Written by

Sims, Guy A.

Subject of

Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product), metal

Dimensions

H x W x D: 11 1/2 × 9 1/16 × 3/8 in. (29.2 × 23 × 0.9 cm)

Type

scripts (documents)

Place used

East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date

October 31, 1992

Description

Original Brotherman Comic script written by Guy A. Sims. The script is 21 pages long and has a brown cover. A typed label on the cover has been crossed out indicating the cover was reused. The first page of the script reads “BROTHERMAN: Dictator of Discipline / Episode #9 / “Drawn to Justice” / By Guy A. Sims / October 31, 1992.” The script has several additions and edits handwritten in ink throughout the document.

Topic

African American

Comics and graphic novels

Language

Literature

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brotherman Comics / Big City Entertainment, Inc.

Object number

2017.116.2

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Memorabilia and Ephemera

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Manufactured by

Unidentified

Illustrated by

Anyabwile, Dawud

Subject of

Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996

Medium

ink, graphite on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W x D (closed): 13 15/16 × 11 × 11/16 in. (35.4 × 28 × 1.8 cm)

H x W x D (open): 13 15/16 × 22 7/16 in. (35.4 × 57 cm)

Type

sketchbooks

Place used

East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1992

Description

Original Brotherman comic sketchbook illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile. The sketchbook has a black cover with silver and blue stylized lettering covering the front, spine and back. The sketchbook has 168 pages. It is illustrated using pencil and different colored inks and markers. The book contains pages of handwritten text as well as sketches and storyboarded images. Handwritten in the middle of one page towards the back is “©DAVIDSIMS92.” One page has been torn out in the middle of the sketchbook.

Topic

African American

Art

Comics and graphic novels

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brotherman Comics / Big City Entertainment, Inc.

Object number

2017.116.3

Restrictions & Rights

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Published by

Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996

Illustrated by

Anyabwile, Dawud

Written by

Sims, Guy A.

Distributed by

Sims, Jason E.

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 9 15/16 × 8 1/16 × 1/16 in. (25.3 × 20.5 × 0.1 cm)

Type

comic books

Place made

East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date

April 1990

Description

Brotherman No. 1 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover of the comic book features a color image of the face of Brotherman. He is wearing a blue mask with the letter “B” on his forehead. Printed in white ink at the top of the page is “BROTHER / MAN / DICTATOR OF DISCIPLINE.” Printed in white ink across the middle of the front cover is “HE’S HERE!” Printed in white ink at the bottom of the front cover is “…Everything’s Gonna Be Alright.” In the top left corner is a rectangle with an image of a city skyline at top. Below the image in blue and white text is “BIG CITY / COMICS / No. 1 / $2.00 USA / $2.75 CANADA.” Inside the front cover is a short summary of the hero and the word he inhabits and publishing information. The back cover are advertisements for Brotherman No. 2 and t-shirts with the Brotherman logo. The cover of the comic book is black with white text. Printed at the top is “IT’S HERE!” The Big City Comics logo is at the center of the back cover. Printed beneath the logo is “Nothing’s Gonna Be The Same.”

Topic

African American

Art

Comics and graphic novels

Graphic design

Literature

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brotherman Comics / Big City Entertainment, Inc.

Object number

2017.116.4.1

Restrictions & Rights

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Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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Published by

Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996

Illustrated by

Anyabwile, Dawud

Written by

Sims, Guy A.

Distributed by

Sims, Jason E.

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 9 15/16 × 7 7/8 × 1/16 in. (25.3 × 20 × 0.1 cm)

Type

comic books

Place made

East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date

June 1994

Description

Brotherman No. 10 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover has a colored illustration of a street scene. A crowd of people are standing in a parking lot in front of buildings listening to a man speaking at a podium. In the foreground of the illustration is a woman in an orange floral print dress and a man in a blue vest and pants. The woman has her arms around the man’s shoulders. The man is standing with his left fist raised above his head. In his other hand he is holding a sign that reads “THINK FOR YOURSELF.” The sign is pointed towards the ground. A bust of a man in a red fedora and jacket, and a polka dot necktie is in the background above the buildings and crowd of people. He is viewed from the chest up and is smoking a cigar. Printed in white and black ink at the top of the page is “THE ORIGIN OF / BROTHER / MAN / DICTATOR OF DISCIPLINE.” In the top left corner is Big City Comics logo. Below the logo is “No. 10 / $2.00 USA / $2.75 CANADA.” Printed in yellow ink in the bottom right corner is “COMMENCEMENT!” A color advertisement for clothing featuring Brotherman Comic images is on the back of the comic book. The advertisement features color photographs of people wearing the clothing.

