- Published by
- Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
- Photograph by
- Smith, Charles W.
- Subject of
- Smith, Diana, American
- Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
- Owned by
- Sinclair, Clayton, American
- Sinclair, Hazel, American
- Created by
- Ebony, American, founded 1945
- Date
- June 1966
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 13 7/16 × 10 1/4 × 1/4 in. (34.2 × 26 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- An Ebony magazine, June 1966, featuring the cover article, “The Natural Look: New Mode for Negro Women,” Vol. XXI No. 8. The front cover features a color photograph of a Diana Smith. Smith is depicted from the neck up and she is looking at the viewer. She has short cropped hair, a thick dark sweater, and an earring dangling from her proper right ear. To the left the image is the main cover line in black text that reads [THE / NATURAL / LOOK / New mode / for Negro/ women]. Another byline above in black text reads [ELLIGBLE / BACHELORS / FOR 1966]. In the upper left corner is the publication mast head, a red banner with white block lettering that reads: [EBONY]. Above the mast head is black text that reads [A JOHNSON PUBLICATION 6[encircled]]. Two additional bylines, to the right of the mast head, in black text reads [INTEGRATION: The Great / Dilemma Of The Church] and below, [WOMAN LAWYER / IN MISSISSIPPI]. In the lower left corner, in red text, is the publication date and price: [JUNE 1966 / USA 50¢]. The bottom center of the front cover has a white address label sticker with black type. A fifth byline, printed in red text in the bottom right corner reads, [ANNUAL BASEBALL ROUNDUP: YEAR OF THE HOLDOUT] with the last four words obscured by the mailing label. The back cover of the magazine features a full sized advertisement for Marlboro cigarettes. There are one hundred and ninety-four (194) interior pages with color and black-and-white images, illustrations, and text.
- Place collected
- Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
- Collection title
- The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Topic
- Advertising
- Beauty culture
- Black Enterprise
- Black interiors
- Black Press
- Business
- Christianity
- Hair
- Journalism
- Law
- Mass media
- Religion
- Segregation
- Travel
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
- Object number
- 2011.12.53.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ebony Media Group LLC
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.