Presentation box for Twist by Sonya Clark
date: label: Date
content: 2022
name: label: Designed by
content: Sonya Clark, American
label: Manufactured by
content: Amy Borezo, American
label: Subject of
content: Rita Dove, American, born 1952
notes: label: Description
content: A presentation box for a set of twenty-six characters for the Twist typeface designed by Sonya Clark. The square shaped, handmade presentation box is entirely covered in solid black, woven fabric. The box’s hinged top cover features a gold leaf graphic design resembling twisted curls of hair at the top center of the cover. Below the graphic is the name of the typeface, [twist], also printed in gold leaf text. The sides and bottom of the box are plain. The interior of the box is also covered in the same black fabric as the exterior. A protective, hinged, boarded leaf covers the set of twenty-six, letterpress metal type for the Twist typeface (2023.77.1) and folds opens with a small, black, ribbon tab.
label: Description
content: The type is nestled side-by-side within four horizontal recesses inside the presentation box
place: label: Place made
content: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
label: Place purchased
content: Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Graphic design
label: Topic
content: Hair
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Typography
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Exhibition
content: A Century in the Making
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse, C X06
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: 2023.77.2
objectType: label: Type
content: typefaces
label: Type
content: fonts (type composition equipment)
label: Type
content: type
label: Type
content: boxes (containers)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Sonya Clark
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cloth on cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Closed): 1 5/8 × 4 5/16 × 4 1/2 in. (4.1 × 11 × 11.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Open): 1 9/16 × 10 1/4 × 4 1/2 in. (3.9 × 26 × 11.5 cm)