Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Public Enemy, American, founded 1982
Date
1999
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 35 3/8 x 23 7/8 in. (89.9 x 60.6 cm)
Description
A black, white, and red poster advertising for the Public Enemy album "There's a Poison Goin On..." On the front is a black-and-white print of children playing with toys - all but one wear gas masks. Above is the group's name and logo, and below is the name of the album. Featured prominently on the back is the group's logo of a figure in a hat as seen through a targeting scope.
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Type
posters
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
2011.33.3.1
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5abed20e3-3c2e-4b86-a170-b08d6b77a5d7

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