<I>The Soul of Neurodiversity Zine Garden</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2022
name: label: Designed by
content: Jennifer White-Johnson, American
label: Written by
content: Kevin Johnson III, American, born 2011
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
label: Subject of
content: Lydia X. Z. Brown, American
label: Subject of
content: Autistic Hoya, American
notes: label: Description
content: A mini zine from the Soul Garden of Neurodiversity Mini Zine Pack titled The Soul of Neurodiversity Zine Garden, designed by Jennifer White-Johnson. 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 blank. In its folded format, the front cover is white and features a color illustration of Kevin “Knox” Johnson III. Johnson is depicted inside an arch shape filled with starry space imagery, cut outs of blue flowers with yellow centers, and a reddish planet at the bottom center of the graphic which forms a halo around the illustration of Johnson. Johnson is facing the viewer with a serious expression on his face, and his chin is propped on his fists. He is wearing a pair of red headphones and a reddish-brown shirt. The back cover is white and centered at the top is a black shield graphic with white text that reads [WE MUST / NOT LET / ABLEISM / WIN]. Printed in small black text below are the designer credits and contact information. The interior pages include color graphics, black text, illustrations and a photographic image. Pages one and two features a blue-and-white, cut out, photographic image of Johnson set against a collage background that spans both pages. Johnson, right, is depicted from the shoulders up, facing the viewer with a serious expression on his face. He is wearing a baseball cap turned backwards and a dark, crew neck T-shirt. The image is superimposed over a collage graphic of red, blue, and brown landscapes and a graphic of a reddish planet which forms a halo around Johnson. On the left is large white text that reads [FEAR / IS / THE ENEMY]. On page three is the text [INCLUSION / MEANS NOTHING / IF DISABLED / KIDS AREN'T / ALLOWED TO BE / THEMSELVES]. Below is a rainbow graphic of a partial planet. Page four is a cut out black-and-white photograph of Johnson. Johnson’s image is superimposed over orange and pink flower petals and a pink tinted landscape background with the text, [INTERSECTIONALITY] printed vertically on the left. Printed over the front of his shirt is black text that reads [advocate / for your / autistic / self]. Printed on page five is Lydia X. Z. Brown’s definition of [ABLEISM]. Page six features a color illustration of a young girl. The girl is depicted inside an illustrated arch shape filled with space imagery with a nebula and stars, overlaid with cut outs of red carnations, and a reddish planet at the bottom center of the graphic which forms a halo around the illustration of the girl. The girl is shown from the shoulders up, facing the viewer, and smiling. She is wearing a peach tone T-shirt.
place: label: Place made
content: Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
title: label: Title
content: Mini zine from the Soul Garden of Neurodiversity 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
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: Soul Garden of Neurodiversity 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: 2022.87.5.1.6
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): 4 5/16 × 2 13/16 × 1 1/2 in. (10.9 × 7.2 × 3.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Unfolded): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (28 × 21.6 cm)