Flier for “A Show With a Funkbox” designed by Straightman
date: label: Date
content: September 22, 1979
name: label: Designed by
content: Straightman (aka LAVA), American, died 2020
label: Printed by
content: Prestype, American
label: Distributed by
content: Police Athletic League, American, founded 1936
label: Subject of
content: Kool DJ AJ, American, died 2015
label: Subject of
content: DJ Ken-Du, American
label: Subject of
content: MC Ladie Lil-Lee, American
label: Subject of
content: MC E-Man, American
label: Subject of
content: MC Ricky D, British American, born 1965
label: Subject of
content: The Herculords, American
label: Subject of
content: DJ Kool Herc, Jamaican American, born 1955
label: Subject of
content: DJ Clark Kent
label: Subject of
content: DJ J.C., American, 1961 - 2022
label: Subject of
content: Busy Bee Starski, American, born 1962
notes: label: Description
content: A flier for “A Show with a Funkbox” designed by Straightman. The flier is in portrait orientation and printed on pink paper with black text and graphics. The text is centered inside an Art Deco-style, black and pink frame with stepped corners. Printed inside the solid, black, top band of the frame is a thin pink rectangle with the graphic designer’s information printed in small, narrow, black text that reads [A STRAiGHTMAN FLYER – 427-7299 ®]. Inside the frame, near the top, is a black outlined, Art Deco-style, elongated hexagon with the graphic designer’s information repeated at the top, the text [THE P.A.L.] at the center, and the word [(PRESENTS)] below. The exterior of the hexagon is accentuated on each side with two five-pointed stars and additional stars bookend the word [(PRESENTS)].
label: Description
content: Below is the main body of the flier with black text in varying sizes and fonts that read [A SHOW WITH FUNKBOX] emphasized below with an Art Deco-style marquee graphic. Below the marquee graphic is the text [FEATURING] above the Playboy bunny logo. Below the Playboy logo is a larger central graphic of two women dancing under the word [DISCO] printed in an Art Deco font. The women are illustrated wearing sleeveless dresses with long, flowing, calve length skirts. The woman on the right has her proper right arm extended above her head in a disco dance pose. The woman on the left has her proper right toes pointed outwards. Around the women’s heads and shoulders are four illustrated flashing lights.
label: Description
content: The performing acts and event information are listed on the left and right sides of the flier: [KOOL D.J. A.J… / D.J. KEN·DU. / MC’S LADIE LIL LEE. / MC. E·MAN… / MC. RICKY·D / SAT·SEPT 22, 1979 / DAMAGE $3 TIL- / 12:am. TIME / 9:pm·UNTIL.] printed on the left, and [HERCULORD’S. / KOOL HERC. / THE ROCK / Machine... / D.J. / CLARK / kent. / the / IMPERIAL / D.J. & MC. J.C! / -ALSO- / B.B. STARSky!] printed on the right. A graphic of a pointing hand on the bottom right points toward an outlined rectangle at the bottom of the flier. Inside the rectangle is the venue information and directions printed in black text that reads [E·182 & 183 st. Webster Ave. / Take Train N? 2·5 To 149st. / Take Bus N? 41·55X·To 183st.]. Printed on either side of the directions are solid black, profile silhouettes of a woman holding a spyglass on the left, and a man holding a magnifying glass on the right. The silhouettes are facing each other and are overlaid on mirror image outlines of the Bronx borough of New York City. Two Prestype trademarks are printed in the bottom left and top right corners of the flier. At the center of the bottom edge of the frame is an inverted Playboy bunny logo. The back of the flier has no text or inscriptions.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place used
content: Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Disco (Music)
label: Topic
content: DJs (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Graphic design
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Nightlife
label: Topic
content: Rappers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Urban life
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2020.38.1.8
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: 10 13/16 × 8 3/8 in. (27.5 × 21.2 cm)