Ebony Vol. IV No. 12
- Published by
- Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
- Subject of
- Horne, Lena, American, 1917 - 2010
- Ellington, Duke, American, 1899 - 1974
- Date
- October 1949
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 1/4 x 10 1/8 in. (33.7 x 25.7 cm)
- Description
- An issue of Ebony Magazine from October 1949. The cover features Lena Horne and Duke Ellington against an orange background. Ellington, in a grey suit, embraces Horne, who wears a burgundy dress with white polka dots. Overlapping with the portrait at bottom right is [THE DUKE AND DUCHESS / OF THE MUSIC WORLD] in white text against a red background. At top left is the [EBONY] title in white text against a red background with [A JOHNSON PUBLICATION] just below it. At top right [AMERICA'S / MOST-MARRIED / NEGROES]. At bottom left [OCTOBER 1949 30c].
- The interior contents include articles on "Dixie lawmakers spend record funds on state schools," Horne and Ellington, a choir featured in films, Smalls Paradise nightclub in Harlem, the dancer Katherine Dunham, an annual Baptist convention, the cover story "Most-Married Negroes," politics in Chicago, and "Negroes in Pro Football." There are also numerous advertisements including a Pepsi Cola campaign featuring Talladega College. The back cover features an advertisement for Schenley whiskey.
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- Topic
- Actors
- Advertising
- Black Press
- Business
- Composers (Musicians)
- Football
- Mass media
- Modern dance
- Music
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Stephanie Capparell, author of The Real Pepsi Challenge
- Object number
- 2011.35.1.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ebony Media Group LLC
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.