Flier for "A Punk Rock Elvis Weekend Disco" at the Bronx River Center
date: label: Date
content: 1980
name: label: Designed by
content: Eddie Ed, American
label: Distributed by
content: Nubian Productions, American
label: Subject of
content: Afrika Bambaataa, American, born 1957
label: Subject of
content: DJ Jazzy Jay, American, born 1961
label: Subject of
content: Kool DJ Red Alert, American, born 1956
label: Subject of
content: Lisa Lee, American
label: Subject of
content: Master Ice, American
label: Subject of
content: Mr. Biggs, American
label: Subject of
content: Pow Wow, American
label: Subject of
content: Hutch-Hutch, American
label: Subject of
content: MC Ice-Ice, American, died 2012
label: Subject of
content: Buddy Esquire, American, 1959 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: T-Connection, American
notes: label: Description
content: A flier for Nubian Productions’ “A Punk Rock Elvis Weekend Disco” at the Bronx River Center on Friday, February 1 and at T-Connection on Saturday, February 2, 1980, designed by Eddie Ed. The flier is printed in brown ink on yellow paper and features an illustration of a Zulu Nation warrior figure at the left and hand-lettered text on the right with the names of several DJ’s and MC’s to perform: DJ Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Jazzy Jay, DJ Red Alert, Mr. Biggs, Pow Wow, Hutch Hutch, Lisa Lee, Sundance, Ice Ice, Master Ice and Master B. At the bottom center, labeled as "The Message" is: [Do Not forget the Black / Struggle past of the 1960’s]. At the bottom left corner is [EDDIE-ED] and along the left hand side is [DEDICATED TO BUDDY ESQUIRE].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Bronx, New York City, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Graphic design
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Music
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2020.54.5
objectType: label: Type
content: fliers (printed matter)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 6 5/16 × 8 9/16 in. (16.1 × 21.7 cm)