<I>The Mothership</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1990s
name: label: Designed by
content: George Clinton, American, born 1941
label: Designed by
content: Peter Larkin, American, born 1926
label: Designed by
content: Jules Fisher, American, born 1937
label: Used by
content: Parliament-Funkadelic, American, founded 1955
notes: label: Description
content: "The Mothership" is the centerpiece stage prop used by Clinton and his multiple bands during their live concert performances. This object is a near-exact replica of the slightly larger Mothership that was used exclusively at the closing moments of concerts during the height of the band's popularity from 1976-1981. This replica prop was built from metal, plastic, and glass in the mid 1990s and used on the "Mothership Reconnection Tour".
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Funk (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Transportation
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Props and Set Design
label: Movement
content: Afrofuturism
label: Exhibition
content: Musical Crossroads
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Love to the planet
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.83.1.1-.9
objectType: label: Type
content: props (object genres)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal, plastic, glass
label: Dimensions
content: Overall with Weight: 120 × 250 × 113 in., 1500 lb. (304.8 × 635 × 287 cm, 680.4 kg)
label: Dimensions
content: Ladder (in storage) 241 lbs.