Topic

African American

Art

Comics and graphic novels

Graphic design

Literature

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brotherman Comics / Big City Entertainment, Inc.

Object number

2017.116.4.10

Restrictions & Rights

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Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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Published by

Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996

Illustrated by

Anyabwile, Dawud

Written by

Sims, Guy A.

Distributed by

Sims, Jason E.

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 9 15/16 × 7 7/8 × 1/16 in. (25.3 × 20 × 0.1 cm)

Type

comic books

Place made

East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date

July 1996

Description

Brotherman No. 11 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover has a colored illustration of four people from the chest up in the background. The portraits are of three men and a woman. They are all wearing red clothing. In the foreground is an illustration of Brotherman. He is wearing a blue long sleeve shirt, backpack, shorts, striped socks and sneakers. The letter “B” is printed on the center of his shirt. He is also wearing sunglasses. He is standing with his left arm outstretched and has his legs bent. His right arm is bent back, and his right hand is next to his head. Printed in red ink at the top of the page is “BROTHER / MAN / DICTATOR OF DISCIPLINE.” In the top left corner is Big City Comics logo. Below the logo is “No. 11 / $2.95 USA / $4.15 CANADA.” Printed in red ink along the bottom pf the cover is “STEPPING STONES.” Printed in black ink in the bottom right corner is the artist's signature. It reads “©DAVID SIMS 95.” On the back of the comic book is an advertisement for a graphics company in Texas.

Topic

African American

Art

Comics and graphic novels

Graphic design

Literature

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brotherman Comics / Big City Entertainment, Inc.

Object number

2017.116.4.11

Restrictions & Rights

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Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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Published by

Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996

Illustrated by

Anyabwile, Dawud

Written by

Sims, Guy A.

Distributed by

Sims, Jason E.

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 9 15/16 × 8 1/16 × 1/16 in. (25.3 × 20.5 × 0.1 cm)

Type

comic books

Place made

East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date

September 1990

Description

Brotherman No. 2 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover of the comic book is blue with an illustration at center. The illustration depicts a courtroom with a judge sitting at a bench in the top right corner. In front of the bench are police officers and men in suits. The judge and people are illustrated in black and white. On the right side of the image is a woman, who is depicted in color. She is wearing a black mask and cape with red earrings, jacket, pants and boots. The image has a yellow background. Printed in white ink at the top of the page is “BROTHER / MAN / DICTATOR OF DISCIPLINE.” Printed vertically on the left side of the image is “MY, JURY!” In the top left corner is Big City Comics logo. Below the logo is “No. 2 / $2.00 USA / $2.75 CANADA.” The inside cover features letters from fans and publishing information. Inside the back cover is an order form for Brotherman Comics. The back cover is blue with white lettering. Printed at the top is “IT’S STILL HERE!” The Big City Comics logo is at the center of the back cover. Printed beneath the logo is “The Chang Is In Effect.”

Topic

African American

Art

Comics and graphic novels

Graphic design

Literature

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brotherman Comics / Big City Entertainment, Inc.

Object number

2017.116.4.2

Restrictions & Rights

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Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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Published by

Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996

Illustrated by

Anyabwile, Dawud

Written by

Sims, Guy A.

Distributed by

Sims, Jason E.

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 9 15/16 × 8 1/16 × 1/16 in. (25.3 × 20.5 × 0.1 cm)

Type

comic books

Place made

East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date

March 1991

Description

Brotherman No. 3 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover of the comic book has a graffiti filled background. Two men wearing blue jackets are on the right side. In the foreground at center is an image of a man in a brown jacket holding a marker in his right hand. His left hand is clenched in a fist. He is looking at the viewer. Printed in white ink at the top of the page is “BROTHER / MAN / DICTATOR OF DISCIPLINE.” Printed in white ink at the bottom of the front cover is “Boundless Logic of the Original Concrete King.” In the top left corner is Big City Comics logo. Below the logo is “No. 3 / $2.00 USA / $2.75 CANADA.” The back cover is white. At center printed in black ink in stylized text is “Think / Big / City.”

Topic

African American

Art

Comics and graphic novels

Graphic design

Literature

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brotherman Comics / Big City Entertainment, Inc.

