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  • Black Feeling, Black Talk

    Written by
    Giovanni, Nikki, American, born 1943
    Crosby, Barbara, American
    Published by
    Unidentified
    Date
    1968
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
    Exhibition
    Cultural Expressions
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Closed): 8 1/2 × 5 9/16 × 1/8 in. (21.6 × 14.1 × 0.3 cm)
    H x W x D (Open): 8 1/2 × 11 1/16 × 3/8 in. (21.6 × 28.1 × 1 cm)
    Description
    A first edition, first printing of “Black Feeling, Black Talk" by Nikki Giovanni. The book has a olive paper binding held together using two metal staples at spine. The title of the book has been printed in black text, [BLACK FEELING / BLACK TALK], across the middle of the front cover. The name author is printed in black text on the bottom right. The interior of the front cover includes the copyright information, a notation that the book was [Privately Printed], and the following dedication: [This book is dedicated to Mommy, Daddy, Gary, Peppi, / and Calvin (if Gary hasn’t / changed her mind)]. The introduction was written by Barbara Crosby. The back cover is blank. The interior pages are off-white with black text and contains eighteen (18) poems and essays. The book has nineteen (19) pages which includes text that runs onto the interior back cover. Inscribed in pencil on the introduction page.
    Place printed
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Movement
    BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
    Type
    paperbacks
    Topic
    Activism
    Black power
    Caricature and cartoons
    Civil rights
    Identity
    Poetry
    Politics
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.325
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Nikki Giovanni. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56ab51402-faa3-4b5b-a957-f43a95107add
  • The Black Woman: An Anthology

    Edited by
    Cade Bambara, Toni, American, 1939 - 1995
    Published by
    New American Library, Inc., American, founded 1948
    Written by
    Giovanni, Nikki, American, born 1943
    Lorde, Audre, American, 1934 - 1992
    Marshall, Paule, American, born 1929
    Walker, Alice, American, born 1944
    Lincoln, Abbey, American, 1930 - 2010
    Cade Bambara, Toni, American, 1939 - 1995
    Patton, Gwendolyn M., American, born 1943
    Covington, Francee, American
    Brown, Carole
    Lindsey, Kay, American
    Williams, Sherley Anne, American, 1944 - 1999
    Clark, Joanna
    Grant, Joanne, American, 1930 - 2005
    Sanders, Fran
    Beal, Frances M., American, born 1940
    Stokes, Gail, American
    Bond, Jean Carey, American
    Peery, Pat, American
    Smart-Grosvenor, Vertamae, American, 1937 - 2016
    White, Maude
    Green, Joyce, American
    Williams, Helen, American
    Jones, Adele, American
    Robinson, Pat, American
    Boggs, Grace Lee, American, 1915 - 2015
    Brehon, Helen Cade, American
    Cook, Ann, American
    Subject of
    Baker, Ella Josephine, American, 1903 - 1986
    Date
    1970
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 7 × 4 3/16 × 11/16 in. (17.8 × 10.7 × 1.7 cm)
    Description
    A paperback, fifth printing edition of The Black Woman: An Anthology published by New American Library. The front cover depicts a color headshot of a woman against a black background. The woman is depicted from the shoulders up, standing in profile with her head turned towards the viewer. She is looking over her proper left shoulder and her shoulders are nude. White text in the top right corner reads [The Black / Woman / AN ANTHOLOGY / BLACK WOMEN SPEAK OUT. / A BRILLIANT AND CHALLENGING / ASSEMBLY OF VOICES THAT / DEMAND TO BE HEARD. / EDITED AND WITH A PREFACE BY / TONI CADE]. Printed vertically in the top left corner is publisher and pricing information printed in white text that reads [SIGNET NON-FICTION · Q4317 · 95c] followed by the Signet logo of a circle divided with the letter [S]. The spine is black with white text. At the top is the Signet logo above the text [Q / 4317]. Below is the text [THE BLACK WOMAN An Anthology edited by Toni Cade]. At the bottom of the spine is the publisher's number [451-Q4317-095]. The back cover is white and has a synopsis of the book printed in black text. At the bottom is the publisher’s information, also printed in black text. The interior pages, two hundred and fifty-six (256) in total, front and back, are off-white paper with black type.
    Place printed
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
    Type
    paperbacks
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Feminism
    Literature
    Poetry
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2018.38.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Toni Cade Bambara. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd559126e0f-81bc-454a-b37a-db0da3eae088
  • Broadside for the lecture "Anatomy of the Black Aesthetic; An Examination"

    Published by
    John A. Lee Recreation Center, American, founded 1961
    Subject of
    Giovanni, Nikki, American, born 1943
    Mayfield, Julian Hudson, American, 1928 - 1984
    Date
    April 1969
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 16 9/16 × 11 15/16 in. (42.1 × 30.4 cm)
    Description
    This poster is an advertisement for a lectures series. It is made up of densely-spaced decorative script in letters of black and off-white. In the center is a black rectangle filled with off-white text that reads "Anatomy of / the Black Aesthetic; / an Examination." Surrounding the center black rectangle is black text on an off-white background. Across the top text reads "Lee Cultural Center/ 440 Haverford Ave." Down the sides of the black rectangle is text that reads "Presents/ A Lecture Series." Across the bottom the text reads "Friday, April 18. 8:00PM / Nikki Giovanni - Poet+Critic / Friday, April 25. 8:00PM / Julian Mayfield - of the film "Uptight"/ Admission Free /w Ticket. BA-29041."
    Place used
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Movement
    BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
    Type
    posters
    Topic
    Activism
    Graphic design
    Literature
    Poetry
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.21
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cc695f48-9f53-4289-ba3f-3d2d83b0b6a4
  • Black Feeling, Black Talk, Black Judgement

