On View
Changing Exhibition Gallery
Published by
Positive Press Inc., American
Edited by
James, Jeffrey
Subject of
Black Rock Coalition, American, founded 1985
Ndegeocello, Meshell, American, born 1968
Mother's Finest, American, founded 1972
Get Set V.O.P., American, founded 1993
Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002
Patra, Jamaican, born 1972
Terri & Monica, American
Date
1994
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (folded): 7 3/4 × 11 1/2 in. (19.7 × 29.2 cm)
H x W (unfolded): 14 7/8 × 11 in. (37.8 × 27.9 cm)
Description
A copy of Black Rock Coalition's (BRC) Ravers magazine, Winter 1994. The title reads "RAVERS/ THE BLACK ROCK COALITION ARTS MAGAZINE" in different fonts, centered at top, with the words "Winter 1994" below to the left and "Volume 1 Number 2" below to the right. The main image of the unfolded front page is a woman wearing a black floor-length skirt, a bandeau across the breast, and an asymmetrical vest, with her hands raised behind her head and her eyes closed, on a solid background. The caption reads "MOTHER'S FINEST/ GET SET V.O.P. / RUN-DMC/ KELVYN BELL/ PATRA/ TERRI & MONICA" on the left, and "BEATNIK NOUVEAU/ ME'SHELL NDEGEOCELLO/ (N-DAY-GAY-O-CHELLO)" underneath, centered. The interior pages are off-white with black type and black-and-white images. Back cover has a large ad for BRC, reading "SUPPORT THE BLACK ROCK COALITION" at the top with a BRC logo underneath, with the words "TO BECOME A MEMBER SEND YOUR/ NAME AND ADDRES TO THE BLACK/ ROCK COALITION, P.O. BOX 1054,/ COOPER STATION, NEW YORK, NY/ 10276."
Place printed
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Type
magazines (periodicals)
Topic
Associations and institutions
Black Press
Mass media
Metal (Music)
Punk (Music)
Rhythm and blues (Music)
Rock and roll (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Rock Coalition - LaRonda Davis, President
Object number
2015.42.14.8.3
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
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