Poster for the book Float Like a Butterfly by Ntozake Shange
date: label: Date
content: 2002
name: label: Illustrated by
content: Edel Rodriguez, Cuban American, born 1971
label: Subject of
content: Ntozake Shange, American, 1948 - 2018
label: Subject of
content: Muhammad Ali, American, 1942 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Hachette Books, American, founded 1990
notes: label: Description
content: A small poster for the children's book Float Like a Butterfly: Muhammad Ali, the Man Who Could Float Like a Butterfly and Sting Like a Bee, written by Ntozake Shange and illustrated by Edel Rodriguez.
label: Description
content: The rectangular poster has a wide black border, with a color illustrated portrait of Muhammad Ali in the center. Ali appears from the neck up, against a yellow background. On either side of him are line illustrations of him boxing and three orange and black butterflies surround him. Across the top, in large block letters is [FLOAT], with [LIKE A BUTTERFLY] in smaller letters below. This is followed by text reading [story by NTOZAKE SHANGE] and [illustrated by EDEL RODRIGUEZ], both in black set into red rectangular boxes. Across the bottom is text reading [JUMP AT THE SUN HYPERION]. The back of the poster is blank.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Boxing
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Poetry
label: Topic
content: Sports
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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 Ntozake Shange
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.131.4
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 20 7/8 × 15 7/8 in. (53 × 40.3 cm)