Claudine: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A vinyl record (a) with cardboard jacket (b) and paper sleeve (c).The front of the album jacket features a central color image of three men and one woman, Gladys Knight and the Pips. Knight wears a blue dress and the three men wear matching red shirts with blue vests and ties. The central image is surrounded by seven (7) color images from the film, in oval shaped vignettes. At top is [GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS] in red text followed by [Singing / The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / Claudine / Starring / JAMES EARL JONES DIAHANN CARROLL]. Beneath this in blue text is [Score written and produced by / CURTIS MAYFIELD].The back of the record sleeve features large color image of James Earl Jones and Diahann Carroll kissing.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1974
• Produced by: Curtis Mayfield, American, 1942 - 1999
• Written by: Curtis Mayfield, American, 1942 - 1999
• Recorded by: Gladys Knight & The Pips, American, 1953 - 1989
• Subject of: James Earl Jones, American, 1931 - 2024
• Subject of: Diahann Carroll, American, 1935 - 2019
• Published by: Buddah Records, American, 1967 - 1986
• Subject of: Gladys Knight, American, born 1944
• Subject of: Bubba Knight, American, born 1942
• Type: record covers
• Type: long-playing records
• Medium: vinyl , cardboard
• Dimensions: H x W (album jacket): 12 1/2 x 12 3/8 in. (31.8 x 31.4 cm)
• Place made: United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Film
• Topic: Funk (Music)
• Topic: Hollywood (Film)
• Topic: Motown (Music)
• Topic: Popular music
• Topic: Rhythm and blues (Music)
• Object number: 2012.152.152abc
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dow B. Ellis
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © 1974 Buddah Records, Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.