My Schomburg Experience (Redefined)
Steven G. Fullwood, archivist, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, shares another one of his favorite items from the Schomburg collection:
Promotional fliers from Easy A.D. Harris Collection (Hip-Hop Archive Project)
“Easy A.D. Harris is a member of the Cold Crush Brothers, one of the first Hip-Hop groups founded in 1978. Harris is also a collector who was gracious enough to donate items from his personal collection.
But it’s hard to pick one thing from this collection so I’ll highlight the most fascinating part of his collection, the fliers. Harris’s collection of fliers document early Hip-Hop in Harlem, the Bronx and Brooklyn (ca. 1979-1985) and feature well-known artists such as Kurtis Blow, Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa.
Back then Hip-Hop was in its infancy and known through word-of-mouth. The fliers were handed out, posted to telephone polls and pasted on buildings to advertise shows. Many of the fliers contain photographs or artwork inspired by graffiti artists or comic book art.”
Join Steven on a guided tour of the Romare Bearden exhibition at the Schomburg on October 5, 2011. For more information, please click here
