Concept drawing for the comic book Icon
date: label: Date
content: 1996
name: label: Illustrated by
content: Mark D. Bright, American, born 1955
label: Owned by
content: Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011
label: Subject of
content: Milestone Media, American, founded 1993
label: Subject of
content: DC Comics, Inc., American, founded 1934
notes: label: Description
content: Ink drawing of a cover concept for the comic book, Icon, owned by Dwayne McDuffie. The drawing features four comic book characters. The character on the right is Hardware. He is wearing a metal helmet and has his right fist extended outward. The character in the front is Rocket. She is wearing a helmet that does not cover her hair, jacket and gloves. She has both her fists raised. Behind her is the character Icon. He has a large cape fastened by a large ring on his chest. The right side of the drawing has an image of the comic book character, named Static. He is wearing a baseball cap, a mask, gloves and a jacket. His left fist is extended outward. A signature is on the right side of the drawing. It reads [M Bright96]. Handwritten text at the top of the page reads [ICON 42 / COLOR NOELLE]. The drawing was done on paper with the DC Comics, Inc. logo.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Comics and graphic novels
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Graphic design
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Movement
content: Afrofuturism
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charlotte (Fullerton) McDuffie
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.96.15
objectType: label: Type
content: drawings
label: Type
content: comic strips
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Milestone Media LLC
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: 17 × 12 in. (43.2 × 30.5 cm)