Fliers for two hip-hop events in the Bronx designed by Eddie Ed
date: label: Date
content: 1980
name: label: Designed by
content: Eddie Ed, American
label: Subject of
content: Kool DJ Red Alert, American, born 1956
label: Subject of
content: Soulsonic Force, American, founded 1980
label: Subject of
content: Fantastic Five, American, 1979 - 1994
label: Subject of
content: Grandmaster Caz, American, born 1960
label: Subject of
content: DJ Charlie Chase, American, born 1959
label: Subject of
content: DJ Jazzy Jay, American, born 1961
label: Subject of
content: Afrika Bambaataa, American, born 1957
label: Subject of
content: The Cold Crush Brothers, American, founded 1978
label: Subject of
content: Angelo T. King, American, born 1959
label: Subject of
content: T-Connection, American
notes: label: Description
content: Two hip-hop event fliers from December 1980 designed by Eddie Ed, stapled together. The top flier is for "The Bronx Dance-A-Thon Jam Disco" on December 13, 1980 at the Bronx River Center. The bottom flier is for "The Bronx Meets Queens Disco Jam" on December 19, 1980 at the T-Connection.
label: Description
content: 2020.54.4.1:The top flier has black ink on yellow paper and features an image of Wonder Woman at left. Oriented horizontally, the flier features multiple hand-lettered fonts. The text begins at the top with the event production, name, venue, date and time information and then continues with a list of performers: DJ Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Jazzy Jay, DJ Red Alert, Soul Sonic Force and Cosmic Force M.C.s, The Cold Crush Bro.'s, DJ Charlie Chase, DJ Tony Tone, Cold Crush 4 M.C.'s, G.M. Caz, Jerry D. Lewis, E-Z A.D., K-Gee, The Grand Wizard Theodore, Fantastic 5 MC's, Two Bad Systems of Powerful Funk, followed by a smaller list of "Invited D.J.s and M.C.'s." and cover information. At bottom left is "EDDIE-ED" and "Dedicated to Yvette." There are no marks on the verso.
label: Description
content: 2020.54.4.2: The bottom flier is black ink on cream-colored paper and no images. Oriented vertically, it features multiple hand-lettered fonts. The text begins at the top begins [Nubian Productions presents / the Bronx Meets Queens Disco Jam] and continues with a list of performers: DJ Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Jazzy Jay, DJ Red Alert, Soul Sonic Force M.C.s and Cosmic Force M.C.s, and "Special from Queens New York" the Disco Twins with D.J. M.C. Smalls and M.C. Nasty-Tee. The bottom half of the flier has venue, date, time and cover information, a list of "special invited D.J.s and M.C.'s" and public transit directions. At the bottom is [TWO SOUND SYSTEMS / A MUSICAL EXPLOSION]. At bottom left is [EDDIE - ED / THE FLYER MASTER!].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Queens, New York City, Queens County, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Bronx, New York City, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Graphic design
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Music
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
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: 2020.54.4.1-.2
objectType: label: Type
content: fliers (printed matter)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 6 1/2 × 8 7/16 in. (16.5 × 21.5 cm)