Address book made from a deck of cards by Herman Wallace while incarcerated
date: label: Date
content: after 1972
name: label: Created by
content: Herman Wallace, American, 1941 - 2013
label: Subject of
content: Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
notes: label: Caption
content: This tiny deck of red playing cards turned into an address book is an example of Herman’s ability to make much out of very little through the creative remaking and adjustment of the items available to him. It also documents his efforts to effectively maintain his social and political connections through active correspondence with the outside world.
label: Description
content: A deck of red paper playing cards repurposed into an address book by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The cards have been cut in half and housed in a cream-colored hand-stitched paper pouch. Each card has handwritten information for one of Wallace's contacts. The outermost card on one side has an inscription “Fam” in blue ink.
place: label: Place used
content: Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Communication
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Prisons
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Herman Wallace Archival Collection
label: Classification
content: Toys and Games
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maria Hinds
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2018.36.1.3
objectType: label: Type
content: playing cards
label: Type
content: address books
label: Type
content: make-dos
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product) and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 11/16 × 1 15/16 × 5/8 in. (6.8 × 5 × 1.6 cm)