2010.54.6084

Generations Are Counting on You
2000
24.00 in HIGH x 36.00 in WIDE
(60.96 cm HIGH x 91.44 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.6084

"'The New Quilt' by Herb Kawainui Kane - Courtesy of the artist" printed below image at right. "U.S. Department of Commerce / Economics and Statistics Administration / U.S. Census Bureau / D-3297.2" printed at bottom right. Text at bottom left reads "This Census 2000 poster, developed by the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders Census Advisory Subcommittee with assistance from the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, celebrates diversity in America." Also printed at bottom left, "USCENSUSBUREAU."

Poster contains a reproduction of the artwork, "The New Quilt," by Herb Kawainui Kane centered at top left on a background banded with green, yellow, and orange. The artwork shows an older woman and a young girl sitting on a porch. A large purple and orange quilt is spread over their laps and fills the bottom of the image. The woman sews a portion of the quilt held in a large quilting hoop. "Generations Are Counting On You" is printed in large font below the image. "United States Census 2000" and "This is your future. Don't leave it blank" are printed at center right above a graphic of a Census form.
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