Masses & Mainstream Vol. 4. No. 1: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

An issue of Masses & Mainstream from 1951. The cover of the issue features black and white text on a magenta background. The right side contains a shoulder-length drawing of man wearing glasses drawn by Charles White. The interior contains twelve articles and ninety-six pages total. The back cover features an advertisement for Masses & Mainstream.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: January 1951
• Published by: Masses & Mainstream, Inc., American, founded 1948
• Edited by: Samuel Sillen, 1911 - 1972
• Written by: William L. Patterson, American, 1891 - 1980
• Written by: Paul Robeson, American, 1898 - 1976
• Written by: Herbert Aptheker, 1915 - 2003
• Written by: Joseph North
• Written by: Richard O. Boyer, American, 1903 - 1973
• Illustrated by: Charles White, American, 1918 - 1979
• Type: pamphlets
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (21 x 14 cm)
• Place made: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Mass media
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: U.S. History, 1945-1953
• Object number: 2010.55.17.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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