Printing plate of Norman Corwin
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Corwin, Norman Lewis, American, 1910 - 2011
- Used by
- The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
- Date
- February 1945
- Medium
- ink on zinc
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 9/16 × 3 7/8 × 1/16 in. (14.1 × 9.8 × 0.2 cm)
- Description
- A printing plate of radio writer Norman Corwin that was featured in the Chicago Defender in 1945. The image shows Corwin sitting in front of a typewriter. His proper left hand is on the typewriter, while his proper right hand holds a pipe to his mouth. The back of the plate has an inscription that reads [Norman / Corwin / (ebs)].
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- printing plates
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company
- Object number
- 2012.18.5.20
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Chicago Defender Publishing Company
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.