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1993

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1996

  • We acquired this object.

2016

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Poster, Who's the Man

This is a Poster. It was firm: 11:24 Design. It is dated 1993 and we acquired it in 1996. Its medium is lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Art Sims, graduated from Michigan State University in 1975. He began his graphic design career in New York City as Associate Designer for CBS Records and subsequently relocated to Los Angeles where he was hired as Director of Art/Design for Capitol Records. At Capitol, he designed record covers, corporate logos and identities, and advertising campaigns for consumer and trade ads. In 1980, Sims created his own design firm, 11:24 Design. His clients include Stevie Wonder Productions, Quincy Jones Productions, Eddie Murphy Productions, and MCA Records. Sims also has worked in the areas of film, television, and video.

These posters have been reviewed by Marilyn Symmes, Ellen Lupton, and Gail Davidson. Konstanze Bachmann has also reviewed them for conservation problems. She notes small nicks and creases at corners, otherwise the condition is fine. We recommend retaining this material for the collection because it documents the films of a major African-American director and filmmaker an

It is credited Gift of Art Sims.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 120 × 68.5 cm (47 1/4 × 26 15/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed and dated on lower right.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in print: Dr. Dre / Ed Lover / It’s about truth, justice and the pursuit of donuts / Who’s the Man / the first hip hop whodunit!

Cite this object as

Poster, Who's the Man; Firm: 11:24 Design; USA; lithograph on paper; H x W: 120 × 68.5 cm (47 1/4 × 26 15/16 in.); Gift of Art Sims; 1996-92-7

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