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Poster, New Jack City
This is a Poster. It was company: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. and designed by Art Sims and written by Thomas Lee Wright and Barry Michael Cooper and produced by Jackson/McHenry Productions, George Jackson and Doug McHenry and production directed by Mario Van Peebles and firm: 11:24 Design. It is dated 1991 and we acquired it in 1996. Its medium is offset 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
This object was
donated by
Art Sims.
It is credited Gift of Art Sims.
Its dimensions are
120 × 68.5 cm (47 1/4 × 26 15/16 in.)
It is signed
Signed in pen and black ink, lower center: Art Sims / 3/29/95
Cite this object as
Poster, New Jack City; Designed by Art Sims (American, b. 1954); Company: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. (United States); Written by Thomas Lee Wright (American, b. 1953), Barry Michael Cooper (American); Production directed by Mario Van Peebles (Mexican, b. 1957); Produced by Jackson/McHenry Productions, Doug McHenry (American, b. 1952), George Jackson (American, 1958–2000); Firm: 11:24 Design; USA; offset lithograph on paper; 120 × 68.5 cm (47 1/4 × 26 15/16 in.); Gift of Art Sims; 1996-92-8
