<I>Broadside No. 46: A Simple Poem to Mae</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1971
name: label: Written by
content: Omari Kenyatta Tarajia
label: Published by
content: Broadside Press, founded 1965
label: Illustrated by
content: Patricia Whitsitt, American, born 1938
label: Subject of
content: Mae Jackson, American
label: Subject of
content: Isaac Hayes, American, 1942 - 2008
label: Subject of
content: Nikki Giovanni, American, 1943 - 2024
notes: label: Description
content: A poem titled "A Simple Poem to Mae" written by Omari Kenyatta Taeajia (Richard C. James III) and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 46. The poem is printed on white paper in black ink. Along the right side is a black silhouette figure of a woman wearing a slim gown and holding a single stemmed flower behind her back. A printed signature at the bottom right corner of the silhouette reads “Pat Whitsitt.” The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is printed at the bottom of the page. The back side of the page is blank.
place: label: Place printed
content: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Poetry
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Movement
content: BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
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: 2013.154.16
objectType: label: Type
content: poems
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 1971 by Richard C. James III
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)