Printing plate of Venice Spraggs used by The Chicago Defender
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1950
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Venice Spraggs, 1905 - 1956
label: Used by
content: The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
notes: label: Description
content: Printing plate of a bust-length portrait of Venice Spraggs. The bottom left and bottom right corners have accretions. On the back in black pigment, [VENICE / Spraggs / SPRA-[illegible] / 51, -[illegible]]
place: label: Place collected
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: Communication
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Technology
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
label: Exhibition
content: Power of Place
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.18.5.103
objectType: label: Type
content: printing plates
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Chicago Defender Publishing Company
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: zinc
label: Dimensions
content: 5 9/16 x 3 7/8 x 1/16 in. (14.1 x 9.8 x 0.2 cm)