Kevin Johnson III, American, born 2011 Search this
Subject of:
Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network, Inc., American Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W x D (Folded): 4 3/8 × 2 15/16 × 1 3/4 in. (11.1 × 7.4 × 4.5 cm)
H x W (Unfolded): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (28 × 21.6 cm)
Type:
graphzines
Place made:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2022
Description:
A mini zine from the Soul Garden of Neurodiversity Mini Zine Pack titled Let Autistic Kids Play, designed by Jennifer White-Johnson. The mini zine is constructed from a single sheet of white, heavy weight paper that has a slit at the center and has been folded into eighths, creating a six page booklet. The front of the single page is divided into eight panels which form the six interior pages and the front and back covers. The back of the page is blank. In its folded format, the front cover is yellow with a black shield graphic with yellow text at the center that reads [LET / AUSTISTIC / KIDS / PLAY]. The back cover is white and centered at the top is a black shield graphic with white text that reads [WE MUST / NOT LET / ABLEISM / WIN]. Printed in small black text below are the designer credits and contact information. The interior pages include color graphics, black text, and a photographic image. Page one features the definition of Neurodiversity/Neurodivergent by the National Symposium on Neurodiversity at Syracuse University, 2011. Page two is a black-and-white cut out photograph of Knox Johnson. Johnson’s image is superimposed over a pink landscape background with the text, [INTERSECTIONALITY] printed vertically on the left. Printed over the front of his shirt is black text that reads [advocate / for your / autistic / self]. The third and fourth pages feature a large graphic of a sunflower and the Autistic Women And Nonbinary Networks, Inc. quote, [NEURODIVERSITY / IS FOR / EVERYONE]. The fifth page has smaller black text at the top that reads [COLLECTIVE LIBERATION] and features a large yellow square below with larger black text that reads [CREATE MORE / SPACES FOR / FREEDOM OF / EXPRESSION / AND ACTION] at the center. Page six features a graphic illustration of a pyramid of stylized outlines of ten adult and child figures filled in gray, orange, and white and set against a yellow background.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jennifer White-Johnson, Neurodivergent Artist and Designer
