Unforgettable with Love: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

An audio cassette of Natalie Cole "Unforgettable with Love" (1991).

2015.263.13a: An audio cassette tape. The cassette is clear plastic with white type on each side. Both sides have headers reading: [UNFORGETTABLE WITH LOVE NATALIE COLE] and song tracks listed underneath on both Side 1 and Side 2. The Elektra Record logo, copyright information, and the cassette number [61049-4] are featured on both sides.

2015.263.13b: An audio cassette paper jacket. The jacket is portrait orientation and has a black-and-white image of Natalie Cole with curled hair, wearing a strapless floral top. White type at the top left reads: [UNFORGETTABLE] and [WITH LOVE / NATALIE / COLE] at center left. The back of the jacket has a white background with black type that has a list of songs, production information, and a barcode.

2015.263.13c: An audio cassette tape case made of clear plastic on the front and clear plastic on the back. The case has interior holders to insert an audio cassette jacket.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1991
• Recorded by: Natalie Cole, American, 1950 - 2015
• Published by: Elektra Records, American, founded 1950
• Produced by: Tommy LiPuma, American, born 1936
• Type: audio cassettes
• Medium: plastic , magnetic tape , ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W x D (cassette): 2 1/2 × 4 × 1/2 in. (6.4 × 10.2 × 1.3 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (jacket): 4 × 5 1/2 in. (10.2 × 14 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (case): 2 3/4 × 4 5/16 × 11/16 in. (7 × 11 × 1.7 cm)
• Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Popular music
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.263.13abc
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Timothy Anne Burnside
• 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: © 1991 Elektra Entertainment, a division of Warner Communications Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.