<I>I Always Wanted to Be Somebody</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1958
name: label: Written by
content: Althea Gibson, American, 1927 - 2003
label: Published by
content: Harper & Brothers, American, 1817 - 1962
notes: label: Description
content: A hard cover string bound 176 page book (a) written by Althea Gibson and edited by Ed Fitzgerald about the life and tennis career of Althea Gibson, the first black woman to win Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. The paper wrap around jacket (b) is printed on the cover in the top third with a blue background with black text on the left side [ALTHEA GIBSON], there is a black and white bust photograph of Althea Gibson. In the middle third [I always wanted to be Somebody] appears in white on a black background, and the bottom third is black and white text on a red background. The verso features a white background with black text and a black and white photograph of Gibson playing tennis
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Golf
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Tennis
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.158.3ab
objectType: label: Type
content: books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Harper Collins, 1958 (renewed 1986 Althea Gibson & Edward E. Fitzgerald)
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cardboard, paper (fiber product) and ink
label: Dimensions
content: 8 3/4 x 6 x 1 in. (22.2 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm)