Designed by
Anderson, Gail, American, born 1962
Subject of
Rep. Waters, Maxine, American, born 1938
Date
2018
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Caption
Gail Anderson is a New York based designer and partner at Anderson Newton Design. Since 1987, Anderson has worked in the field of design at design firms, advertising agencies, and publications. Her work has received awards from major design organizations, including the Society of Publication Designers and the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). In 2008 she received a Lifetime Achievement Medal from the AIGA. Anderson currently works as Creative Director at the School of Visual Arts Press and is on the Citizen Stamp Advisory Committee for the US Post Office. In 2013, the US Postal Service commissioned Anderson to design the commemorative stamp for the sesquicentennial of the Emancipation Proclamation. Anderson was only the second African American designer tapped to design a commemorative stamp, the first being Georg Olden who designed the Proclamation’s 100th anniversary stamp in 1963.
Description
A signed print by Gail Anderson titled "Reclaiming My Time." Against a navy-blue background, it features a quote by Congresswoman Maxine Waters in bright yellow text. The text is in large bold block letters in various fonts and fills the page. The text reads “RECLAIMING / MY / TIME / Maxine Waters.” The primary quote is superimposed over shadow images of the same quote done in different, fainter fonts scattered across the print’s surface and superimposed over each other. The fonts are all in various shades of yellow and orange.
Classification
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Type
prints
Topic
Art
Design
Feminism
Graphic design
Politics
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gail Anderson
Object number
2020.11.11
Restrictions & Rights
© Gail Anderson
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d28ba7f5-000c-4ab8-ba51-d86c4c7d4bc2

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