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  • for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf

    for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf

    Illustrated by
    Davis, Paul Brooks, American, born 1938
    Subject of
    Dr. Shange, Ntozake, American, 1948 - 2018
    Booth Theatre, American, founded 1913
    Medium
    ink on paper.
    Dimensions
    H x W: 46 1/8 × 22 15/16 in. (117.2 × 58.3 cm)
    Type
    posters
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1976
    Description
    An illustrated poster for the choreopoem, “for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf,” by Ntosake Shange, featuring a painted, three quarters profile, upper body portrait of a young woman wearing a yellow head scarf, yellow tank top and gold and feather earrings. The portrait is of Ntozake Shange. She is standing against a white tile subway wall which has a single red tile stripe at the base of the wall. The main poster text is written in rainbow-colored, cursive, paint brushstrokes with simulated paint drips, and text reads, [For / Colored / Girls / who have / Considered / Suicide / When / The / Rain- / bow / is / Enuf]. In the top right corner is a box painted to appear like small tiles with white text against a dark red background that reads, [BOOTH THEATRE / 222 W. 45TH ST.] followed by a white, right pointing arrow. The artist's signature is in that bottom right corner, against a white tile.
    Topic
    African American
    Drama (Theatre)
    Feminism
    Gender
    Identity
    Poetry
    Sexuality
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wopo Holup
    Object number
    2013.85.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © The New York Shakespeare Festival. Permission required for use.
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Exhibition
    Taking the Stage
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf

    for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf

    Published by
    Playbill, American, founded 1884
    Subject of
    Dr. Shange, Ntozake, American, 1948 - 2018
    Used by
    Booth Theatre, American, founded 1913
    Medium
    ink on paper, metal
    Dimensions
    9 x 5 5/8 x 1/8 in. (22.9 x 14.3 x 0.3 cm)
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    playbills
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    November 1977
    Description
    An edition of Playbill Magazine for the production of "for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf". The cover has a white background with yellow box at top; the illustration below depicts an African American woman wearing a yellow kerchief on her head and a yellow top. Behind the woman is a white tile wall with rainbow-colored writing reading [For/Colored/Girls/who have/Considered/Suicide/When/The/Rain-bow/is/Enuf]. Black type in yellow box at top reads, [PLAYBILL/THE BOOTH THEATRE] White sticker with image of a red elephant and [50¢] on back on back, handwritten [1977/B].
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Topic
    African American
    Drama (Theatre)
    Feminism
    Gender
    Identity
    Sexuality
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dow B. Ellis
    Object number
    2012.152.1213
    Restrictions & Rights
    Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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1400 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20560

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