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Illustrated by:
Paul Brooks Davis, American, born 1938  Search this
Subject of:
Ntozake Shange, American, 1948 - 2018  Search this
Booth Theatre, American, founded 1913  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper.
Dimensions:
H x W: 46 1/8 × 22 15/16 in. (117.2 × 58.3 cm)
Type:
posters
Place depicted:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1976
Description:
An illustrated poster for the choreopoem, “for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf,” by Ntosake Shange, featuring a painted, three quarters profile, upper body portrait of a young woman wearing a yellow head scarf, yellow tank top and gold and feather earrings. The portrait is of Ntozake Shange. She is standing against a white tile subway wall which has a single red tile stripe at the base of the wall. The main poster text is written in rainbow-colored, cursive, paint brushstrokes with simulated paint drips, and text reads, [For / Colored / Girls / who have / Considered / Suicide / When / The / Rain- / bow / is / Enuf]. In the top right corner is a box painted to appear like small tiles with white text against a dark red background that reads, [BOOTH THEATRE / 222 W. 45TH ST.] followed by a white, right pointing arrow. The artist's signature is in that bottom right corner, against a white tile.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Drama (Theatre)  Search this
Feminism  Search this
Gender  Search this
Identity  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Sexuality  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wopo Holup
Object number:
2013.85.3
Restrictions & Rights:
© The New York Shakespeare Festival
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59841d4c4-a1f4-42b8-a75f-2ca3e0a0fca2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.85.3