Published by
Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
Edited by
Johnson, John Harold, American, 1918 - 2005
Date
November 1942
Medium
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions
H x W x D (Closed): 7 5/8 × 5 3/8 × 3/16 in. (19.4 × 13.7 × 0.5 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 7 5/8 × 10 11/16 × 1 1/2 in. (19.4 × 27.1 × 3.8 cm)
Description
Negro Digest, volume 1, number 1 (first issue). The front cover has a blue banner with the mast head at top that reads [NEGRO DIGEST] in centered, white block lettering. A red, vertical banner runs down the binding edge, with a white circle with [25¢] printed in the center in blue type. The main body of front cover is an off-white field with blue type, with the subtitle of the magazine, [A Magazine of Negro Comment], centered at the top, between two red lines. The remainder of the off-white field features the magazine's table of contents of the magazine, including a roundtable discussion, twenty (20) articles, a book section and special features section with corresponding authors and page numbers listed. There is a blue banner at the bottom with [NOVEMBER 1942] centered in white type. This magazine issue has sixty-six (66) pages, are off-white with black type throughout, and has some graphics included. The back cover has a thin red banner running along the top, and a thin blue banner running along the bottom. Centered below the red banner, on an off-white background is blue text that reads [ARMS / FOR THE / ARMY] with a graphic to the left of the title, and three paragraphs of text below advertising Negro Digest as a gift for men in military service. Text at the bottom reads [(Continued Inside Back Cover).].
Place printed
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Type
magazines (periodicals)
Topic
Black Press
Business
Identity
Mass media
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Courtesy of Johnson Publishing Company, LLC
Object number
2015.122.1
Restrictions & Rights
© Johnson Publishing Company Archive
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59991129d-f122-4fe5-aa4e-89a01e057ce8

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