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Poster for Concept East Poetry featuring Kain, David Nelson, and Felipe Luciano

ca. 1969

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A poster for Concept-East Poetry advertising a performance by KAIN, David Nelson, and Felipe Luciano. The poster consists of a black-and-white photographic image of the three poets together. From left to right is Kain, Luciano, and Nelson. Kain is pictured from the shoulders up, possibly seated, with Luciano and Nelson pictured from the waists up, standing behind him. Kain is in profile, wearing a light colored henley shirt. Luciano stands in the middle, wearing a black turtleneck and looking straight ahead while raising one fist in the air. Nelson stands along the right side of the image, also in profile. At the top left is printed in white text [CONCEPT EAST POETRY / A NEW DIRECTION IN BLACK THEATRE FROM OFF-BROADWAY / FEATURING THE WORK OF OUTSTANDING BLACK POETS / KAIN - DAVID NELSON - FILIPE [sic] LUCIANO / JULY 17, 8:00p.m. MILBANK CHAPEL / ADMISSION FREE SPONSORED BY T.C. STUDENT SENATE].

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Catalog reference: 2012.21.7

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