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  • Life Magazine Vol. 65 No. 21

    Life Magazine Vol. 65 No. 21

    Created by
    Life Magazine, 1883 - 2007
    Published by
    Time Inc., American, founded 1922
    Written by
    Franklin, John Hope, American, 1915 - 2009
    Butterfield, Roger, American, 1907 - 1981
    Subject of
    Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
    Owned by
    Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
    Medium
    paper, ink, metal
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 3/4 × 10 7/16 × 3/8 in. (34.9 × 26.5 × 1 cm)
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Date
    1968
    Description
    A copy of Life Magazine from November 22, 1968. The cover of the magazine features an image of a photographic portrait of Frederick Douglass inside an ornamental gold and wooden frame set against a black background. At the top left is the LIFE title in white text against a rectangular red background. At center, in white text is [The Search / for a / BLACK PAST]. The issue is the first in a new series on "Negro History." The series is introduced on page 91 with the text [Here LIFE begins a new series which, taking a fresh look at Negro history, is an effort to place in proper perspective this richly significant segment of the American experience.]. The introduction is followed by an article written by John Hope Franklin titled "Rebels, Runaways and Heroes: The Bitter Years of Slavery." There are numerous illustrations, photographs, and artifacts featured. The magazine has 120 pages and the back cover is an advertisement for Pall Mall cigarettes.
    Topic
    African American
    Education
    Identity
    Mass media
    Race relations
    Slavery
    United States--History
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.201.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1968 Time, Inc. Permission required for use.
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  • Time Magazine, Vol. L, No. 12

    Time Magazine, Vol. L, No. 12

    Published by
    Time Inc., American, founded 1922
    Subject of
    Robinson, Jackie, American, 1919 - 1972
    Medium
    paper, ink, metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 11 3/16 × 8 1/2 × 1/4 in. (28.4 × 21.6 × 0.6 cm)
    Type
    baseball cards
    Date
    September 22, 1947
    Description
    Time Magazine, Volume 15, Number 12, September 22, 1947. Cover features a color illustration of Jackie Robinson surrounded by baseballs. Robinson looks away from the viewer toward the upper left. He wears a blue baseball hat with a white [B] on the front. The illustration is on a white background that is bordered in several thin lines at the edges. At the top of the illustration on the white background is the publication title [TIME / THE WEEKLY MAGAZINE]. Below the illustration is a short caption [JACKIE ROBINSON / He and the boss took a chance. / (Sport)]. Behind the white background is red that covers the remainder of the cover. At the top of the cover is the price and date [TWENTY CENTS SEPTEMBER 22, 1947]. At the bottom of the cover is the price and volume and number [$6.50 A YEAR/(REG. U. S. PAT. OFF.)/VOL. L NO. 12].
    Topic
    African American
    Athletes
    Baseball
    Mass media
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.183.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Time Magazine. Permission required for use.
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    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Exhibition
    Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
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  • LIFE Magazine, Vol. 56, No. 10

    LIFE Magazine, Vol. 56, No. 10

    LIFE magazine featuring a cover of Cassius Clay
    Written by
    Life Magazine, 1883 - 2007
    Published by
    Time Inc., American, founded 1922
    Subject of
    Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
    Created by
    Gomel, Bob, American, born 1933
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 5/8 x 10 1/2 in. (34.6 x 26.7 cm)
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Place made
    Rockefeller Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    March 6, 1964
    Description
    A 1964 issue of LIFE Magazine featuring a cover photograph of the boxer, Cassius Clay, commonly known as, Muhammad Ali, by the photojournalist Bob Gomel. The magazine consists of 126 pages some in color and others in black and white. The content includes articles on the 1964 Liston-Clay fight and offers a profile of Clay with many quotes from trainer Angelo Dundee. The magazine also contains articles on culture, politics, and current events, as well as advertisements. The back cover features a cigarette advertisement for Chesterfield King.
    Topic
    African American
    Athletes
    Boxing
    Mass media
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift, ©1964 Time, Inc.
    Object number
    2011.154
    Restrictions & Rights
    ©1964 Time, Inc. Permission required for use.
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  • Sports Illustrated, Vol. 29, No. 14

    Published by
    Time Inc., American, founded 1922
    Signed by
    Edwards, Harry, American, born 1942
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 1/8 × 8 3/8 in. (28.3 × 21.3 cm)
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Date
    September 30, 1968
    Description
    A copy of Sports Illustrated from September 30, 1968. The front cover has a rainbow colored background. Gold lettering at the top of the cover reads: [Sports Illustrated / September 30, 1968 50 CENTS]. Black and white text under the magazine title reads: [MEXICO 68 / THE PROBLEM OLYMPICS]. Below the text are three circles with three different images. The front cover design continues onto the interior cover. and has two other images. There is also black text above the images that reads: [Boycotts and Riots / Embattled Brundage / Ryun and Keino]. The interior consists of 112 pages. The back cover features an advertisement for Marlboro cigarettes.
    Topic
    African American
    Athletes
    International affairs
    Olympics
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of Dr. Harry Edwards
    Object number
    2016.66.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1968 Time, Inc. Permission required for use.
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  • Life Vol. 64 No. 16

    Life Vol. 64 No. 16

    Published by
    Time Inc., American, founded 1922
    Subject of
    King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (34.3 x 26.7 cm)
    Type
    portraits
    magazines (periodicals)
    Date
    April 19, 1968
    Description
    An issue of Life magazine featuring the aftermath of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. The cover has an image of Coretta Scott King in a black veil at her husband's funeral service. The LIFE logo is at the top left of the cover and white text next to the logo reads: [America's Farewell in Anger and Grief]. White text at the bottom reads: [April 19- 1968 - 34¢].
    Topic
    African American
    Civil Rights
    Families
    Mass media
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
    Object number
    2011.17.192
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1968 Time, Inc. Permission required for use.
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    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Time vol. 91 no. 21

    Published by
    Time Inc., American, founded 1922
    Edited by
    Donovan, Hedley, American, 1914 - 1990
    Illustrated by
    Lichtenstein, Roy, American, 1923 - 1997
    Subject of
    Senator Robert F. Kennedy, American, 1925 - 1968
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Closed): 11 3/16 × 8 3/8 × 1/4 in. (28.4 × 21.3 × 0.6 cm)
    H x W x D (Open): 11 3/16 × 16 1/2 × 5 7/8 in. (28.4 × 41.9 × 15 cm)
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Place made
    United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 24, 1968
    Description
    Time vol. 91 no. 21 from May 24, 1968. The front cover features a color cartoon portrait of Senator Robert Kennedy, set against a red background. Time magazine commissioned Roy Lichtenstein to produce the print for this issue. Kennedy is depicted from the shoulders up, speaking in front of five (5) microphones. Behind him is a red-white-and-blue background and Kennedy is outlined by a bright yellow burst of light that also falls on one side of his face. The portrait is bordered with a narrow white frame. In the bottom right corner of the portrait is the associated cover line printed in black text that reads, [BOBBY / KENNEDY]. Just below, printed in the white frame, is the artist’s name printed in black, stylized, block text that reads [ROY LICHTENSTEIN]. The masthead, printed in blue text, which is partially obscured by the top of Kennedy’s head, reads [TIME]. The price and date are printed in black text at the top of the front cover, [FIFTY CENTS ®] on the left and [May 24, 1968] on the right. The interior pages are white with black and red text, black-and-white photographs, color photographs, and illustrations. The magazine’s cover article about Kennedy’s presidential campaign is titled, “Nation: R.F.K.: WHAT THIS COUNTRY IS FOR.” The back cover features an advertisement for Tareyton 100’s cigarettes. This magazine issue is one hundred and ten (110) pages.
    Topic
    African American
    Civil Rights
    Mass media
    Politics (Practical)
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Clarence, Mary, and Robert Bryant
    Object number
    2017.88.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    @Time Inc. Permission required for use.
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  • Life Vol. 65, No. 21

    Life Vol. 65, No. 21

    Created by
    Life Magazine, 1883 - 2007
    Published by
    Time Inc., American, founded 1922
    Written by
    Franklin, John Hope, American, 1915 - 2009
    Butterfield, Roger, American, 1907 - 1981
    Subject of
    Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
    Medium
    ink on paper, metal
    Dimensions
    13 5/8 x 10 1/2 x 1/4 in. (34.6 x 26.7 x 0.6 cm)
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Place printed
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    November 22, 1968
    Description
    A copy of LIfe Magazine from November 22, 1968. The cover of the magazine features an image of a photographic portrait of Frederick Douglass inside an ornamental gold and wooden frame set against a black background. At the top left is the LIFE title in white text against a rectangular red background. At center, in white text is [The Search / for a / BLACK PAST]. The issue is the first in a new series on "Negro History." The series is introduced on page 91 with the text [Here LIFE begins a new series which, taking a fresh look at Negro history, is an effort to place in proper perspective this richly significant segment of the American experience.]. The introduction is followed by an article written by John Hope Franklin titled "Rebels, Runaways and Heroes: The Bitter Years of Slavery." There are numerous illustrations, photographs, and artifacts. The magazine has 120 pages and the back cover is an advertisement for Pall Mall cigarettes.
    Topic
    African American
    Education
    Identity
    Mass media
    Race relations
    Slavery
    United States--History
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joele and Fred Michaud
    Object number
    2013.239.16
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Time Life Pictures/Getty Images, Inc. Permission required for use.
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  • Time Vol. 99 No. 5

