On View
Power of Place Gallery
Exhibition
Power of Place
Manufactured by
Altec Lansing, American, founded 1936
Used by
King, Angelo T., American, born 1959
Date
1970s
Medium
wood , plastic and mesh
Dimensions
H x W x D (not including wheels): 42 × 29 11/16 × 24 in. (106.7 × 75.4 × 61 cm)
H x W x D (including wheels): 46 3/16 × 29 11/16 × 24 in., 133 lb. (117.3 × 75.4 × 61 cm, 60.3 kg)
Description
A speaker made by Altec. The speaker is rectangular in shape and is painted black. The top of the front of the speaker concaves inward, towards the back. The concaved sides have white and blue stickers on them that read: [ALTEC / Voice of the Theatre]. The middle of the front is black and white and reads: [ALTEC]. The bottom portion of the front is covered in mesh. The back of the speaker has outlets and the proper right and proper left sides of the speaker have handles. The bottom of the speaker has four casters at each corner.
Place used
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Musical Instruments
Type
loudspeakers
Topic
Hip-hop (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Angelo T. King / The Original DJ Tony Tone AKA Tony Crush of The Cold Crush Brothers
Object number
2012.47.7
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5985df9ef-31e5-40e7-ab7a-761336226b5a

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