Spray paint in "Azalea Pink" owned by DAZE: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A spray can of Illinois Bronze Accent Designer Spray containing 029 Azalea Pink, a pink color paint. The spray can has a white paper label exterior with vertical, thin, black stripes. The label features a large, pink graphic of a bowl-shaped stand filled with fruits and leaves. The fruits depicted include grapes, apples, peaches and oranges. Above the bowl graphic in black text is the name of the manufacturer [ILLINOIS BRONZE] below the company logo, stylized letters [I B]. In black text, below the bowl graphic, is information about the paint color, the brand, as well as a warning label: [ACCENT / DESIGNER SPRAY / SOFT MATTE FINISH / FOR FLORAL – DISPLAY – CRAFT AND / HOME DECORATING ON ALL MATERIALS / INCLUDING FRESH AND PERMANENT FLOWERS] and below the base of the stand graphic is the text [029 AZALEA PINK / DANGER-EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE. KEEP FROM / HEAT OR FLAME. CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE. / Read Precautions on Back Panel] and [NET WT 13 OZ. / 369 GMS.] in black ink. On the back of the can are the directions for use, cautions, pigment formula, the manufacturer contact information and copyright date.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1975
• Manufactured by: Illinois Bronze Paint Company, American, 1890 - 1990
• Owned by: Daze, American, born 1962
• Type: cans
• Medium: ink on paper with metal and paint
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 18 × 7 × 7 in. (45.7 × 17.8 × 17.8 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Place made: Lake Zurich, Lake County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Art
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Object number: 2013.22.19
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Chris DAZE Ellis
• 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: © DAZE Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.