-Johnson and written by Kevin “Knox” Johnson III. The mini zine is constructed from a single sheet of white, heavy weight paper that has a slit at the center and has been folded into eighths, creating a six page booklet. The front of the single page is divided into eight panels which form the six interior pages and the front and back covers. The back of the page is white and plain. In its folded format, the front cover is pink with a thin orange frame and the zine title and subtitle printed in centered brown text of varying sizes and fonts that reads, [Autistic / JOY / a zine by / jen & knox]. The back cover features an orange, pink, and blue illustration of Knox Johnson’s silhouette in profile. The illustration is overlaid with pink, yellow, orange, and red circles, starbursts, and freeform lines. The interior pages include orange text, black-and-white photographs, and color illustrations. Pages one and two feature side-by-side, black-and-white images of Johnson. In the image on page one, Johnson is shirtless, smiling, looking into the distance, and leaning towards the viewer. In the image on page two, Johnson is similarly shirtless, wearing dark tone bottoms, and standing in a front, double bicep pose. In both photographic images, Johnson is standing in a grassy field and there are leafy trees in the background. On page three are repeating illustrations of a child’s silhouette, facing forward, with upwards raised arms. The illustrations are irregularly repeated in reds, oranges, and blues and are different sizes. Page four features a black-and-white close-up photographic image of Johnson. The image depicts Johnson’s proper left eye, cheek, and the side of his nose. His skin is covered in water droplets. Pages five and six are taupe and feature brown text that reads [believe in the / freedom / of being you].
place: label: Place made
content: Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
title: label: Title
content: Mini zine from the Kids Solidarity Mini Zine Pack
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Graphic design
label: Topic
content: Parenthood
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Social reform
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: Kids Solidarity Mini Zine Pack
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Movement
content: Black Lives Matter
label: Movement
content: Disability Rights Movement
label: Movement
content: Autism Rights Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jennifer White-Johnson, Neurodivergent Artist and Designer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2022.87.5.2.4
objectType: label: Type
content: graphzines
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Jennifer White-Johnson
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Folded): 2 9/16 × 1 15/16 × 1 3/4 in. (6.5 × 5 × 4.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Unfolded): 5 1/8 × 7 13/16 in. (13 × 19.9 cm)