These posters live in an upper school English classroom at The Bryn Mawr school in Baltimore. Texts by these wonderful authors/poets are going to be taught in the space over the academic year. The posters combine a portrait of the author, a quote, and a background pattern that speaks to their time.
Zora Neale Hurston’s poster’s background pattern borrows colors from a fellow Harlem Renaissance artist, Jacob Lawrence. The colors reflect the vitality and richness of the era.
A contemporary poet and author, Elizabeth Acevedo’s poster uses colors popular on social media and graphic design aimed at young audiences. They are fresh, full of energy, and warmth.
The poster of Adrienne Rich — an influential poet and essayist — uses the colors of the lesbian flag. Overlapping translucent ribbons of color allude to her writings on the need for intersectionality within the feminist movement.