Heard Libraries’ New Hip Hop Print Collection
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries are marking the 50th anniversary of hip-hop in 2023 with the acquisition of eight prints by celebrated hip-hop illustrator and documentarian André LeRoy Davis. The prints, which are now available for teaching and research, engage critical themes in U.S. culture, from immigration and policing to identity and electoral politics, underscoring the many ways that hip-hop creates meaning and catalogs history for music audiences and Black communities.
