Ebony Vol. III No. 11: Museum Object and Cultural History
Ebony Vol. III No. 11: Date: September 1948. Published by: Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019. Subject of: Jay Jackson, American.
The object in the museum catalogue
An issue of Ebony Magazine from September 1948. On the cover, Esther Williams sits with a "foot doctor to Hollywood stars." Inside, the fourth of five Pepsi illustrated ads by Jay Jackson: “Any you gals got bottle openers?”
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: September 1948
- Published by: Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
- Subject of: Jay Jackson, American
- Subject of: Dr. Lois Evans, American
- Subject of: Esther Williams, American, 1921 - 2013
- Type: magazines (periodicals)
- Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions: H x W: 13 1/4 x 10 1/8 in. (33.7 x 25.7 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Advertising
- Topic: Black Press
- Topic: Business
- Topic: Film
- Topic: Hollywood (Film)
- Topic: Mass media
- Topic: Medicine
- Object number: 2011.35.1.5
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Stephanie Capparell, author of The Real Pepsi Challenge
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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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: © Ebony Media Group LLC Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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