Object number

2017.116.4.3

Restrictions & Rights

© Big City Entertainment, Inc.

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Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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Published by

Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996

Illustrated by

Anyabwile, Dawud

Written by

Sims, Guy A.

Distributed by

Sims, Jason E.

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 9 15/16 × 7 7/8 × 1/16 in. (25.3 × 20 × 0.1 cm)

Type

comic books

Place made

East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date

September 1991

Description

Brotherman No. 4 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. On the front cover of the comic a street scene is depicted. A red brick building is in the background with signs on the wall. A crowd of people are standing in front of the building. Some of the people are turned toward the viewer and smiling. On the left side of the cover an outstretched arm holding an eraser is erasing the building. On the right side of the cover an outstretched hand holding a pencil is filling in one of the signs on the building. Printed in white ink at the top of the page is “BROTHER / MAN / DICTATOR OF DISCIPLINE.” In the top left corner is Big City Comics logo. Below the logo is “No. 4 / $2.00 USA / $2.75 CANADA.” The back cover is black and has white text. Printed at top is “Expanding!” The Big City Comics logo is at the center of the back cover. Printed beneath the logo is “Prepare For A New Realm Of Entertainment.”

Topic

African American

Art

Comics and graphic novels

Graphic design

Literature

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brotherman Comics / Big City Entertainment, Inc.

Object number

2017.116.4.4

Restrictions & Rights

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Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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Published by

Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996

Illustrated by

Anyabwile, Dawud

Written by

Sims, Guy A.

Distributed by

Sims, Jason E.

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 9 15/16 × 7 7/8 × 1/16 in. (25.3 × 20 × 0.1 cm)

Type

comic books

Place made

East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date

February 1992

Description

Brotherman No. 5 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover has white border with a color image at center. A cityscape is in the background of the image. In the foreground a crowd of policeman dressed in green uniforms are marching and holding signs. Many of the policemen have their fists raised above their heads. Printed in white ink at the top of the page is “BROTHER / MAN / DICTATOR OF DISCIPLINE.” In the top left corner is Big City Comics logo. Below the logo is “No. 5 / $2.00 USA / $2.75 CANADA.” A color advertisement for clothing featuring Brotherman Comic images is on the back of the comic book. The advertisement features color photographs of people wearing the clothing.

Topic

African American

Art

Comics and graphic novels

Graphic design

Literature

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brotherman Comics / Big City Entertainment, Inc.

Object number

2017.116.4.5

Restrictions & Rights

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Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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Published by

Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996

Illustrated by

Anyabwile, Dawud

Written by

Sims, Guy A.

Distributed by

Sims, Jason E.

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 9 15/16 × 7 7/8 × 1/16 in. (25.3 × 20 × 0.1 cm)

Type

comic books

Place made

East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date

June 1992

Description

Brotherman No. 6 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover has an image of a man and a woman embracing in a furnished room. The man is wearing a white jacket and is leaning in to kiss the woman. His hands are resting on her shoulders. The woman has her right hand wrapped around the man’s shoulder and she is leaning in to kiss the man. Her left arm is out of sight. Both of their eyes are closed. Printed in white ink at the top of the page is “BROTHER / MAN / DICTATOR OF DISCIPLINE.” Printed in white ink at the bottom of the cover is “Portrait Of Deception!” In the top left corner is Big City Comics logo. Below the logo is “No. 6 / $2.00 USA / $2.75 CANADA.” The back cover is black with white printed text. Printed at top is “GET WITH IT!” The Big City Comics logo is at the center of the back cover. Printed beneath the logo is “Demand It At Your Local Store!”

Topic

African American

Art

Comics and graphic novels

Graphic design

Literature

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brotherman Comics / Big City Entertainment, Inc.

Object number

2017.116.4.6

Restrictions & Rights

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Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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Published by

Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996

Illustrated by

Anyabwile, Dawud

Written by

Sims, Guy A.

Distributed by

Sims, Jason E.

