Broadside for Essex Hemphill poetry reading
date: label: Date
content: 1992
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Photograph by
content: Theresa Thadani, American, born 1960
label: Designed by
content: Ali Zaidi
label: Subject of
content: Essex Hemphill, American, 1957 - 1995
label: Owned by
content: Dr. Ron Simmons, American, 1950 - 2020
notes: label: Description
content: A broadside advertising a poetry reading by Essex Hemphill in London, England. Broadside is an electrostatic print on medium weight wove paper, green with black text. At center is a portrait of Hemphill framed by two mirrored figures holding flowers. Additional motifs include hearts, stars, and fish. Broadside lists Theresa Thadani as the photographer of the portrait and Ali Zaidi as the broadside designer. There are losses at top left corner, bottom left corner, and top right edge. There are no marks on the back.
place: label: Place depicted
content: London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: LGBTQ
label: Topic
content: Poetry
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 Ron Simmons
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.103.1
objectType: label: Type
content: xerographic copies
label: Type
content: broadsides
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 wove paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (29.8 × 21 cm)