Created by
Anyabwile, Dawud, American
McGee, Brian, American, born 1970
Written by
Sims, Guy A., American
Subject of
Big City Entertainment, Inc., American, founded 2007
Reed's, American
Date
2015
Medium
ink on cardboard, wood, metal
Dimensions
H x W x D (frame): 57 1/2 × 35 7/16 × 1 3/16 in. (146.1 × 90 × 3 cm)
Description
A framed digital art poster featuring an image of a panel from Brotherman comics. The panel depict a group of people talking on a city street. Three men are in the foreground talking and a man and a woman are in the background in front of buildings. The man on the left side of the image is wearing a hat, glasses and is smoking a cigarette. The man in the middle is wearing a jacket with the name “LEN” on the right breast. He is looking at the man on the right. The man on the right is talking. He is wearing a hat and has a bandage on his face. Speech bubbles above his head read “TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT.” and “You in?” The woman in the background is on the left side of the image. She is looking at the people talking in the foreground. She is wearing a yellow hat and shirt. The man in the background is looking at the woman. He is wearing a dark colored hat, sleeveless jacket and dark pants. A white label with black text is adhered to the back of the frame at bottom. It reads “REED’S / FINEART GALLERY / THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT / 984 SOUTH MAIN STREET CONYERS GA 30012 / 229-630-5712.”
Place printed
United States, North and Central America
Classification
Visual Arts
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
posters
promotional materials
Topic
Art
Comics and graphic novels
Design
Graphic design
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brotherman Comics / Big City Entertainment, Inc.
Object number
2017.116.6.5
Restrictions & Rights
© Big City Entertainment, Inc
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5800a6ead-03fb-47cc-ba27-6b567ca7f51f

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