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New Thing Jazz Workshop - Marlow

Anacostia Community Museum

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    Object Details

    Artist

    Eric Marlow

    Caption

    The delicate and striking figures at the center of this poster advertise a Jazz Workshop led by African Heritage Drummers and Dancers. The poster was designed by Eric Marlow, a high school student at the time who would go on to illustrate the story of Rosa Parks. Marlow’s artistic formation and the development of the New Thing Art & Architecture Center came at a turning point in Civil Rights activism, when efforts turned from promoting big ideas to developing concrete programs and local projects. The poster is in many ways at the crossroads of tradition and innovation: the women in their robes recall traditional African dress and yet their arms, outstretched to the left, might point to the future of the cultural landscape.
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    Las delicadas y llamativas figuras en el centro de este póster promocionan un taller de jazz dirigido por el grupo African Heritage Drummers and Dancers. El cartel fue diseñado por Eric Marlow, un entonces estudiante de secundaria que más tarde ilustraría la historia de Rosa Parks. La formación artística de Marlow y el desarrollo del New Thing Art & Architecture Center se produjeron en un momento de inflexión en el activismo por los derechos civiles, cuando los esfuerzos pasaron de promover grandes ideas a desarrollar programas concretos y proyectos locales. El cartel se encuentra en muchos sentidos en la encrucijada entre tradición e innovación: las mujeres con sus túnicas recuerdan la vestimenta tradicional africana y, sin embargo, sus brazos extendidos hacia la izquierda parecen apuntar al futuro del panorama cultural.

    Cite As

    Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

    Date

    c. 1966-1972

    Accession Number

    2017.8.13

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    flyer

    Medium

    lithographic print on paper

    Dimensions

    11 × 8 7/16 in. (27.9 × 21.5 cm)

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    Anacostia Community Museum Collection

    Data Source

    Anacostia Community Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl862e7b2a3-bd4e-43a7-abbf-d3ecc09dd6dc

    Record ID

    acm_2017.8.13

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