<I>Broadside No. 18: Black Madonna</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1962; printed 1967
name: label: Written by
content: Harun Kofi Wangara, American, born 1928
label: Published by
content: Broadside Press, founded 1965
notes: label: Description
content: A poem titled "Black Madonna" written by Harold G. Lawrence and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 18. The poem is printed on white paper in tan ink. At the top of the page is a depiction of an African American Madonna, in profile, looking towards the left, towards an African American baby Jesus. The Madonna has a halo behind her head, formed from beams of sunlight, and she has her proper right hand up in front of the baby with her index finger pointing out. The baby has pursed lips and also has a similar halo as the Madonna figure. Underneath the depiction is the text of the poem. The body of the poem is in two columns. The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is printed at the bottom of the page. The back has a pricelist of additional poems sold by Broadside Press. The back side of the page is blank.
place: label: Place printed
content: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Poetry
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Movement
content: BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
label: Exhibition
content: Making a Way Out of No Way
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
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: 2013.154.8
objectType: label: Type
content: poems
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 1962 Harold G. Lawrence. All rights reserved.
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (29.2 x 21.6 cm)