Flier for "The Imperial Funk Machine" at Bronx River Center
date: label: Date
content: 1980
name: label: Designed by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Grand Wizzard Theodore, American, born 1963
label: Subject of
content: Fantastic Five, American, 1979 - 1994
label: Subject of
content: Kevie Kev, American
label: Subject of
content: T-Connection, American
notes: label: Description
content: A flier for Nubian Productions' "The Imperial Funk Machine" hip-hop event at the Bronx River Center, Saturday March 22, 1980. The flier is printed in black ink on pink paper, with several different decorative fonts, some handlettering, and various icons. Along the right side are two graphic illustrations: at top a DJ with star-shaped sunglasses pours from two "cereal boxes" with records on them into two "cereal bowls" atop turntables; at bottom, a wizard with a musical notes on his pointed hat and a Cheshire cat on his shoulder sits atop a throne with vinyl records. On the left side is the text, beginning at the top with the date, location, time, cover information, and "Nubian Production and KC Prods. present The Imperial Funk Machine." THe rest of the text lists the performers, each in a different decorative font: Funk Master Islam, DJ Superman, the Imperial Four MC’s, and the Grand Wizard Theodore with his Fantastic Five Em Cees: KevieKev, MasterRob, RubieDee, Whipper Whip and Dotarock. Printed in handlettered text at the bottom right is: "IS80 Flyer." There are no markings on verso.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Bronx, New York City, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Graphic design
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Music
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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: 2020.54.2
objectType: label: Type
content: fliers (printed matter)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 6 9/16 × 8 7/16 in. (16.7 × 21.5 cm)