Watch from the inaugural Acapulco Black Film Festival awarded to Jeff Friday
date: label: Date
content: 1997
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Wittnauer, American, founded 1885
label: Issued by
content: American Black Film Festival, American, founded 1997
label: Received by
content: Jeff Friday, American
notes: label: Description
content: A commemorative wrist watch presented to Jeff Friday at the inaugural Acapulco Black Film Festival (ABFF) held June 24-29, 1997. The Wittnauer Swiss Movement watch has a white dial with a black hands and minute markers. The watch case, buckle, and stick markers are gold toned and the straps are black faux leather. The watch dial is dominated by a central graphic of the ABFF logo, which resembles a stylized half rayed-sun with a half of an eye at the center. The sun's rays lengthen towards the top and there is a film strip at the bottom of the logo. The logo is primarily black and white outlined in red, orange, and yellow. Printed in black text along the bottom edge of the watch dial is the model number of the watch [JV8072 SWISS MVT.0762]. The back of the watch is silver toned with [WATER RESISTANT] stamped on the top and [[down arrow] BASE METAL] stamped on the bottom.
place: label: Place made
content: Switzerland, Europe
label: Place used
content: Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Arts and music festivals
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Holidays and festivals
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Jewelry and Adornment
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jeff and Nicole Friday
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.55.3
objectType: label: Type
content: watches
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal and glass with imitation leather
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3 1/16 × 1 3/8 × 2 3/16 in. (7.8 × 3.5 × 5.6 cm)