Black Stars, Vol. 28, No. 4: Museum Object and Cultural History
Black Stars, Vol. 28, No. 4: Date: February 1979. Published by: Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019. Subject of: Black Stars, American, 1971 - 1981.
The object in the museum catalogue
A Black Stars magazine, Volume 28, Number 4 that features a color photograph of the singer Tina Turner on the cover. This cover also has the following headlines: "INEZ ANDREWS: 'I'M NOT TIRED YET'" / LENNY WILLIAMS: 'I'M READY FOR RECOGNITION'" / GRACE JONES: 'I STILL LACK LOVE'" / "CHAKA KHAN: THE SECRET SHE COULDN'T HIDE" / "THERE'S MORE TO ME THAN SHAFT" by Richard Roundtree / "THE NEW TINA TURNER". The back cover has an advertisement for Winston Light cigarettes.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: February 1979
- Published by: Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
- Subject of: Black Stars, American, 1971 - 1981
- Subject of: Tina Turner, American, 1939 - 2023
- Type: magazines (periodicals)
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 11 1/8 x 8 1/2 in. (28.3 x 21.6 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Black Press
- Topic: Entertainers
- Topic: Mass media
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2011.166.16.3
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 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: © Johnson Publishing Company Archive. Courtesy J. Paul Getty Trust and Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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