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Published by:
Tisch School of the Arts, American, founded 1965  Search this
Edited by:
Ed Bullins, American, born 1935  Search this
Subject of:
Dr. Huey P. Newton, American, 1942 - 1989  Search this
Amiri Baraka, American, 1934 - 2014  Search this
Stokely Carmichael, Trinidadian American, 1941 - 1998  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 10 × 6 7/8 × 1/2 in. (25.4 × 17.5 × 1.3 cm)
Type:
journals (periodicals)
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1968
Description:
A paperback journal with black cover, The Drama Review: Volume 12, Number 4. The subtitle of this volume is Black Theater. The front cover is black with white text and illustration. At the top of the cover is the masthead with the publication’s subtitle [BLACK / THEATRE] with the title of the publication [tdr / the drama review] in a white outlined block in the lower right corner of the subtitle. Below the masthead is a black and white illustration of a poster covering the text of a billing block. The poster illustration features a silhouette of a man holding a shotgun on the upper left quadrant. In the upper third of the poster is black text in a mix of typeface and handwritten style text: [THE / BLACK / ARTS / ALLIANCE / PRESENTS / A BENEFIT FOR / THE BLACK PANTHER / PARTYFOR SELF DEFENSE / THURSDAY MAY 25 /8:00PM / FILLMORE AUDITORIUM / 1805 GEARY BLVD. / SAN FRANCISCO]. The bottom third of the poster features the text [SPEAKERS] followed by the names of the following individuals [HUEY P. NEWTON / MINISTER OF DEFENSE / FOR B.P.P.S.D], [LeRoi Jones/ [---?] / [---?]], [Stokley Carmichael / FORMER CHAIRMAN / OF SNCC] [PLUS / BLAX DRAMA AND MUSIC / [---?] /[---?]]. In the bottom right corner of the front cover in white text is [$2.00 15s]. The spine is black with white text at the spine head that reads [tdr/the drama review] and [new york university T40] at the spine foot. The back cover features an advertisement for Century Theatre Lighting. The book is one hundred and eighty pages long. Inscription in pencil on the page preceding the table of contents.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Black power  Search this
Drama (Theatre)  Search this
Literature  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Social reform  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick
Object number:
2015.64.6
Restrictions & Rights:
© 1968 The Drama Review
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
Exhibition:
Taking the Stage
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd511bec59c-873a-4ec0-9c72-0ec26d0c8d18
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.64.6