Ebony Vol. XXXIII No. 9: Museum Object and Cultural History
Ebony Vol. XXXIII No. 9: Date: July 1978. Published by: Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019. Subject of: Chaka Khan, American, born 1953.
The object in the museum catalogue
Framed Ebony Magazine Cover from July 1978. Headline reads: "Hottest of the Hot Groups" with photographs of Chaka Khan of "Rufus and Chaka Kahn," Maurice White of "Earth, Wind & Fire," and Bootsy Collins of "Bootsy's Rubber Band." Secondary headline reads: "CLONING: Can Science Make A Carbon Copy of You?"
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: July 1978
- Published by: Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
- Subject of: Chaka Khan, American, born 1953
- Subject of: Maurice White, American, 1941 - 2016
- Subject of: Bootsy Collins, American, born 1951
- Type: magazines (periodicals)
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: 16 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (42.5 x 34.9 x 3.5 cm)
- Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Black Press
- Topic: Funk (Music)
- Topic: Mass media
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2011.83.5
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Love to the planet
- 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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