<I>The Lizard Series</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2007
name: label: Written by
content: Ntozake Shange, American, 1948 - 2018
label: Illustrated by
content: Jill Fressinier
label: Subject of
content: Nicole Henares
label: Subject of
content: Black Renaissance Magazine
notes: label: Description
content: A copy of The Lizard Series by Ntozake Shange.
label: Description
content: The cover of the booklet is red, with a full cover graphic illustration in black featuring several female faces, a cityscape, flowers, and other imagery. Text just above the center reads [The Lizard Series / by / Ntozake Shange]. There is text on the bottom proper left corner which reads [SPiLL]. The first page inside the booklet is solid black. The title page reads [The Lizard Series / Ntozake Shange / dedicated to / Eloise and Paul / my parents]. The back of that page has text at the bottom which reads [All poems © 2007 Ntozake Shange / Cover Art “Dream In Black & White 1” © 2007 Jill Fressinier]. The first poem, titled “The Lizard Series” is featured on the next page. There are several other poems throughout the booklet. There is a page with a thank you note in the back. The last page of text reads [The Lizard Series /was printed in a limited edition of 100 / of which this is #] followed by a handwritten [64/100]. The last page of the booklet is solid black, and the back cover is solid red.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Literature
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: 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: 2016.131.2.6
objectType: label: Type
content: booklets
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Ntozake Shange
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 x D: 8 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 1/16 in. (21.6 × 14 × 0.2 cm)