Poster for Gem of the Ocean designed by Gail Anderson
date: label: Date
content: 2008
name: label: Designed by
content: Gail Anderson, American, born 1962
label: Subject of
content: August Wilson, American, 1945 - 2005
label: Subject of
content: Lou Bellamy, American, born 1944
notes: label: Caption
content: Gail Anderson is a New York based designer and partner at Anderson Newton Design. Since 1987, Anderson has worked in the field of design at design firms, advertising agencies, and publications. Her work has received awards from major design organizations, including the Society of Publication Designers and the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). In 2008 she received a Lifetime Achievement Medal from the AIGA. Anderson currently works as Creative Director at the School of Visual Arts Press and is on the Citizen Stamp Advisory Committee for the US Post Office. In 2013, the US Postal Service commissioned Anderson to design the commemorative stamp for the sesquicentennial of the Emancipation Proclamation. Anderson was only the second African American designer tapped to design a commemorative stamp, the first being Georg Olden who designed the Proclamation’s 100th anniversary stamp in 1963.
label: Description
content: This is a poster for the play Gem of the Ocean, with graphics designed by Gail Anderson. The poster depicts a giant figure in profile submerged under water with only the back of its shoulder and head rising above the waves. The giant figure is stepping forward with one leg bent and its head thrust forward and down. It holds its right arm down and out in front of itself underwater and holds a small sailing ship on its palm. There are two much smaller human figures standing on the shoulder blade of the giant figure, just above the water line. The two tiny figures are holding hands. One of the figures appears to be wearing a knee-length skirt and hat. The other tiny figure is wearing trousers and a hat. All three figures are rendered as black silhouettes. The bottom two-thirds of the poster has a bright blue background with waves on the top surface. The top third of the poster is a soft yellow color. Across the top third is large black text that reads “GEM / OF / THE / OCEAN.” On the right side of the poster halfway up the right margin is medium sized white text that reads “ THE GUTHRIE / presents / THE PENUMBRA THEATRE / production of / AUGUST WILSON’S/ GEM OF THE OCEAN / directed by / LOU BELLAMY.” In the bottom left corner is white text and a logo. The logo consists of a stylized uppercase ’G’ in white ink and the text underneath it reads “GUTHRIE.” Next to this logo is white text that reads “April 22-May 22 18, 2008 / McGuire Proscenium Stage / 612.377.2224 guthrietheater.org.”
place: label: Place used
content: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Advertising
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Drama (Theatre)
label: Topic
content: Graphic design
label: Topic
content: Mass media
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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, Gift of Gail Anderson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2020.11.19
objectType: label: Type
content: posters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © SpotCo
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 22 × 14 in. (55.9 × 35.6 cm)