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 9 15/16 × 7 7/8 × 1/16 in. (25.3 × 20 × 0.1 cm)

Type

comic books

Place made

East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date

October 1992

Description

Brotherman No. 7 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover has a black border with a circular color image at center. The image is drawn to look like the viewer is looking through a lens or peephole. The image depicts a yellow and blue room. A woman tied to a chair wearing a blue dress is in the background. In the foreground is a man wearing a black suit. He is sitting on a chair and painting. A canvas and easel are in front of him and he is painting an image of the woman tied to the chair. His left hand is holding a paintbrush. Printed in white ink at the top of the page is “BROTHER / MAN / DICTATOR OF DISCIPLINE.” In the top left corner is Big City Comics logo. Below the logo is “No. 7 / $2.00 USA / $2.75 CANADA.” The back cover is black with white printed text. Printed at top is “KUJICHAGULIA!” The Big City Comics logo is at the center of the back cover. Printed beneath the logo is “Define, Name & Speak For Ourselves!”

Topic

African American

Art

Comics and graphic novels

Graphic design

Literature

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brotherman Comics / Big City Entertainment, Inc.

Object number

2017.116.4.7

Restrictions & Rights

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Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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Published by

Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996

Illustrated by

Anyabwile, Dawud

Written by

Sims, Guy A.

Distributed by

Sims, Jason E.

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 9 15/16 × 7 7/8 × 1/16 in. (25.3 × 20 × 0.1 cm)

Type

comic books

Place made

East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date

March 1993

Description

Brotherman No. 8 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover has a colored image of two men. Both men are wearing safety goggles and masks. The man on the left side of the cover is wearing a blue shirt and has his mask of. He is standing with his left side facing the viewer. He is holding a tube in his left hand. The other man is standing in the center of the image. He is looking directly at the viewer and is wearing a white and green striped shirt. His left hand is stretched out towards the viewer. He is holding a tattoo machine in his right hand. Printed in white ink at the top of the page is “BROTHER / MAN / DICTATOR OF DISCIPLINE.” In the top left corner is Big City Comics logo. Below the logo is “No. 8 / $2.00 USA / $2.75 CANADA.” Printed at the bottom of the cover in black ink in text that resembles handwriting is “SKETCHES OF THE SINISTER.” The back cover is tan with black and blue printed text and a red, yellow, orange and blue map of a city. The text and map are printed horizontally with the top of the map near the spine of the comic book. The text is on the left and bottom sides of the map. The map is labeled “UPPER CRUST COUNTY” and has a large city called “BIG CITY” at center. The text gives a description of Big City.

Topic

African American

Art

Comics and graphic novels

Graphic design

Literature

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brotherman Comics / Big City Entertainment, Inc.

Object number

2017.116.4.8

Restrictions & Rights

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Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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Published by

Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996

Illustrated by

Anyabwile, Dawud

Written by

Sims, Guy A.

Distributed by

Sims, Jason E.

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 9 15/16 × 7 7/8 × 1/16 in. (25.3 × 20 × 0.1 cm)

Type

comic books

Place made

East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date

September 1993

Description

Brotherman No. 9 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover has a colored illustration of an angry man surrounded by a crowd of reporters holding microphones and cameras. A hand holding a newspaper is in the foreground. The headline on the newspaper reads “Big City Bulletin / P. A. RICH PUT ON TRIAL.” Printed in white ink at the top of the page is “BROTHER / MAN / DICTATOR OF DISCIPLINE.” In the top left corner is Big City Comics logo. Below the logo is “No. 9 / $2.00 USA / $2.75 CANADA.” The back cover has an order form for Brotherman Comics. There is a large tear with loss of material at the bottom of the back cover.

Topic

African American

Art

Comics and graphic novels

Graphic design

Literature

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brotherman Comics / Big City Entertainment, Inc.

Object number

2017.116.4.9

Restrictions & Rights

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Illustrated by

Anyabwile, Dawud

Written by

Sims, Guy A.

Subject of

Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996

Medium

India ink, plastic on paper, pressure-sensitive tape

Dimensions

H x W: 14 × 22 in. (35.6 × 55.9 cm)

Type

drawings

Place made

East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date

1992

Description

A set of original comic book splash pages for pages 2 and 3 of Brotherman No. 5 illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile. The pages form one large image and are taped together by white adhesive tape on the back of the sheets of paper. The black and white drawing is of a street scene in front of Big City Courthouse. It depicts a large crowd of people in front of the courthouse with additional buildings in the background. The crowd consists of reporters, police officers and civilians. Several speech bubbles are above people’s heads in the crowd. Several news and police vehicles are also in front of the courthouse. Written in black ink across the top is “ERUPTiON!” Both pages are signed and inscribed on the back.

