<I>AfriCOBRA 1: Ten in Search of a Nation</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1970
name: label: Created by
content: AfriCOBRA, founded 1968
label: Printed by
content: Wadsworth Aikens Jarrell Sr., American, born 1929
label: Subject of
content: Barbara Jones-Hogu, American, 1938 - 2017
label: Subject of
content: Carolyn Mims Lawrence, American, born 1940
label: Subject of
content: Jae Jarrell, American, born 1935
label: Subject of
content: Nelson Stevens, American, 1938 - 2022
label: Subject of
content: Jeff Donaldson, American, 1932 - 2004
label: Subject of
content: Wadsworth Aikens Jarrell Sr., American, born 1929
label: Subject of
content: Sherman Beck, American, born 1942
label: Subject of
content: Gerald Williams, American, born 1941
label: Subject of
content: Napoleon Jones-Henderson, American, born 1943
label: Subject of
content: Omar Lama, American, 1942 - 2022
notes: label: Description
content: A double-sided broadsheet poster for the exhibition “AfriCOBRA 1: Ten in Search of a Nation” at the Studio Museum in Harlem. The broadsheet is printed in black ink on light brown paper.
label: Description
content: The front side of the sheet features a depiction of the African continent with superimposed images of artworks by the ten artists in the exhibition. The ten artworks surround a group portrait photograph of the artists, one of whom holds a small child on his hip. To the left of the image, in a hand-lettered design, is [AFRICOBRA 1 / ten in search of a nation]. In the lower left corner, in small typewritten black print, is [AFRICOBRA – AFRICAN COMMUNE OF BAD RELEVANT ARTISTS] followed by two paragraphs on the collective and the exhibition, explained as “Poster art. Images designed for mass production. Inexpensive. We want everybody to have some.” At the bottom right, larger black text provides the location and dates for the show: [Studio Museum in Harlem / 2033 Fifth Ave. Between 125th and 126th / Harlem, New York / June 21 thru august 30th 1970 / OPENING CELEBRATION / JUNE 21st 2p.m. to 5p.m.].
label: Description
content: The verso of the sheet has headshot portraits of each artist, accompanied by each artist’s birthplace, astrological sign, a statement on their work, and a list of works to be included in the show with dimensions, date, and medium. Pictured are (clockwise, from top left): Barbara Jones, Carolyn Lawrence, Jae Jarrell, Omar Lama, Sherman Beck, Wadsworth Jarrell, Napoleon Henderson, Jeff Donaldson, Gerald Williams, and Nelson Stevens. The design of the back includes the hand-lettered [AFRICOBRA 1] heading at the top and, at center left and right, two mirror images of the head of a tribal figure with painted face, an elaborate headwrap and sunglasses. Along the bottom is printed [WJ Studios and Gallery 1521 East Sixty First Street Chicago Illinois 60637].
place: label: Place printed
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Museums
label: Topic
content: Resistance
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
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: 2021.16.3
objectType: label: Type
content: broadsides
label: Type
content: posters
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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 22 × 17 in. (55.9 × 43.2 cm)