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Designed by:
Gail Anderson, American, born 1962  Search this
Subject of:
George Costello Wolfe, American, born 1954  Search this
Apollo Theater, American, founded 1934  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W: 22 × 21 in. (55.9 × 53.3 cm)
Type:
advertising cards
Place depicted:
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2002
Caption:
Gail Anderson is a New York based designer and partner at Anderson Newton Design. Since 1987, Anderson has worked in the field of design at design firms, advertising agencies, and publications. Her work has received awards from major design organizations, including the Society of Publication Designers and the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). In 2008 she received a Lifetime Achievement Medal from the AIGA. Anderson currently works as Creative Director at the School of Visual Arts Press and is on the Citizen Stamp Advisory Committee for the US Post Office. In 2013, the US Postal Service commissioned Anderson to design the commemorative stamp for the sesquicentennial of the Emancipation Proclamation. Anderson was only the second African American designer tapped to design a commemorative stamp, the first being Georg Olden who designed the Proclamation’s 100th anniversary stamp in 1963
Description:
This is a subway card for the show Harlem Song. Along the top margin in small black script is text that reads “George C. Wolfe’s.” Large text across the top half and bottom left quadrant in block red and black letters read “HARLEM / SONG / A NEW MUSICAL / Where the Streets / ARE PAVED with RHYTHM.” The last word is written in black script. On the right-hand side mid-way down the margin is a rectangle with a black background and a red border. Within the rectangle is grey text that reads “Live on Stage / at the / World-Famous /APOLLO / THEATER.” Along the bottom margin is white text that reads “Ticketmaster -212 307-7171 – Apollo Theater – 253 West 125th Street, NYC – harlemsong.com / Going uptown as easy as A,B,C,D,1,2,3,4,5,6, & Metro North.” In the bottom right corner are three small advertisements. The right-hand most is in black block text and reads “Harlem Strategic/ Cultural Collaborative.” Next to it to the left is a double decker bus with the logo “New York Sightseeing” on the side. To the left of the bus in black block text are the words “HARLEM SPIRTUAL / GOSPEL AND JAZZ TOURS.” The background of the poster is a pale blue with the word “APOLLO” faintly visible along the top margin.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Advertising  Search this
Design  Search this
Graphic design  Search this
Musical Theatre  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gail Anderson
Object number:
2020.11.3
Restrictions & Rights:
© SpotCo
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd556f061a1-34be-423a-a317-7a1cb5499b53
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2020.11.3