"The Bronx Meets Queens Disco Jam Featuring DJ Afrika Bambaataa," 1980

Summary

Hip-hop culture developed in the 1970s and 1980s at parties and venues across New York City and its suburbs. Fliers like these advertised these events and often included the names of performing DJs and emcees to build the audience's anticipation. The maker of this flier took design inspiration from the concurrently burgeoning New York street art scene.

Hip-hop culture developed in the 1970s and 1980s at parties and venues across New York City and its suburbs. Fliers like these advertised these events and often included the names of performing DJs and emcees to build the audience's anticipation. The maker of this flier took design inspiration from the concurrently burgeoning New York street art scene.

Artifact

Flier (Printed matter)

Subject Date

01 December 1980

Creators

Eddie Ed 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2024.172.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Technique

Offset lithography
Mounting
Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 16 in  (in cardboard frame)

Width: 12 in  (in cardboard frame)

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