- Designed by
- Fab 5 Freddy, American, born 1959
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Grandmaster Flash, American, born 1958
- Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, American, 1978 - 1988
- Grand Wizzard Theodore, American, born 1963
- Fantastic Five, American, 1979 - 1994
- King, Angelo T., American, born 1959
- DJ Charlie Chase, American, born 1959
- The Cold Crush Brothers, American, founded 1978
- Double Trouble, American
- Lil' Rodney C!, American
- The Voice of K.K., American
- Double Trouble, American
- Kool DJ AJ, American, died 2015
- Busy Bee Starski, American, born 1962
- East River Park, American, founded 1939
- Date
- October 10, 1981
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 7/16 × 10 7/8 in. (21.4 × 27.7 cm)
- Description
- A flier for the “The Amphitheatre Jam!!!” designed by Fab 5 Freddy. The flier is in landscape orientation and printed on white paper with reproduced, handwritten black text, hand drawn black graphics, and a large black-and-white photograph. The top left quadrant of the flier features a large, cropped photograph of the East River Park Amphitheater. The amphitheater is dilapidated and covered in illegible graffiti. Rays have been drawn over the roof of the bandshell. The event title, [THE AMPHitHEATRE JAM!!!], is printed inside a small box in the top right corner. Below, and to the right of the photograph, are the directions: [AT THE EAST RIVER 4 Blks SoutH / of Houston St on THE LOWER / EAST SIDE]. Printed inside a set of large braces are the event date and time, [SAT. OCT 10, 1981 / 4-10 pm.], and the admission fee, [ALL[underlined four times] FLY GUYS & GIRLS FREE.]. The performing acts are printed below: [GRAND MASTER[SIC] FLASH[UNDERLINED] AND THE FURIOUS·5 / GRAND WIZARD THEODORE[UNDERLINED] AND THE FANTASTIC·5, TONY TONE CHARLIE CHASE[UNDERLINED] AND THE COLD CRUSH·4 / LIL RODNEY·C AND KK·ROCKWELL AS DOUBLE TROUBLE / COOL D.J. A.J. AND CHIEF ROCKER BUSY BEE STARSKY / P.S. (BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!)]. The text is oriented in a rectangular block with cloud shaped flourishes at each of the corners. The information is emphasized with seven, hand drawn, five-pointed stars. The back of the flier has no text or inscriptions.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- Place used
- Lower East Side, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- Design
- DJs (Musicians)
- Graphic design
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Nightlife
- Rappers (Musicians)
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2020.38.1.21
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




