- Produced by
- Cherry, Maurice, American
- Interview of
- Daniel, Jon, British, 1966 - 2017
- Subject of
- Louverture, Toussaint, Haitian, 1743 - 1803
- Date
- July 28, 2014
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 1 hr., 5 min., 38 sec.
- File size: 32 MB
- Description
- Episode 37 of the Revision Path podcast. The episode begins with host Maurice Cherry thanking the show’s sponsors and describing the logistics of producing a free podcast. He also implores his listeners to donate to the show, stating that Revision Path is the only podcast that showcases black designers.
- The interview segment begins with Cherry inviting his guest, Jon Daniel, to introduce himself. Daniel speaks with a British accent and gives a brief autobiography. Some of the topics they discuss include, Daniel’s career and his tenure at International Business Machines Corporation (IBM); design culture in the 1950s and 1960s, and the Sylvia Harris essay; Daniel’s inspiration for curating the Afro Supa Hero exhibition; Daniel’s West Indian heritage; how West Indian, British and African American diasporic influences inform Daniel’s work; similarities and differences between African American and black British customs and attitudes; the lack of black representation in business and commerce; Daniel’s five-year goals; Daniel’s family life; as well as advice he would give to burgeoning designers.
- Toward the end of the interview, Maurice Cherry asks Daniel to mention where he can be found online; then, the men thank each other. In the outro, Cherry thanks the show’s sponsors again and advertises the show’s August newsletter.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Grenada, Caribbean, North and Central America
- England, United Kingdom, Europe
- Portfolio/Series
- Revision Path
- Classification
- Time-based Media - Audio
- Movement
- Black Power (Black Pride)
- Topic
- Advertising
- African diaspora
- Beauty culture
- Comics and graphic novels
- Design
- Fatherhood
- Identity
- Museums
- Sitcoms
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maurice Cherry and Glitch, Inc.
- Object number
- 2019.47.7.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Maurice Cherry and Glitch, Inc
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




