Spray paint in "Bone White" owned by DAZE: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A spray can of Red-Devil Spray Enamel containing Bone White 722, a white color paint. The spray can has a white exterior and features a large graphic of various objects surrounding a black circle with a graphic of a devil with a pitchfork in the center. The objects are on different colored backgrounds forming a geometric, circular shape from individual wedges. The objects surrounding the devil include a refrigerator, a high chair, a trash can, a car, a motor, a boat, a bicycle, a bureau, a children's wagon, and a lawn mower. Above and below the graphic is text in blue, red, and black with information about the color, the brand, as well as a warning label: [INTERIOR EXTERIOR / SUPREME QUALITY / RED-DEVIL / SPRAY / enamel / BONE WHITE 722 / DANGER-EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE. KEEP FROM HEAT OR / FLAME. CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE. VAPOR HARMFUL / See cautions elsewhere on label. NET WT. 13 OZS. AVOIR.]. On the back of the can are the directions for use, cautions, pigment formula, and manufacturer contact information.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1975
• Manufactured by: Red Devil Chemicals, Inc., American
• Owned by: Daze, American, born 1962
• Type: cans
• Medium: ink and paint on metal
• 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: Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Art
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Object number: 2013.22.18
• 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.