Booklet from Twist by Sonya Clark
date: label: Date
content: 2022
name: label: Written by
content: Sonya Clark, American
label: Designed by
content: Bo Peng, Chinese
label: Printed by
content: Swamp Press, American
label: Subject of
content: Rita Dove, American, born 1952
notes: label: Description
content: A booklet for a set of twenty-six characters for the Twist typeface designed by Sonya Clark. The small square booklet is printed on textured cream colored cardstock in black ink. Printed on the front cover of the booklet is the title of the font and the designer's name printed in Twist typeface with the corresponding Roman typeface printed below each word that reads [twist / by / Sonya Clark]. The back cover is plain with the artist’s signature and date written in pencil in the bottom right corner. The booklet unfolds into three interior panels. The first panel is blank and printed on the second and third panels is a description and the history of the creation of the font authored by Sonya Clark. Printed on the far left panel on the back of the unfolded booklet is the full Twist typeface alphabet with the corresponding Roman typeface printed below each letter.
place: label: Place printed
content: Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
label: Place purchased
content: Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Graphic design
label: Topic
content: Hair
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Typography
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
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: 2023.77.3
objectType: label: Type
content: typefaces
label: Type
content: fonts (type composition equipment)
label: Type
content: type
label: Type
content: booklet
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Sonya Clark
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink and paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Folded): 3 11/16 × 3 11/16 × 1 in. (9.4 × 9.4 × 2.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Unfolded): 3 11/16 × 10 15/16 × 1/16 in. (9.4 × 27.8 × 0.1 cm)