Photo of collection object Banner for a New Black Nation — Frank Smith. Banner for a New Black Nation, 1978. Fabric, leather, suede, paint, thread, metallic covered thread, graphite, metal rivets, 37 × 27 × 1/4 in. (94 × 68.6 × 0.6 cm). Gift of R.M. Atwater, Anna Wolfrom Dove, Alice Fiebiger, Joseph Fiebiger, Belle Campbell Harriss, and Emma L. Hyde, by exchange, Designated Purchase Fund, Mary Smith Dorward Fund, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, and Carll H. de Silver Fund, 2012.80.40. © artist or artist's estate.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Banner for a New Black Nation

1978

Frank Smith

American, born 1935

Contemporary Art

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Frank Smith
Classification: Textile
Formatted Medium: Fabric, leather, suede, paint, thread, metallic covered thread, graphite, metal rivets
Medium: fabric, leather, suede, paint, thread, metallic, covered, graphite, metal, rivets
Dimensions: 37 × 27 × 1/4 in. (94 × 68.6 × 0.6 cm)
Inscribed: Titled and dated on verso
Departments: Contemporary Art
Accession Number: 2012.80.40
Credit Line: Gift of R.M. Atwater, Anna Wolfrom Dove, Alice Fiebiger, Joseph Fiebiger, Belle Campbell Harriss, and Emma L. Hyde, by exchange, Designated Purchase Fund, Mary Smith Dorward Fund, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, and Carll H. de Silver Fund
Exhibitions: Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power
Rights Statement: © artist or artist's estate
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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