- Found In
- (CstRLIN)NYPG087000308-F
- Description
- <183> posters : b&w and col.
- Summary
- Posters manufactured between 1940 and 1991 (primarily the 1970's and 80's), bearing information related to black authors and poets. About half of the collection announce new books published by a variety of presses including the Howard University Press, Dial Press, Leswing Press, Anchor Books, Alfred A. Knopf and Delacorte Press. Authors advertised include Nicolas Guillen, Nikki Giovanni, Margaret Walker, Alice Walker, Alex Haley, Vera B. Williams, Virginia Hamilton and many others. Books being advertised include fiction and nonfiction titles; many are ads for children's literature.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Posters – 1940-1999.
- Book & magazine posters.
- Photomechanical prints – 1940-1999.
- Note
- Title devised.
- Some posters are torn, creased, dirty. Some have been inscribed.
- Access (note)
- Access to the collection is by appointment only and is restricted to qualified and experienced researchers.
- Cite As (note)
- From the collection of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library, Astor Lenox & Tilden Foundation, Arts & Artifacts Division.
- Terms of Use (note)
- Works from the collection may be borrowed for exhibition purposes. Photography of art or artifacts in the collection is prohibited. In most instances, prints of collection items are available for sale to researchers. Permission for loans and to reproduce prints for publication must be obtained in writing.
- Linking Entry (note)
- Forms part of the Poster Collection.
- Call Number
- Sc Art Posters - Black authors and poets
- OCLC
- NYPG091000114-F
- Title
Black authors and poets poster collection [graphic].
- Imprint
<1940?-1991.>
- Access
Access to the collection is by appointment only and is restricted to qualified and experienced researchers.
- Cite As:
From the collection of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library, Astor Lenox & Tilden Foundation, Arts & Artifacts Division.
- Terms Of Use
Works from the collection may be borrowed for exhibition purposes. Photography of art or artifacts in the collection is prohibited. In most instances, prints of collection items are available for sale to researchers. Permission for loans and to reproduce prints for publication must be obtained in writing.
- Linking Entry
Forms part of the Poster Collection.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
Black author.
- Found In:
(CstRLIN)NYPG087000308-F
- Research Call Number
Sc Art Posters - Black authors and poets