Illustrated by
Unidentified
Subject of
Cleaver, Eldridge, American, 1935 - 1998
African-American Resource Machine, American
Artists' Television Access, American
Date
ca. 1990
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 11 × 8 9/16 in. (28 × 21.7 cm)
Description
A flyer for a benefit hosted by the African-American Resource Machine advertising a presentation by Eldridge Cleaver. The flyer is mostly off-white with a black silhouette of a man dominating the center left side of the flyer. The top and bottom of the flyer have thick black bands with the name [ELDRIDGE] and [CLEAVER] writing in negative space, off-white text. There is a small red design in the black band in the top right corner. Printed vertically and along the right edge, and horizontally along the bottom edge, is repeating black text that reads [African-American Resource Machine]. Next to the silhouette, at the center right, is the benefit information printed in black text that reads [Saturday, / April 14 / Artist's Television Access 2pm / 992 Valencia St. / San Francisco / 824-3890 / BENEFIT: A A R M]. The ticket price is printed in black vertical text next to Cleaver’s last name, [$18]. There is a quote by Cleaver printed in negative space, off-white text over the shoulders of the silhouetted figure that reads: “The system is evil. It is criminal; it is / murderous. And it is in control. It is in / power. It is arrogant. It is crazy. And / it looks upon the people as its proper- / ty. So much so that cops, who are pub- / lic servants, feel justified in going onto / a school campus, and spraying Mace in / the faces of the people.” The back of the flyer is blank with two handwritten pencil inscriptions in the top left corner.
Place used
San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Type
fliers (printed matter)
Topic
Activism
Art
Black power
Politics
Race discrimination
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2019.22.10
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c3071672-810f-441c-8cf5-0b27d8cd31a6

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