    Written by
    Giovanni, Nikki, American, born 1943
    Published by
    William Morrow and Company, Inc., founded 1926
    Owned by
    Furious Flower Poetry Center, American, founded 1999
    Date
    1970
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 8 1/4 × 5 5/16 × 5/16 in. (21 × 13.5 × 0.8 cm)
    Description
    This is a paperback volume of poetry titled "Black Feeling, Black Talk/ Black Judgement" by Nikki Giovanni. The cover is done in tonal dots of brown and black that makes up an image of a crowd of people. A white rectangle is centered at the top margin. Within this rectangle is black text that reads "BLACK/ feeling/ BLACK/ talk/ BLACK/ judgement." Below the rectangle in white text are the words "poems by/ Nikki Giovanni."
    Place printed
    New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
    Type
    books
    Topic
    Feminism
    Literature
    Race discrimination
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Furious Flower Poetry Center, JMU
    Object number
    2014.254.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Nikki Giovanni. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd543b0c4b9-5dac-46ea-80d7-d21ade818afa
  • Ego Tripping

    Written by
    Giovanni, Nikki, American, born 1943
    Owned by
    Furious Flower Poetry Center, American, founded 1999
    Date
    1999
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 14 × 4 3/16 in. (35.5 × 10.7 cm)
    Description
    This is a broadside with the poem "Ego Tripping" signed by the author. Shaped as a long narrow rectangle, the broadside has the title in large letters along the left margin. At the base of the title is an image of the author. Wearing dark clothing, and shown in profile, she crouches with her elbows on her knees and turns her head towards the viewer. Across the top margin are four small images of four different women. Running down the length of the broadside is the poem's text. At the bottom of the text is the author's signature, done by hand in pen.
    Place used
    New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Movement
    BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
    Type
    broadsides
    Topic
    Feminism
    Identity
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Furious Flower Poetry Center, JMU
    Object number
    2014.254.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Various. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bccae5f5-daa4-40f2-a342-aaebcd3b664a
  • Photograph of Nikki Giovanni

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Owned by
    Furious Flower Poetry Center, American, founded 1999
    Subject of
    Giovanni, Nikki, American, born 1943
    Date
    1950-2014
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 9 13/16 × 7 7/8 in. (25 × 20 cm)
    Description
    This black and white photograph depicts Nikki Giovanni. Shown from the waist up, she is seated and leans sideways on her right elbow. She holds a stack of her volumes of poetry in her right hand and leans her right cheek on the volumes. Wearing a dark sweater over a collared shirt, she gazes directly at the viewer.
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Feminism
    Literature
    Poetry
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Furious Flower Poetry Center, JMU
    Object number
    2014.254.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cf4b8aaa-3ed7-4b6e-9dc6-d82dcee6b0c9
  • The Spoken Word

    Written by
    Giovanni, Nikki, American, born 1943
    Owned by
    Furious Flower Poetry Center, American, founded 1999
    Date
    2003
    Medium
    ink on cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W: 16 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (43 × 27.8 cm)
    Description
    This is a broadside with reprints of two poems, hand signed by the author. Consisting of a long rectangular piece of cardboard with reddish brown text, it shows an image of a desk microphone at the center top margin. Next to the microphone are the words "the/ Spoken/ Word." Below the image are the words "Presented by The Camberly Collection/ January 24, 2003/ The Academy of Medicine/ Atlanta, Georgia." The two poems are presented down the center of the broadside. It is hand signed "Nikki Giovanni" in black ink at the last line of the bottom poem. Underneath the signature is the edition number, handwritten in black ink "205/400."
    Place used
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Movement
    BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
    Type
    broadsides
    Topic
    Civil Rights
    Humanitarianism
    Literature
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Furious Flower Poetry Center, JMU
    Object number
    2014.254.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1968, 2002 Nikki Giovanni. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5205a16dc-249d-4f58-af33-211b35608316
  • Tuesday at Home Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 7

    Published by
    Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
    Edited by
    Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
    Subject of
    Giovanni, Nikki, American, born 1943
    Owned by
    Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954
    Created by
    Hilary, Lee, American
    Date
    October 1971
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 × 10 7/8 in. (33 × 27.6 cm)
    Description
    Edition of Tuesday at Home Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 7. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / at Home] with [OCTOBER 1971 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [MIDDLE INCOME BLACK FAMILIES, / ARE THEY MIDDLE CLASS? / NIKKI GIOVANNI / SPINS A SOFT BLACK SONG / FOR CHILDREN]. The front cover has an image of architect Lee Hilary’s restored townhouse in Chicago. The image shows Hilary seated on a white couch in the center of the room. He is holding an open binder. The space has a red rug in the center over a stone floor with a few pieces of furniture in the room. There is a variety of artwork, including sculpture and paintings, around the lower half of the room below the high ceiling. Text in the lower right corner reads [Architect’s Renovated Townhouse: A Triumph…A Home/PAGE 11]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Kool cigarettes advertisement. The magazine has twenty-eight (28) pages.
    Place printed
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Advertising
    Architecture
    Business
    Children
    Mass media
    Poetry
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2018.17.11.15
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1971. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f7624e6e-49d9-4d10-a336-67bbfb52c46c
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