Scope and content Art work, lettering, drawings, and designs for Hip Hop party and event flyers by Buddy Esquire, "the Flyer King." The collection includes original art work and rough text layouts for his flyer designers, manuscripts and flyer design notes, two sketch books, seven binders of loose artwork containing approximately 324 original pieces, working files and partial paste-ups, a box containing approximately 500 sheets of his dry transfer letters, 82 Hip Hop flyers designed by Buddy Esquire, 59 Hip...

Scope and content The Johan Kugelberg hip hop collection documents the origins of hip-hop as music, culture and community in the Bronx, NY, and its influence on the history of music, art, performance, and activism in America during the final third of the 20th century and beyond. The collection contains nearly 1,000 recordings (primarily LP records), textile art, books and magazines, and more than 500 original party and club flyers designed by Buddy Esquire and others. It also includes 74 candid hip hop photos...