<I>Furious Flower: A Revolution in African American Poetry</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1994
name: label: Compiled by
content: Furious Flower Poetry Center, American, founded 1999
label: Written by
content: Samuel Allen, American, 1917 - 2015
label: Written by
content: Alvin Aubert, American, born 1930
label: Written by
content: Amiri Baraka, American, 1934 - 2014
label: Written by
content: Gwendolyn Brooks, American, 1917 - 2000
label: Written by
content: Nikki Giovanni, American, 1943 - 2024
label: Written by
content: Michael S. Harper, American, born 1938
label: Written by
content: Naomi Long Madgett, American, born 1923
label: Written by
content: Haki R. Madhubuti, American, born 1942
label: Written by
content: Sterling Plumpp, American, born 1940
label: Written by
content: Sonia Sanchez, American, born 1934
label: Written by
content: Elizabeth Alexander, American, born 1962
label: Written by
content: Gerald William Barrax, American, born 1933
label: Written by
content: Dr. Joanne Margaret Braxton, American, born 1950
label: Written by
content: Toi Derricotte, American, born 1941
label: Written by
content: Rita Dove, American, born 1952
label: Written by
content: Mari Evans, American, 1923 - 2017
label: Written by
content: Dolores Kendrick, American, born 1927
label: Written by
content: Pinkie Gordon Lane, American, 1923 - 2008
label: Written by
content: E. Ethelbert Miller, American, born 1950
label: Written by
content: Raymond R. Patterson, American, 1929 - 2001
label: Written by
content: Eugene B. Redmond, American, born 1937
label: Written by
content: Sherley Anne Williams, American, 1944 - 1999
label: Written by
content: Jerry Washington Ward Jr., American, born 1943
label: Edited by
content: Susan Facknitz
label: Edited by
content: Joanne Veal Gabbin, American, born 1946
label: Designed by
content: Sang Yoon, South Korean
label: Designed by
content: Christopher Kuntze, American
notes: label: Description
content: Limited edition portfolio of "Furious Flower: A Revolution in African American Poetry." The portfolio is red with black vertical writing parallel to the spine that reads [FURIOUS FLOWER / A REVOLUTION IN AFRICAN AMERICAN POETRY]. There is an embossed flower motif on the bottom left of the cover. There are thirty-four quarto loose leaves laid into the folder. The portfolio consists of twenty three (23) poems that were printed by letterpress on Mohawk Superfine paper using Centaur and Arrighi typefaces. Each poem is written by a different contributor. The reverse of each page is blank. The reverse of the portfolio has black text with [vfh Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy] at the bottom with [vfh] twice as large as the rest of the text.
place: label: Place printed
content: Charlottesville, Ablemarle County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Poetry
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
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: 2016.26.2.1-.24
objectType: label: Type
content: portfolios (containers)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Various
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper in portfolio
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (portfolio): 12 × 9 × 3/16 in. (30.5 × 22.9 × 0.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 11 1/4 × 8 3/4 in. (28.6 × 22.2 cm)