<I>The Sweet Breath of Life: A Poetic Narrative of the African-American Family</I>
date: label: Date
content: ca. 2004
name: label: Published by
content: Atria Publishing Group, American, founded 2002
label: Written by
content: Ntozake Shange, American, 1948 - 2018
label: Subject of
content: Frank L. Stewart, American, born 1949
label: Subject of
content: Kamoinge, American, founded 1963
notes: label: Description
content: A promotional proof booklet for the upcoming publication "The Sweet Breath of Life: A Poetic Narrative of the African-American Family," a collaborative work by Ntozake Shange and Kamoinge photographers.
label: Description
content: The cover features a nearly full-page photograph of an older man wearing a hat and a white jacket, holding a bouquet of flowers in his proper left hand. Along the right side of the cover, is white text against a dark purple background reading: [THE / SWEET / BREATH / of LIFE / A Poetic Narrative of / the African-American / Family / Poems by / NTOZAKE SHANGE / Photographs Edited by / FRANK STEWART / Photographs by / KAMOINGE, INC.]. The title page reads [Poems by / NTOZAKE SHANGE] followed by a list of seventeen photographers, accompanied by seventeen black and white photographs of various sizes and subjects. The remaining pages of the book feature a sample of the photographs and poems that will appear in the full publication.
label: Description
content: The back cover is dark purple, with a center photograph of a little girl descending the steps of a city brownstone. Beneath the photograph is the white Atria Books logo with the text [Coming in October 2004 from Atria Book] followed by publishing information.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Photography
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, Gift of Ntozake Shange
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.131.2.1
objectType: label: Type
content: booklets
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper with staples
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 1/4 × 7 in. (21 × 17.8 cm)