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Poster advertising a Last Poets performance

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Printed by

    Unidentified

    Subject of

    The Last Poets, American, founded 1968
    35th Street Gang, American, active 1970s
    Third World Connection, American, active 1970s

    Owned by

    Suliaman El-Hadi, American, 1936 - 1995

    Description

    Tan poster with blue type advertising a performance by The Last Poets, in addition to The Third World Connection, The 35th Street Gang, and special guest speaker Hajj Muhammad. The performance is advertised as taking place at the Norfolk Scope Exhibition Hall. The poster include a collage of instruments, people, and other illustrations.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Qaddafi El-Hadi in memory of Suliaman El-Hadi

    Date

    1970s

    Object number

    2014.40.7

    Restrictions & Rights

    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    posters

    Medium

    ink on paper

    Dimensions

    H x W: 28 3/8 × 22 1/2 in. (72.1 × 57.2 cm)

    Place depicted

    Norfolk, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Communities
    Disco (Music)
    Funk (Music)
    Hip-hop (Music)
    Islam
    Religion
    Spoken word (Poetry)

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56f0ad123-367c-42a4-88f2-3c4963d545ed

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2014.40.7

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