Topic

African American

Art

Comics and graphic novels

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brotherman Comics / Big City Entertainment, Inc.

Object number

2017.116.5.8

Restrictions & Rights

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Visual Arts

Memorabilia and Ephemera

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Illustrated by

Anyabwile, Dawud

Written by

Sims, Guy A.

Subject of

Sims, Jason E.

Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996

Medium

India ink, plastic on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)

Type

drawings

Place made

East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date

1996

Description

An original comic book splash page for Brotherman No. 11 illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile and written by Guy Sims. The page features a black and white image of three young men walking down a city street. The man on the left is wearing a stripped jacket, patterned shirt, jeans and sneakers. The man in the middle is wearing a dark jacket with light sleeves, a grey shirt, pants and sneakers. The man on the right is wearing a hat, sunglasses a vertically striped shirt, jeans and sneakers. The men on the left and right are shaking hands and have speech bubbles above their heads. Text at the top of the page reads “BY MY THIS YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL, I WAS PRETTY POPULAR. MY CLOSEST FRIENDS WERE KEVIN GATHERS AND MONK STYLES. WE WERE TIGHT AND HUNG OUT WHENEVER WE COULD. IN THEIR OWN WAY, THY HELPED ME IN CHOOSING MY DIRECTION.” There are three boxes with text at the bottom of the page. The one on the left reads “DIRECTED / by / JASON SIMS.” The one in the middle reads “GUIDED / by / GUY SIMS.” The one on the right reads “DIAGRAMMED / by / DAVID SIMS.” The page is inscribed and signed on the back.

Topic

African American

Art

Comics and graphic novels

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brotherman Comics / Big City Entertainment, Inc.

Object number

2017.116.5.9

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Visual Arts

Memorabilia and Ephemera

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Created by

Apex News and Hair Company, American, founded 1919

Subject of

Washington, Sarah Spencer, American, 1889 - 1953

Cosmopolitan Community Church

Signed by

Washington, Sarah Spencer, American, 1889 - 1953

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Type

form letters

Place made

Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date

September 11, 1933

Description

Form letter from the Apex News and Hair Co., Inc. to support its new beauty school. The paper has the Apex letterhead. The letter is dated in the upper right. The form text begins [Dear Friend and Co-worker: / A very cordial invitation is extended to our Professional / and Business men and women to co-operate with the Apex News / and Hair Company, Inc. in the opening of its new and / modernly equipped Beauty School, located at 900 N. Eutaw / Street, Baltimore, Maryland.] The second paragraph includes an invitation to a Monster Mass Meeting on September 14th at the Cosmopolitan Community Church. The letter is signed by Sara S. Washington, the president of Apex. The back of the letter has two columns of handwritten names and monetary amounts.

Topic

African American

Beauty culture

Beauty schools

Business

Communication

Religious groups

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family

Object number

2017.14.14

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Documents and Published Materials

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Photograph by

Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Unidentified Man or Men

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 8 5/8 × 12 15/16 in. (21.9 × 32.9 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.5 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place captured

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Date

1968; printed September 2017

Description

A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of six men standing and looking towards the camera. Several of the men to the left of frame hold a sign that reads [Bridgeton N. J. / Want more better / housing]. The man third from the right wears a striped shirt and two pinback buttons, one with the image of JFK and the other reading [POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN / PUERTORRIQUEÑOS MARCHAN and carries the Puerto Rican flag in his pocket. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].

Topic

African American

Activism

Housing

Local and regional

Politics (Practical)

Poverty

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2017.81.15

Restrictions & Rights

© Jill Freedman

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Portfolio/Series

Resurrection City

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Unidentified Man or Men

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 9 5/8 in. (32.8 × 24.5 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.5 × 27.7 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date

1968; printed September 2017

Description

A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a Newark, New Jersey police officer standing in a doorway with a second person peeking over his shoulder. The officer wears a peaked cap featuring the seal of the City of Newark with his badge number, a dark shirt, tie, and jacket, and a badge with officer number 1418 and [POLICE] visible on it. The door has a chain to keep it from swinging like those appearing on train car doors, a window with blinds, and a sign that reads [A / PEACEFUL / NEWARK / DEPENDS ON.. / YOU!]. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].

Topic

African American

Activism

Local and regional

Politics (Practical)

Poverty

Race relations

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2017.81.5

Restrictions & Rights

© Jill Freedman

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Portfolio/Series

Resurrection City

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture