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Jet vol. 1 no. 7
- Published by
- Johnson Publishing Company, American, founded 1942
- Edited by
- Johnson, John Harold, American, 1918 - 2005
- Burns, Ben, American, 1913 - 2002
- Clayton, Edward T., American, 1921 - 1966
- Subject of
- Vaughan, Sarah, American, 1924 - 1990
- Sampaio, Jurema, Brazilian
- Date
- December 13, 1951
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 5 13/16 × 4 1/8 × 1/8 in. (14.7 × 10.5 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- Jet Magazine, volume 1, number 7, featuring a black and white image of singer Sarah Vaughan, against a green background. Only her face and shoulders are visible. Vaughan is wearing a light colored strapless top with sequined flowers. She is facing forward with her proper right shoulder slightly back. Just above Vaughan’s proper right shoulder is the model’s credit with a caption in white ink, that reads [SARAH VAUGHAN: / She rates as No. 1 / among girl singers] and the associated cover line above that reads [TEN / BEST / GIRL /SINGERS] in white type. The top third of the front cover is the mast head in white text, [JET / THE WEEKLY NEGRO NEWS MAGAZINE], on the left side and the date line, price and publisher [Dec. 13, 1951 / A JOHNSON PUBLICATION / 15c], on the right. On the right, top third of the cover is the cover line [NEGROS WITH / WHITE SLAVES]. On the left, bottom third of the cover is the cover line, [WAR AGAIN AT / WILBERFORCE]. The back cover features a full length, black and white image of Jurema Sampaio, wearing a leaf bikini and white beads. The image has a caption that reads [MOVIE STAR IN BRAZIL / Stunning Jurema Sampaio, a Brazilian girl of mixed / Negro, Indian and Portuguese blood, is one of the bright- / est stars in the growing movie industry of the biggest / South American country. She is morena or mixed type / considered ideal of beauty in Brazil (See “Entertain- / ment”).]. This magazine issue is sixty-six (66) pages.
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Brazil, Latin America, South America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Courtesy of Johnson Publishing Company, LLC
- Object number
- 2015.122.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. Permission required for use.
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At Her Best, Sarah Vaughan
- Created by
- Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
- Subject of
- Vaughan, Sarah, American, 1924 - 1990
- Date
- 1950
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 11 x 13 7/8 in. (27.9 x 35.2 cm)
- Caption
- At Her Best, Sarah Vaughan - Club Oasis, Western Avenue, Central Los Angeles, Calif., 1950
- Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 203.
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Sarah Vaughan singing at Club Oasis in Los Angeles, California. Vaughan wears a dress and looks at the camera out of the corner of her eye.
- Place depicted
- Western Avenue, Central, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
- Object number
- 2010.74.150
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Joe Schwartz
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Great American Musicians
- Created by
- Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
- Subject of
- Vaughan, Sarah, American, 1924 - 1990
- Armstrong, Louis, American, 1901 - 1971
- Holiday, Billie, American, 1915 - 1959
- Howard, David
- Date
- 1950s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 x 13 7/8 in. (27.9 x 35.2 cm)
- Caption
- Great American Musicians - Sarah Vaughan, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holliday, David Howard, Club Oasis, Western Ave., Central Los Angeles, California, 1950's
- Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 202.
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Sarah Vaughan, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holliday, and David Howard at Club Oasis in Los Angeles, California.
- Place depicted
- Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
- Object number
- 2010.74.148
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Joe Schwartz