Designed by
Anderson, Gail, American, born 1962
Illustrated by
Petrantoni, Lorenzo, Italian, born 1970
Subject of
McNally, Terrence, American, 1938 - 2020
Date
ca. 1998
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 22 × 14 in. (55.9 × 35.6 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 for the Broadway musical Ragtime, with graphics designed by Gail Anderson. The poster depicts a man seated at an upright piano with his arms raised upwards. He wears a white shirt, dark pants and dark suspenders. The viewers only see him from the back. On top of the piano is a Statue of Liberty done in grey tones. Black diamond shapes emanate from her in a halo effect. Radiating from the upper half of the halo is a cacophony of images, including musical instruments, objects of clothing, an American flag, images of politicians, a gramophone, a movie camera, a locomotive engine, and various phrases. The seated man with the piano and its accompanying image takes up the top half of the poster. The bottom half has large letters in red and blue text across the page that read “RAGTIME / THE MUSICAL.” Below this is red text that lists the production information. Along the bottom margin is ticket and theater information.
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Place used
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Type
posters
Topic
Advertising
Art
Design
Graphic design
Mass media
Musical Theatre
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gail Anderson
Object number
2020.11.18
Restrictions & Rights
© SpotCo
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd582fa7c8d-2615-430e-a2b5-d95f5f86ab96

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