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    Boombox used by Public Enemy

    Manufactured by
    Tecsonic, South Korean
    Owned by
    Chuck D, American, born 1960
    Subject of
    Public Enemy, American, founded 1982
    Def Jam Recordings, American, founded 1984
    Terminator X, American, born 1966
    Flavor Flav, American, born 1959
    Professor Griff, American, born 1960
    Chaf-Pozi Soweto, South African
    Date
    ca. 1986
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    metal, plastic, paper
    Dimensions
    14 x 27 x 7 1/8 in. (35.6 x 68.6 x 18.1 cm)
    Description
    A tecsonic boombox with a light brown metal cover used by Public Enemy. The boombox has a handle at the top, collapsible antenna, six speakers, a radio, a double cassette player, and a number of controls. There are green and black Public Enemy stickers adhered around the left, top, and right sides. There is one sticker on each side and three on the top. All of the stickers have varying degrees of loss. Two cassette compartments marked "METAL / 4 BAND STEREO RECEIVER / DOUBLE CASSETTE PLAYER" and "5-BAND GRAPHIC EQUALIZER MX-900." The large round speaker at the bottom right has a white sticker with black and red print that says "I (heart symbol) / SOWETO / www.iluvsa.co.za / Where: CHAF - POZI / When: 3rd Saturday / of every month." There is a black label with silver text on back of speaker. It reads "TECSONIC / STEREO DOUBLE CASSETTE RECORDER / WITH 4-BAND RADIO / MODEL NO: MX-900 / AC 110/220V 50/60Hz30W / DC 15V"D"SIZE BATTERY x10PCS / MADE IN KOREA."
    Classification
    Tools and Equipment-Audiovisual
    Type
    radio receivers
    Topic
    Hip hop (Music)
    Technology
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Public Enemy
    Object number
    2013.149.1.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56c55864c-615b-4a15-9e49-1ee0f1cfd8b4
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    Boombox carried by Radio Raheem in the film Do the Right Thing

    Manufactured by
    Tecsonic, South Korean
    Used by
    Nunn, Bill, American, 1952 - 2016
    Signed by
    Spike Lee, American, born 1957
    Owned by
    Gene Siskel, American, 1946 - 1999
    Subject of
    Public Enemy, American, founded 1982
    Date
    1989
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    Medium
    plastic, metal, wire, cloth, pressure-sensitive tape, ink
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (2014.270.2.1a Handle Up): 19 1/2 × 31 1/4 × 9 in. (49.5 × 79.4 × 22.9 cm)
    Description
    A Promax Super Jumbo boombox (2014.270.2.1a) used as a prop by the character Radio Raheem in the Spike Lee directed picture, "Do the Right Thing". The boombox includes a dual audio casette tape deck, an equilizer section, radio dial, colored light display, and a pair each of 8" subwoofers, midranges, and tweeters. There are sections of red, yellow, and green electical tape with black ink text on the sides and top of the player. There are also rectangular black, green, and yellow "Public Enemy" stickers adhered to both the PR and PL side of the player. On the lower back of the boombox is handwritten text in gold ink reading [BROOKLYN, N.Y. / 3/17/90 / To Gene / RADIO RAHEEM LIVES / LOVE, Spike Lee / "FIGHT THE POWER"]. There is a metal handle attached to the top of the player, around which two braided bracelets (black-and-white 2014.270.2.1b, colored 2014.270.2.1c) and multi-colored printed cloth (2014.270.2.1d) have been tied. The "rewind" button on the PR tape deck has fallen off but is stored with the boombox (2014.270.2.1e). The boombox had an audio cassette in the PR deck that has been removed (2014.270.2.2), titled "JAZZ CLUB / Vocal". The cassette is off-white with black text and is printed with track titles, manufacturing information, and serial number.
    Place used
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Tools and Equipment-Audiovisual
    Tools and Equipment-Props and set design
    Type
    audio equipment
    Topic
    Film
    Hip hop (Music)
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.270.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54128e04e-eefb-4683-b41d-6cd0f099b052