Toys With the World: Museum Object and Cultural History
Toys With the World: Date: 1966. Recorded by: Godfrey Cambridge, American, 1933 - 1976. Distributed by: Epic Records, American, founded 1953.
The object in the museum catalogue
A twelve-inch 33 1/3 rpm LP recording of the album "Toys With the World" recorded by Godfrey Cambridge. The album cover is white with black text. Godfrey Cambridge is pictured at center wearing a superman costume. He is holding a globe, a toy spear, stuffed animals and other toys. He is smiling and looking to his right.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1966
- Recorded by: Godfrey Cambridge, American, 1933 - 1976
- Distributed by: Epic Records, American, founded 1953
- Owned by: Ginger Smock, American, 1920 - 1995
- Type: record covers
- Type: long-playing records
- Medium: vinyl, ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W (album jacket): 12 5/16 × 12 5/16 in. (31.3 × 31.3 cm)
- Dimensions: Diameter (record): 12 in. (30.5 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Amusements
- Topic: Comedy
- Object number: 2016.161.3.9ab
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lydia Samuel Bennett
- 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: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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