Microphone box used by Ralph McDaniels on the television show Video Music Box
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Object Details
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Ralph McDaniels, American
- Description
- A cube shaped black microphone box used on the television show The Video Music Box. The microphone box has a circular cut out through the center at the top and bottom of the cube. The interior of the cube is lined with dark gray foam. Taped to the four exterior sides of the box are black pieces of cardboard with white text that reads "VIDEO / MUSIC / BOX."
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ralph McDaniels, Founder of Video Music Box
- ca. 1988
- Object number
- 2015.188
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- boxes (containers)
- Medium
- plastic, cardboard, tape, foam
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 1/4 × 2 3/8 × 2 3/8 in. (5.7 × 6 × 6 cm)
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Props and set design
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Communities
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Television
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.188
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c02de848-0de8-4b02-88cc-2f627b8ba047
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