Leslie speaker cabinet owned by James Brown: Museum Object and Cultural History
Leslie speaker cabinet owned by James Brown: Date: ca. 1968. Manufactured by: CBS Broadcasting, Inc., American, founded 1927. Owned by: James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006.
The object in the museum catalogue
A Leslie type 122 speaker cabinet covered in black vinyl and trimmed with silver roping. Red vinyl letters outlined with brass colored metal rivets form the letters “J B” on the front of the speaker. The speaker is on four wheels and is open on the lower back. The speaker is accompanied by vinyl cover (2008.7.1.2.1).
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1968
- Manufactured by: CBS Broadcasting, Inc., American, founded 1927
- Owned by: James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006
- Type: loudspeakers
- Medium: wood, vinyl, metal, glass
- Dimensions: 42 × 29 × 21 in. (106.7 × 73.7 × 53.3 cm)
- Place made: Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Funk (Music)
- Topic: Soul (Music)
- Object number: 2008.7.1.2
- 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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