On View
Musical Crossroads Gallery
Exhibition
Musical Crossroads
Created by
Unidentified
Used by
McDaniels, Ralph, American
Date
ca. 1988
Medium
plastic, cardboard, tape, foam
Dimensions
H x W x D: 2 1/4 × 2 3/8 × 2 3/8 in. (5.7 × 6 × 6 cm)
Description
A cube shaped black microphone box used on the television show The Video Music Box. The microphone box has a circular cut out through the center at the top and bottom of the cube. The interior of the cube is lined with dark gray foam. Taped to the four exterior sides of the box are black pieces of cardboard with white text that reads "VIDEO / MUSIC / BOX."
Place used
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Props and Set Design
Type
boxes (containers)
Topic
Communities
Hip-hop (Music)
Television
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ralph McDaniels, Founder of Video Music Box
Object number
2015.188
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c02de848-0de8-4b02-88cc-2f627b8ba047

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