On View
Taking the Stage Gallery
Exhibition
Taking the Stage
Distributed by
Prince George's Arts Council, American
Subject of
Shange, Ntozake, American, 1948 - 2018
Finney, Shirley Jo, American, born 1949
Date
2009
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 17 × 11 in. (43.2 × 27.9 cm)
Description
An inscribed promotional poster for a production of For Colored Girls… presented by the Prince George's Arts Council and directed by Shirley Jo Finney.
The poster has a white background with a watercolor-style center graphic of the play’s title “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf,” above a semi-abstract portrait of a woman’s face. The graphic is mostly red, pink, and brown in color with green highlights. Printed to the right is a logo of the Prince George’s Arts Council, followed by text about the production. The bottom quarter of the poster is a block of red with a logo for Prince George’s Community College, information about presenting sponsors, and a notice of a panelist with the playwright and director. The poster has eight handwritten inscriptions, all in black ink, with messages of gratitude to Shange including: “Thank you for changing my life and allowing me to interpret your art…you saw what I didn’t and now I will do it justice!” signed “Sydney L. Lady in Red” and “Thank you for inspiring me to read + become an actress. You mean more to me than you’ll ever know!” signed “Sara F.” The back of the poster is white, without printing or inscriptions.
Place depicted
Prince Georges County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Type
advertisements
posters
Topic
Communities
Education
Poetry
Theatre
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ntozake Shange
Object number
2016.131.7
Restrictions & Rights
© Ntozake Shange
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd534ab5cc1-8756-487f-b661-383c34483911

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