Designed by
Anderson, Gail, American, born 1962
Subject of
Sikes, Melvin P., American, 1917 - 2012
Feagin, Joe Richard, American, born 1938
Date
ca. 1994
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 9 1/4 × 6 1/4 in. (23.5 × 15.9 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
This a book jacket design by Gail Anderson for Living with Racism: The Black Middle-Class Experience, a book by Joe Feagin and Melvin P. Sikes. It features a red background with black text in large block letters that are outlined in thin white lines. The cover is broken into three sections, each delineated by a black line outlined in white. The top section has text that reads “LIVING / WITH / RACISIM.” The middle section reads “THE / BLACK / MIDDLE-CLASS / EXPERIENCE.” The bottom section reads “JOE R. FEAGIN / MELVIN P. SIKES.” There is a black border around the outer margin of the page.
Classification
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Type
book jackets
Topic
Activism
Design
Economics
Education
Graphic design
Race discrimination
Race relations
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gail Anderson
Object number
2020.11.17
Restrictions & Rights
© Beacon Press
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5eaad4435-0f6e-47f4-964c-71fbffde5ba8

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