Flier for "A Punk Rock Elvis Weekend Disco" at the Bronx River Center
- Designed by
- Eddie Ed, American
- Distributed by
- Nubian Productions, American
- Subject of
- Afrika Bambaataa, American, born 1957
- DJ Jazzy Jay, American, born 1961
- Kool DJ Red Alert, American, born 1956
- Lisa Lee, American
- Master Ice, American
- Mr. Biggs, American
- Pow Wow, American
- Hutch-Hutch, American
- MC Ice-Ice, American, died 2012
- Esquire, Buddy, American, 1959 - 2014
- T-Connection, American
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 5/16 × 8 9/16 in. (16.1 × 21.7 cm)
- Description
- A flier for Nubian Productions’ “A Punk Rock Elvis Weekend Disco” at the Bronx River Center on Friday, February 1 and at T-Connection on Saturday, February 2, 1980, designed by Eddie Ed. The flier is printed in brown ink on yellow paper and features an illustration of a Zulu Nation warrior figure at the left and hand-lettered text on the right with the names of several DJ’s and MC’s to perform: DJ Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Jazzy Jay, DJ Red Alert, Mr. Biggs, Pow Wow, Hutch Hutch, Lisa Lee, Sundance, Ice Ice, Master Ice and Master B. At the bottom center, labeled as "The Message" is: [Do Not forget the Black / Struggle past of the 1960’s]. At the bottom left corner is [EDDIE-ED] and along the left hand side is [DEDICATED TO BUDDY ESQUIRE].
- Place depicted
- Bronx, New York City, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- Communities
- Design
- Graphic design
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Music
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2020.54.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown – Restrictions Possible
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