Flier for the “Must Be The Music Skate Affair” designed by Eddie Ed
date: label: Date
content: February 27, 1982
name: label: Designed by
content: Eddie Ed, American
label: Distributed by
content: Nubian Productions, American
label: Subject of
content: Jazzy Five, American
label: Subject of
content: Afrika Bambaataa, American, born 1957
label: Subject of
content: DJ Jazzy Jay, American, born 1961
label: Subject of
content: Kool DJ Red Alert, American, born 1956
label: Subject of
content: Tommy Boy Music, American, founded 1981
label: Subject of
content: Bronx Skating Rink, American
label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A flier for the “Must Be The Music Skate Affair” designed by Eddie Ed. The flier is in landscape orientation and printed on white paper and has black text and images within a thick black rectangular border. The text printed at the top reads [Nubian Production Presents / Must Be The Music Skate Affair / Tommy Boy Records Recording Artist]. Centered below is a reproduced photograph of the Jazzy 5ive MC’s. The six group members are depicted in two rows with the three men in the bottom row seated and the three men in the top row standing directly behind them. The image in cropped on the side and roughly rounded along the top and bottom edges. To the left is a reproduced, cropped photograph of an unidentified woman’s head. Printed above both graphics is a list of performing act that include [Afrika / Bambaataa / Jazzy Jay / Red Alert / and the Jazzy 5ive MC’s]. Centered below the image of the Jazzy 5ive MC’s is additional print and reproduced handwritten text that reads ‘DoiNg THEiR HiT RECORDiNg / ‘JAZZY SENSATION”]. Printed on the right in varying fonts and reproduced handwritten text that reads [Bronx / Skating / Rink / 515 Bruckner Blvd. / corner of E. 149 ST. / SAT.FEB.27, 82 / 11:00 P.M. – 4:00 A.M. / COME IN PEACE / DONATION: / $5.00 / Everybody]. At the bottom of the flier are reproduced handwritten directions to the event that read [DiRECTiONS: #6 TRAin TO E. 149 ST. #5 TRAiN TO E. 125 ST> #6 BACK TO E. 149 ST.]. 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: Amusements
label: Topic
content: Design
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: Roller skating
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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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: 2020.38.1.3
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: 5 3/16 × 8 7/16 in. (13.2 × 21.4 cm)