Printing plate of Henry Scott: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Printing plate of Henry Scott dressed in a service dress shirt and tie. Scott wears campaign ribbons on his chest and a pi on his collar. Written on the back is ["DEEP ARE THE ROOTS"].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: April 1946
• Photograph by: Scott Tyler
• Subject of: Henry Scott
• Used by: The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
• Type: printing plates
• Type: portraits
• Medium: ink on zinc
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 5 9/16 × 3 7/8 × 1/16 in. (14.1 × 9.8 × 0.2 cm)
• Place depicted: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Black Press
• Topic: Business
• Topic: Mass media
• Topic: Military
• Topic: Technology
• Topic: Theatre
• Topic: Tuskegee Airmen
• Object number: 2012.18.5.28
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company
• 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: © Chicago Defender Publishing Company Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.