Address book made 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 handmade address book is an example of Wallace's ability to make much out of very little through the creative remaking and adjustments of the items available to him. It also documents his efforts to effectively maintain a social and political life through active correspondence with the outside world.
label: Description
content: A small book made by Herman Wallace to hold contact information and pictures while incarcerated at Angola Prison.
label: Description
content: The paper booklet is held together with tape and layered paper. The front face depicts a color image of two cartoon characters, a boy and a girl with red hair, standing among white, yellow, and red flowers. The boy is only partially visible, wearing a green hat, green and plaid trousers, brown booties, and holding a guitar. He looks towards the girl whose smiles with her eyes closed. She wears a large dotted hat, pink puffy-sleeved shirt, blue and white jumper dress, cinched blue bloomers, stripped stocks, and brown shoes. On the reverse of the booklet is a white backing with opening instructions.
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: 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: A2018.36.1.11
objectType: 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)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3 3/4 × 2 1/2 × 5/16 in. (9.5 × 6.4 × 0.8 cm)