Time Vol. 99 No. 5
- Published by
- Time Inc., American, founded 1922
- Subject of
- Wilson, Flip, American, 1933 - 1998
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 8 1/4 in. (28 × 21 cm)
- Description
- Magazine with a red border cover featuring a drawing of Flip Wilson. In the top right of the corner a yellow banner with black type reads: [TV's First Black Superstar]. Below, Wilson's portrait is framed with light bulbs; the date is at top right and [FIFTY CENTS] at the top left. [Comedian/Flip/Wilson] is in white type in the bottom right. There are two hand written inscriptions on the cover. One in the top right corner and the other on Wilson's forehead. The interior consists of articles, essays, and advertisements. The back cover is an advertisement for Winston Cigarettes.
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
- Object number
- 2014.183.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Time, Inc. Permission required for use.