    Time Vol. 99 No. 5

    Published by
    Time Inc., American, founded 1922
    Subject of
    Wilson, Flip, American, 1933 - 1998
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 × 8 1/4 in. (28 × 21 cm)
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Place printed
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1972
    Description
    Magazine with a red border cover featuring a drawing of Flip Wilson. In the top right of the corner a yellow banner with black type reads: [TV's First Black Superstar]. Below, Wilson's portrait is framed with light bulbs; the date is at top right and [FIFTY CENTS] at the top left. [Comedian/Flip/Wilson] is in white type in the bottom right. There are two hand written inscriptions on the cover. One in the top right corner and the other on Wilson's forehead. The interior consists of articles, essays, and advertisements. The back cover is an advertisement for Winston Cigarettes.
    Topic
    African American
    Entertainers
    Mass media
    Variety shows (Television)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
    Object number
    2014.183.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Time, Inc. Permission required for use.
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  • Time Vol. 188 No. 13

    Time Vol. 188 No. 13

    Issue of Time Magazine signed by Colin Kaepernick
    Published by
    Time Warner, Inc., American, founded 1990
    Issued by
    Time Inc., American, founded 1922
    Subject of
    Kaepernick, Colin Rand, American, born 1987
    Signed by
    Kaepernick, Colin Rand, American, born 1987
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 1/2 × 8 in. (26.7 × 20.3 cm)
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Place depicted
    United States, North and Central America
    Date
    October 2016
    Description
    A newsstand issue of Time Magazine published October 3, 2016. Cover features an image of Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem over a black background. The cover story by Sean Gregory is titled "The Perilous Fight: National anthem protests led by Colin Kaepernick are fueling a debate about priviledge, pride and patriotism." Issue is signed in silver ink at center right: Col. / Kap / 7].
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Athletes
    Football
    Mass media
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Harry Edwards
    Object number
    2017.10.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Time Inc. Permission required for use.
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  • Time Vol. 143, No. 26

    Time Vol. 143, No. 26

    Published by
    Time Warner, Inc., American, founded 1990
    Issued by
    Time Inc., American, founded 1922
    Subject of
    Simpson, O. J., American, born 1947
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 10 3/4 × 8 3/16 in. (27.3 × 20.8 cm)
    H x W (open): 10 3/4 × 16 3/16 in. (27.3 × 41.1 cm)
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Date
    June 27, 1994
    Description
    An issue of Time magazine, Volume 143, Number 26. The front cover features a mugshot of O. J. Simpson. Simpson is depicted staring in to the camera and is shown wearing a white shirt and dark jacket. In front of his chest is the prison number from the Los Angeles Police Department. Red text on the bottom and top of the image reads: [TIME / An American Tragedy]. Black text in the top right corner reads: [June 27, 1994]. The bottom right corner has a white address label with black text. The interior of the magazine consists of eighty pages of articles and advertisements. The back cover features an advertisement for the Ford Aspire.
    Topic
    African American
    Athletes
    Football
    Law
    Mass media
    United States--History--1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1994 Time Inc. Permission required for use.
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  • Time Magazine, Volume 146, Number 18

    Published by
    Time Inc., American, founded 1922
    Owned by
    Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
    Medium
    ink on paper, metal
    Dimensions
    10 7/16 × 8 × 3/16 in. (26.5 × 20.3 × 0.5 cm)
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Date
    1995
    Description
    Publication of Time magazine featuring a color image of a group of African-American men and boys on the front cover and a cover story on the Million Man March They stand on a street with a row of houses in the background. They all wear formal attire and look at the camera. At the top of the cover is the publication title in large, black letters [TIME]. In the lower right quadrant of the front, over the top of the cover photograph is yellow and white text of the feature article [We, Too,/Sing/America/African American men/marched in search of hope,/strength and one another./Meet some who went, and/hear what it means to them.]. In the lower left corner is a barcode. The entire cover is bordered in red with the date and price at the very top right corner [OCTOBER 30, 1995 $2.95].
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Identity
    Mass media
    Men
    United States--History--1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, © Time Inc.
    Object number
    2014.154.8
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Time Inc. Permission required for use.
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