Letterform Archive<p>Sylvia Abernathy, album art for Roscoe Mitchell Sextet and Sun Ra, Delmark, 1966.</p><p>In late 1960s Chicago, Sylvia Abernathy was all at once a college student, activist, and graphic designer. One of the few women working in a male-dominated industry, Abernathy (who later changed her name to “Laini”) is believed to be the first Black woman to be credited as a designer on album covers. Read more: <a href="https://letterformarchive.org/news/laini-sylvia-abernathy/?utm_source=Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">letterformarchive.org/news/lai</span><span class="invisible">ni-sylvia-abernathy/?utm_source=Facebook</span></a></p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/SylviaAbernathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SylviaAbernathy</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Laini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Laini</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/BlackDesigners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackDesigners</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/BlackHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistoryMonth</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/AlbumArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlbumArt</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/1960s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1960s</span></a></p>