Disco ball from 1520 Sedgwick Avenue
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1970
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Used by
content: DJ Kool Herc, Jamaican American, born 1955
label: Subject of
content: 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, American, founded 1967
notes: label: Description
content: A disco ball, also known as a mirror ball, used for hip-hop parties thrown by DJ Kool Herc and his sister Cindy Campbell in the rec-room of their Bronx apartment complex at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue. The 14-inch disco ball has hundreds of square-shaped mirrors attached in a spherical shape, with a metal rod and a ring at the top to hang.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Bronx, New York City, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: DJs (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Nightlife
label: Topic
content: Social life and customs
label: Topic
content: Urban life
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
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: 2022.73.3
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: reflective glass on metal with adhesive
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter: 14 in. (35.6 cm)