Flier for “The Amphitheatre Jam!!!” designed by Fab 5 Freddy
date: label: Date
content: October 10, 1981
name: label: Designed by
content: Fab 5 Freddy, American, born 1959
label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Grandmaster Flash, American, born 1958
label: Subject of
content: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, American, 1978 - 1988
label: Subject of
content: Grand Wizzard Theodore, American, born 1963
label: Subject of
content: Fantastic Five, American, 1979 - 1994
label: Subject of
content: Angelo T. King, American, born 1959
label: Subject of
content: DJ Charlie Chase, American, born 1959
label: Subject of
content: The Cold Crush Brothers, American, founded 1978
label: Subject of
content: Double Trouble, American
label: Subject of
content: Lil' Rodney C!, American
label: Subject of
content: The Voice of K.K., American
label: Subject of
content: Double Trouble, American
label: Subject of
content: Kool DJ AJ, American, died 2015
label: Subject of
content: Busy Bee Starski, American, born 1962
label: Subject of
content: East River Park, American, founded 1939
notes: label: Description
content: A flier for the “The Amphitheatre Jam!!!” designed by Fab 5 Freddy. The flier is in landscape orientation and printed on white paper with reproduced, handwritten black text, hand drawn black graphics, and a large black-and-white photograph. The top left quadrant of the flier features a large, cropped photograph of the East River Park Amphitheater. The amphitheater is dilapidated and covered in illegible graffiti. Rays have been drawn over the roof of the bandshell. The event title, [THE AMPHitHEATRE JAM!!!], is printed inside a small box in the top right corner. Below, and to the right of the photograph, are the directions: [AT THE EAST RIVER 4 Blks SoutH / of Houston St on THE LOWER / EAST SIDE]. Printed inside a set of large braces are the event date and time, [SAT. OCT 10, 1981 / 4-10 pm.], and the admission fee, [ALL[underlined four times] FLY GUYS & GIRLS FREE.]. The performing acts are printed below: [GRAND MASTER[SIC] FLASH[UNDERLINED] AND THE FURIOUS·5 / GRAND WIZARD THEODORE[UNDERLINED] AND THE FANTASTIC·5, TONY TONE CHARLIE CHASE[UNDERLINED] AND THE COLD CRUSH·4 / LIL RODNEY·C AND KK·ROCKWELL AS DOUBLE TROUBLE / COOL D.J. A.J. AND CHIEF ROCKER BUSY BEE STARSKY / P.S. (BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!)]. The text is oriented in a rectangular block with cloud shaped flourishes at each of the corners. The information is emphasized with seven, hand drawn, five-pointed stars. The back of the flier has no text or inscriptions.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place used
content: Lower East Side, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
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: 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: 2020.38.1.21
objectType: label: Type
content: fliers (printed matter)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
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: 8 7/16 × 10 7/8 in. (21.4 × 27.7 cm)