Ebony Vol. IV No. 12: Museum Object and Cultural History
Ebony Vol. IV No. 12: Date: October 1949. Published by: Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019. Subject of: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010.
The object in the museum catalogue
An issue of Ebony Magazine from October 1949. The cover features Lena Horne and Duke Ellington against an orange background. Ellington, in a grey suit, embraces Horne, who wears a burgundy dress with white polka dots. Overlapping with the portrait at bottom right is [THE DUKE AND DUCHESS / OF THE MUSIC WORLD] in white text against a red background. At top left is the [EBONY] title in white text against a red background with [A JOHNSON PUBLICATION] just below it. At top right [AMERICA'S / MOST-MARRIED / NEGROES]. At bottom left [OCTOBER 1949 30c].
The interior contents include articles on "Dixie lawmakers spend record funds on state schools," Horne and Ellington, a choir featured in films, Smalls Paradise nightclub in Harlem, the dancer Katherine Dunham, an annual Baptist convention, the cover story "Most-Married Negroes," politics in Chicago, and "Negroes in Pro Football." There are also numerous advertisements including a Pepsi Cola campaign featuring Talladega College. The back cover features an advertisement for Schenley whiskey.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: October 1949
- Published by: Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
- Subject of: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010
- Subject of: Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974
- Type: magazines (periodicals)
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 13 1/4 x 10 1/8 in. (33.7 x 25.7 cm)
- Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Advertising
- Topic: Black Press
- Topic: Business
- Topic: Composers (Musicians)
- Topic: Football
- Topic: Mass media
- Object number: 2011.35.1.11
- 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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