Printing plate of Anna Mae Winburn: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A printing plate of vocalist and band leader Anna Mae Winburn featured in the Chicago Defender article from December 9, 1950. Winburn is featured with her arms raised. She is wearing a dress. The upper left of the printing plate has deteriorated. The back of the plate has an inscription that identifies the subject.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1950
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Anna Mae Winburn, 1913 - 1999
• Used by: The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
• Type: printing plates
• Type: portraits
• Medium: ink on zinc
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 5 9/16 × 3 7/8 × 1/16 in. (14.1 × 9.8 × 0.2 cm)
• Place made: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Black Press
• Topic: Business
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Mass media
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Topic: Technology
• Object number: 2012.18.5.42
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

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: © Chicago Defender Publishing Company Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.