<I>Jet vol. 3 no. 24</I>
date: label: Date
content: April 23, 1953
name: label: Published by
content: Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
label: Edited by
content: John Harold Johnson, American, 1918 - 2005
label: Edited by
content: Ben Burns, American, 1913 - 2002
label: Edited by
content: Edward T. Clayton, American, 1921 - 1966
label: Photograph by
content: David Jackson, American
label: Photograph by
content: Bertrand Henry Miles, American, 1928 - 2005
label: Subject of
content: Sylvia Fitt, American
notes: label: Description
content: Jet Magazine, volume 3, number 24, featuring a large black and white image of model Sylvia Fitt, against a blue and white background. Fitt is wearing a long-sleeved turtle-neck shirt. She is facing the camera in three-quarters profile with her proper left side facing forward. The top third of the front cover is the masthead in a white field with blue text with the magazine title, [JET], partially cut off by Fitt's image on the left half. On the right half of the masthead is additional blue text with the dateline and price, [APR. 23, 1953 / 15c / A JOHNSON PUBLICATION], and the coverline [FAMOUS NEGRO / GAMBLERS] below. On the left, center side of the front cover is the main coverline [WHAT MAKES / A GOOD MODEL?] is written in white text. On the right side of front cover, above Fitt’s proper left shoulder, is the model credit, [SYLVIA FITT: / New York housewife / is most-photographed / Negro model in U. S.] in white text. The back cover features a black-and-white advertisement for Joe Louis bourbon. The magazine has sixty-six (66) pages.
place: label: Place printed
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Mass media
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
label: Exhibition
content: Taking the Stage
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.64.9
objectType: label: Type
content: magazines (periodicals)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Jet/ Johnson Publishing Company
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper with metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 15/16 × 4 3/16 × 1/8 in. (15.1 × 10.6 × 0.3 cm)