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Announcement, Lines: New Writing Series at the Detroit Institute of Arts

This is a Announcement. It was designed by Edward Fella. It is dated 1986 and we acquired it in 1995. Its medium is offset lithograph on white paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Edward Fella. It is credited Gift of Edward Fella.

Its dimensions are

43.2 x 27.9 cm (17 x 11 in. )

It is signed

Signature imprinted in blue, left edge, running upward, sideways: Design: Edward Fella

It is inscribed

Recto: Imprinted in blue and yellow across upper left edge: MARCH/ APRIL/ 1986/ LINES:/ NEW/ WRITING/ at The/ DETROIT/ INSTITUTE/ OF ARTS; enclosed in box across upper left quadrant, : L/ SONIA SANCHEZ/ author of/ We a BaddDDD People... [gives biographical information of author, date, time location, admission fee of event]... ADMISSION $3.00; across upper right quadrant, enclosed in box: "Literary Models/ And/ Photography"/ a slide-lecture by/ CARL TOTH...[gives biographical information of author, date, time location, admission fee of event]... ADMISSION $3.00/ i; across center enclosed in a box: N TUESDAY/ APRIL 17/ THE SECOND/ ANNUAL/ LINES/ BENEFIT/ READ...[gives biographical information of authors, date, time location, admission fee of event]... ADMISSION $6.00; enclosed in box across lower left quadrant: E/ Sunday/ April 27/ Farua Z. Bey...[gives biographical information of author, date, time location, admission fee of event]... ADMISSION $1.00; enclosed in box across lower right quadrant: S/ Poetry/ on the/ Radio:/ "DIMENSION"...[gives date, time location, admission fee of event]... FM 102 Verso: Imprinted in blue, enclosed in box, center: Farya Z. Bey/ SUNDAY APRIL 27/ LINES:/ NEW/ WRITING... [gives participating authors, dates, additional information]... JESSICA HAGEDORN; across lower left quadrant: THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS/ 5200 Woodward Avenue/ Detroit, Michigan 48202; across lower right quadrant: Non-Profit Organization/ U.S. Postage/ PAID/ Founders Society/ Detroit Institute of Arts

Cite this object as

Announcement, Lines: New Writing Series at the Detroit Institute of Arts; Designed by Edward Fella (American, b. 1938); USA; offset lithograph on white paper; 43.2 x 27.9 cm (17 x 11 in. ); Gift of Edward Fella; 1995-42-37

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