Ross: Museum Object and Cultural History
Ross: Date: 1978. Recorded by: Diana Ross, American, born 1944. Distributed by: Motown Record Corporation, American, founded 1959.
The object in the museum catalogue
A twelve-inch 33 1/3 rpm LP recording of the album "Ross" recorded by Diana Ross. The front of the album cover is yellow and has an illustration of Diana Ross wearing a white dress. She is in front of a green plant. Her right arm is raised and her hand is behind her head. She is holding a cigarette in her right hand. The smoke of the cigarette spells “Ross.” The word “Diana” is at the top center of the album cover in white.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1978
- Recorded by: Diana Ross, American, born 1944
- Distributed by: Motown Record Corporation, American, founded 1959
- Owned by: Ginger Smock, American, 1920 - 1995
- Type: record covers
- Type: long-playing records
- Medium: record (a): vinyl;
- Medium: jacket (b): ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W (album jacket): 12 5/16 × 12 5/16 in. (31.3 × 31.3 cm)
- Dimensions: Diameter (record): 12 in. (30.5 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Topic: Soul (Music)
- Object number: 2016.161.3.5ab
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lydia Samuel Bennett
- 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: © 1978 Motown Record Corporation Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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