Compiled by
Anderson, Gail, American, born 1962
Subject of
The Jackson 5, American, 1964 - 1975
Date
ca. 1972
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product) and cardboard with adhesive , plastic , metal
Dimensions
H x W (closed): 12 3/8 × 10 7/16 × 1 3/8 in. (31.5 × 26.5 × 3.5 cm)
H x W x D (open): 12 3/8 × 20 9/16 × 1 in. (31.5 × 52.3 × 2.5 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 dark green and black marbled cover scrapbook about The Jackson 5 compiled by Gail Anderson as a child. There is a gilt border formed of two parallel rows of doublt gilt lines with tendrils and abstract floral designs at the corners. Etched into the top third of the cover, possibly by a ballpoint pen are the words "SCRAP / BOOK." The interior pages consist of white paper most of which show yellowing and fading. There are thirty pages. Each page is covered both front and back with newspaper and magazine clippings of articles and both black-and-white and color images of the Jackson 5 as a group and the members individually. The clippings are arranged in various configurations enhanced with colored marker and blue and black ink captions and decorations. On the inside of the back cover is the name “Gail Zhalasa [?] Anderson." The back cover is blank.
Place depicted
United States, North and Central America
Classification
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
scrapbooks
Topic
Child musicians
Children
Design
Entertainers
Graphic design
Motown (Music)
Popular music
Rhythm and blues (Music)
Singers (Musicians)
Soul (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gail Anderson
Object number
2020.11.35
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd538ab773f-ddff-4c92-99ce-197c98383135

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