Designed by
Anderson, Gail, American, born 1962
Date
2018
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 33 × 36 in. (83.8 × 91.4 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
This is a poster designed by Gail Anderson with a white background and black text and graphics. The poster is an almost square white space with the word “THINK” in extremely large block letters that fills the page. There is a thick black border that runs around the margin of the page. The letters of “Think” touch the margin either at the top, bottom, or side of each letter. At the top left corner in the white space between the top of the ‘T’ and the border is small black text that reads “I don’t even.” In the bottom right corner of the poster in the white space under the letter ‘N’ is small black text that reads “of you as black.” The back of the poster is blank.
Classification
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Type
posters
Topic
Activism
Art
Design
Graphic design
Race relations
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gail Anderson
Object number
2020.11.13
Restrictions & Rights
© Gail Anderson
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd563e2b897-df5f-438c-820a-22d8a4c04ca8

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