Published by
Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
Subject of
Robinson, Jackie, American, 1919 - 1972
Jackson, Jay, American
Date
June 1948
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 13 1/4 x 10 1/8 in. (33.7 x 25.7 cm)
Description
The June 1948 issue of Ebony magazine featuring a cover story written by Jackie Robinson. The cover features a large color portrait of Robinson's face as he looks directly at the viewer. He wears a white t-shirt and a navy baseball cap with green under the bill and appears against a sky blue background. At top right, [EBONY] appears in large white letters set in red. At bottom right, also in white against a red box [WHAT'S WRONG / WITH NEGRO / BASEBALL / By Jackie Robinson]. At bottom left, in smaller black text is [JUNE 1948 25c]. The story written by Robinson is found on pages 16-24. The interior of the magazine also contains five Pepsi advertisments illustrated by Jay Jackson. The first one has the caption: "Mmm, Daddy! Now that's art!" and features a little girl looking at a painting of a Pepsi-Co bottle in a museum setting.
Place printed
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Type
magazines (periodicals)
Topic
Advertising
Athletes
Baseball
Black Press
Business
Labor
Mass media
Race discrimination
Segregation
Sports
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
2011.35.1.2
Restrictions & Rights
© Ebony Media Group LLC
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f5e2b9ad-152b-422d-9bc8-b98d4ac61bbc

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