<I>Wellington Webb: The Man, the Mayor, and the Making of Modern Denver</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2007
name: label: Written by
content: Wellington E. Webb, born 1941
label: Written by
content: Cindy Brovsky, American
label: Published by
content: Fulcrum Publishing, American
label: Signed by
content: Wellington E. Webb, born 1941
notes: label: Description
content: The book "Wellington Webb: The Man, the Mayor, and the Making of Modern Denver" owned by Wellington Webb. The book is approximately 400 pages and brand new. The front of the dust cover features a color photograph of Wellington Webb standing outdoors at a railing looking out on the Denver skyline. He wears a dark suit with a white handkerchief in his breast pocket and a pin (possibly 2014.46.11) on his left lapel. The title appears over the picture and above it, at the top of the book is a quote from President Bill Clinton. The back of the book features two quotes, one from Tavis Smiley and the other from Tom Cochran above a black and white photo of Webb walking down the street during a rally, shaking hands with a man. On the inside of the front cover, Webb has written a short message to the museum and signed his name.
label: Description
content: Approximately 400 pages.
label: Description
content: Dust cover features a color photograph of Wellington Webb with the Denver skyline behind him. The photograph takes up the majority of the cover in the lower two-thirds. Webb is seen in the lower left quadrant of the photograph. His PL hand rests on a metal porch-rail. Webb wears a dark blue suit, light blue shirt, and red tie. At the top of the image is the title. The title descends on top of the photograph diagonally toward the middle right [Wellington/Webb/The Man,/the Mayor,/and the Making/of Modern Denver/An Autobiography with Cindy Brovsky/Forward by U.S. Senator Ken Salazar]. At the top of the dust cover is a white rectangle with black text within containing a quote from President William Clinton ["[Wellington Webb's] autobiography is a candid and compelling/account of the remarkable life of a good man, and energetic, intelligent/leader who served his beloved city and our nation well."/-President William J. Clinton]. The image on the front wraps around to the spine. The title is also featured on the spine in the upper half [Wellington/Webb/An Autobiography/with Cindy Brovsky]. At the bottom of the spine in white is the publisher's icon and name [FULCRUM]. On the inside front cover is a note written by Webb on the frontispiece [TO: THE NATIONAL MUSEUM/OF AFRICAN AMERICAN/HISTORY AND CULTURE/Wellington E. Webb/JANUARY 15, 2014/FOR THE STRUGGLE!].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Denver, Colorado, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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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, Gift of the Honorable Wellington E. Webb and Wilma J. Webb
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.46.10
objectType: label: Type
content: autobiographies
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Wellington E. Webb
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper, cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 10 5/16 x 7 5/16 x 2 1/4 in. (26.2 x 18.6 x 5.7 cm)