Banner for Public Enemy

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On View
1968 & Beyond Gallery
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Exhibition
A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Public Enemy, American, founded 1982
Date
ca. 1992
Medium
acrylic paint and pressure-sensitive tape on canvas
Dimensions
H x W: 74 x 69 in. (188 x 175.3 cm)
Description
A banner that the hip-hop group Public Enemy would hang behind them when performing at various gigs. The banner is made of black canvas with the Public Enemy logo printed in red acrylic paint bordered with white.
Collection title
v
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
banners
Topic
Hip-hop (Music)
Rappers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Public Enemy
Object number
2011.33.1
Restrictions & Rights
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51e084ee9-2ecb-4721-9fa7-63de006eea54

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