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The New Thing Jazz Workshop, Soul Searchers

Anacostia Community Museum

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    Object Details

    Artist

    Percy Martin

    Caption

    Washington, DC artist Percy Martin created this bold print to promote September’s Jazz Workshops sponsored by The New Thing Art and Architecture Center. The composition bears his signature style, depicting a mythic Bushworld in which the city’s landscape and everyday shapes are transformed into art. In his role as Art Director, Martin’s unique combination of social mythos and creative vision was both an advertisement for and embodiment of The New Thing, a grassroots organization in the Adams Morgan neighborhood working at the intersections of arts education, community architecture, and activism.
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    El artista de Washington D.C. Percy Martin creó este impactante grabado para promocionar los talleres de jazz de septiembre patrocinados por el New Thing Art & Architecture Center, donde se desempeñaba como director artístico. La composición lleva su estilo característico, con una representación de su mítico Bushworld, en el que el paisaje y las siluetas de la ciudad se transforman en arte. La singular combinación de mito social y visión creativa de Martin servía a la vez de promoción y expresión de The New Thing, una organización comunitaria del barrio de Adams Morgan que trabajaba en la intersección entre educación artística, arquitectura local y activismo.

    Cite As

    Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

    Date

    c. 1966-1972

    Accession Number

    2017.8.10

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    poster

    Medium

    ink on paper

    Dimensions

    17 15/16 × 12 15/16 in. (45.6 × 32.8 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/dl82028286f-f18f-4c0e-8165-8bfa6ccd9e3b

    Record ID

    acm_2017.8.10

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