Compiled by
Furious Flower Poetry Center, American, founded 1999
Written by
Allen, Samuel, American, 1917 - 2015
Aubert, Alvin, American, born 1930
Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
Brooks, Gwendolyn, American, 1917 - 2000
Giovanni, Nikki, American, 1943 - 2024
Harper, Michael S., American, born 1938
Long Madgett, Naomi, American, born 1923
Madhubuti, Haki R., American, born 1942
Sterling Plumpp, American, born 1940
Sanchez, Sonia, American, born 1934
Alexander, Elizabeth, American, born 1962
Barrax, Gerald William, American, born 1933
Dr. Braxton, Joanne Margaret, American, born 1950
Derricotte, Toi, American, born 1941
Dove, Rita, American, born 1952
Evans, Mari, American, 1923 - 2017
Kendrick, Dolores, American, born 1927
Lane, Pinkie Gordon, American, 1923 - 2008
Miller, E. Ethelbert, American, born 1950
Patterson, Raymond R., American, 1929 - 2001
Redmond, Eugene B., American, born 1937
Williams, Sherley Anne, American, 1944 - 1999
Ward, Jerry Washington Jr., American, born 1943
Edited by
Facknitz, Susan
Gabbin, Joanne Veal, American, born 1946
Designed by
Sang Yoon, South Korean
Kuntze, Christopher, American
Date
1994
Medium
ink on paper in portfolio
Dimensions
H x W x D (portfolio): 12 × 9 × 3/16 in. (30.5 × 22.9 × 0.5 cm)
H x W (sheet): 11 1/4 × 8 3/4 in. (28.6 × 22.2 cm)
Description
Limited edition portfolio of "Furious Flower: A Revolution in African American Poetry." The portfolio is red with black vertical writing parallel to the spine that reads [FURIOUS FLOWER / A REVOLUTION IN AFRICAN AMERICAN POETRY]. There is an embossed flower motif on the bottom left of the cover. There are thirty-four quarto loose leaves laid into the folder. The portfolio consists of twenty three (23) poems that were printed by letterpress on Mohawk Superfine paper using Centaur and Arrighi typefaces. Each poem is written by a different contributor. The reverse of each page is blank. The reverse of the portfolio has black text with [vfh Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy] at the bottom with [vfh] twice as large as the rest of the text.
Place printed
Charlottesville, Ablemarle County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Type
portfolios (containers)
Topic
Literature
Poetry
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2016.26.2.1-.24
Restrictions & Rights
Various
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GUID
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