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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 ViewCulture/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
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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 ViewConcourse 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
- 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