Flier for “Black History Month Annual Cultural Freebee Jam” by Kool Lance
- Designed by
- Kool Lance, American
- Distributed by
- Nubian Productions, American
- Subject of
- Afrika Bambaataa, American, born 1957
- The Cold Crush Brothers, American, founded 1978
- DJ Charlie Chase, American, born 1959
- King, Angelo T., American, born 1959
- DJ Kool Herc, Jamaican American, born 1955
- DJ Jazzy Jay, American, born 1961
- Soul Power 82, American
- Kool DJ Red Alert, American, born 1956
- Soulsonic Force, American, founded 1980
- Cosmic Force, American
- Jazzy Five, American
- Grandmaster Flash, American, born 1958
- Furious Five, American, 1978 - 1989
- Kool DJ AJ, American, died 2015
- Busy Bee Starski, American, born 1962
- Fantastic Five, American, 1979 - 1994
- DJ Breakout, American
- Funky 4 + 1, American, 1977 - 1983
- Treacherous Three, American, 1978 - 1985
- Double Trouble, American
- Islam, Afrika, American, born 1967
- Billy Boy, American
- Mark V, American
- The Just Four, American
- Grand Mixer DXT, American
- Infinity 4, American
- Muhammad, Elijah, American, 1897 - 1975
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
- Clarence 13X, American, 1928 - 1969
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Carmichael, Stokely, Trinidadian American, 1941 - 1998
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Garvey, Marcus, Jamaican, 1887 - 1940
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Bronx River Houses, American, founded 1951
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Date
- February 25, 1982
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 3/8 × 6 3/8 in. (21.3 × 16.2 cm)
- Description
- A flier for the “Black History Month Annual Cultural Freebee Jam” designed by Kool Lance. The flier is in portrait orientation and printed on off-white paper and has black and white text in varying fonts and sizes and black graphics with a black border. The flier is dominated by an elongated, black, hexagonal graphic with two stepped black bands below. The graphic is overlayed with white text and a small, white, rectangular banner near the top, highlighting the act Soul Power 82 in black text and emphasized with arrow graphics. The centered black text at the top of the flier reads [nUBian PrODUCTiOns & / AFRIKA[small text inserted above] BamBaaTaa PresenTs / BLack HisTory monTH / annual cuLTuraL FreeBee jam / Guarantee[sic] to perform].
- Below is the hexagonal graphic with centered white text that reads [coLD Crush Brothers charLie chase / Tony Tone coLd crush 4 kool Herc / jazzy jay / soul power[right oriented arrow] 82 [left oriented arrow] red alert / afrika Bambaataa / soul sonic & cosmic Force jazzy 5 / Grand master[sic] Flash Furious Lovers / Kool dj aj & Busy Bee starski / Grand wizard Theodor[sic] Fantastic 5 / Breakout & Funky 4 Trecherous[sic] 3 / Double Trouble solo sounds whiz kid / afrika islam Billy Boy & Mark V / The just 4 & DST & infinity 4]. Below the rectangular graphic is centered black text that reads [you may never see another line up / like this again, not for free anyway! / Thurs. Feb 25, 1982 / 5 UNTIL 12 / Donation free (just come in peace) / (respect your black selves) / Bronx river center 1619 e 174 st. / remember your Black History Giants / Elijah Muhammad / martin L. king, malcolm x, / clarence 13x / Black Panthers, Stokley[sic] carmichael / Fredrick[sic] Douglas[sic] / marcus Garvey, naacp, / and the great black history of africa / and the world].
- Narrow triangular graphics extend from the top of the large rectangular graphic with the words [FUNK] printed in small text above the left triangle and the word [BLUES] printed above the right triangle. Two set of perpendicularly crossed arrows extend from the center left and right edges of the frame. The word [SOUL] is printed above the horizontally oriented arrow on the left, and the word [DISCO] is printed above the horizontally oriented arrow on the right. Mirror images of freeform geometric shapes below the crossed arrow sets also have small text printed around their edges: [ROCK] on the left, and [CALYPSO] and [JAZZ] on the right. Just below the large rectangular graphic is more small text that reads [LATIN]. Two elongated arrows in horizontal orientations extend from the freeform geometric shapes, just below the venue address, and point to small text at the center that reads [(BRONX RIVER HOUSES)]. Printed above the ends of the arrows is small text that reads [HIP HOP] on the far left and [REGGAY[sic]] on the far right. The flier designer’s name is printed in small black text in the right corner of the frame, [KOOL LANCE]. The back of the flier has no text or inscriptions.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- Place used
- Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
- Movement
- Black Power (Black Pride)
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Design
- DJs (Musicians)
- Graphic design
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Nightlife
- Rappers (Musicians)
- United States History
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2020.38.1.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.