Flier for “The Sprite New York City Fresh Festival II”
date: label: Date
content: August 24, 1985
name: label: Designed by
content: Unidentified
label: Distributed by
content: Herman M. and Friends, American
label: Distributed by
content: Kiss 98.7, American, founded 1972
label: Subject of
content: Shabba Doo, American, 1955 - 2020
label: Subject of
content: Michael Chambers, American, born 1967
label: Subject of
content: Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002
label: Subject of
content: The Fat Boys, American, founded 1982
label: Subject of
content: Whodini, American, founded 1981
label: Subject of
content: Grandmaster Flash, American, born 1958
label: Subject of
content: Dynamic Breakers, American
label: Subject of
content: Fantastic Four Double Dutch, American, founded 1978
label: Subject of
content: Chad Elliot, American
label: Subject of
content: Jermaine Dupri, American
label: Subject of
content: Ricky Walker, American, born 1953
label: Subject of
content: Russell Simmons, American, born 1957
label: Subject of
content: Rush Productions, American
label: Subject of
content: Kurtis Blow, American, born 1959
label: Subject of
content: Newcleus, American
label: Subject of
content: The Magnificent Force, American
label: Subject of
content: Uptown Express, American
label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A flier for “The Sprite New York City Fresh Festival II” presented Herman M. and Friends. The flier is in portrait orientation and printed on white paper. It is covered top to bottom in black text, graphics, and black-and-white photographs. The top third of the flier features the event title and presenters in black and large black outlined text that reads [HERMAN M. & FRIENDS PRESENT / THE SPRITE NEW YORK CITY / FRESH FESTIVAL II]. Behind, and overlaying the [F] in [FRESH], are cut out photographs of actors/break dancers Adolfo “Shabba-Doo” Quinones and Michael “Boogaloo Shrimp” Chambers. In the top left corner is a diagonal banner with the year, [1985], centered.
label: Description
content: Below are two, thin, stacked rectangular frames with rounded corners. Inside the top frame is a list of the featured performers. In the top left corner is the logo for [Kiss[underlined] / 98.7 fm [female lipstick kiss print graphic] / Welcomes!] and [4 HOURS OF NON-STOP JAMMING ON 2 BIG STAGES!] at the center. Below are the featured acts [* RUN-D.M.C. * / FAT BOYS * WHODINI / GRANDMASTER FLASH]. Below, printed in a short column on the left, are [From the movie BREAKIN’ / SHABBA-DOO] and [From the movie LAST DRAGON / The Dynamic / Breakers]. Below, printed in a short column on the right, are [Also from the movie BREAKIN’ / TURBO / (BOOGALOO SHRIMP)] and [Double Dutch / Jump Rope Girls]. Billed at the bottom of the frame are the names of two break dancers: [also / Chad Elliot and Jermaine Dupri]. Overlaid over the top right corner of the frame is a burst graphic with small black text inside that reads [EYE-X-CITING / LASER LIGHT / SHOW!!].
label: Description
content: The bottom frame features the event date, venue, admission prices, and ticket sales: [SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 8:00PM / Nassau Coliseum/New York City, NY / Tickets: $15.00 Advance/$16.00 Day of Show / TICKET OUTLETS: All Ticketworld Outlets and the / Nassau Coliseum Box Office]. On the right, is the logo for Sprite, the event’s corporate sponsor. The logo is a black box with white text that reads [Enjoy / Sprite / great Lymon Taste[underlined]] and a graphic of a lemon and lime. Printed on the back of the flier is five paragraphs of text about Ricky Walker, Russell Simmons, Rush Productions, and the history of the New York City Fresh Festivals I and II that took place in 1984 and 1985.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place used
content: 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
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2020.38.2.11
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: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 in. (27.5 × 21.5 cm)