Created by:

The Box, American, 1985 - 2001  Search this

Subject of:

Def Jam Recordings, American, founded 1984  Search this

Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002  Search this

Whodini, American, founded 1981  Search this

Will Smith, American, born 1968  Search this

Jeffrey Allen Townes, American, born 1965  Search this

Slick Rick, British American, born 1965  Search this

LL Cool J, American, born 1968  Search this

Public Enemy, American, founded 1982  Search this

Method Man, American, born 1971  Search this

Mary J. Blige, American, born 1971  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 13 3/8 × 10 3/4 in. (34 × 27.3 cm)

Type:

advertisements

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

1995

Description:

Advertisement for Def jam Recordings and The Box Music Television featuring a time line of major milestones between the years 1986 and 1995. Timeline appears on right side of advertisement. Left side features small circular photographs of different musical artists. Black and red type at bottom of advertisement reads, [HISTORY CONTINUES to UNFOLD / for DEF JAM and THE BOX... / HAPPY 10TH to RUSSELL and the DEF JAM FAMILY]. Reverse side of advertisement features a congratulations to Def Jam, as well as further information on the history of Def Jam Recordings.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Hip-hop (Music)  Search this

Rappers (Musicians)  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Television  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dwandalyn R. Reece and Maya King

Object number:

2015.239.18

See more items in:

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58d6b4fbc-1fcc-415e-8fed-60c8a25ec81e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.239.18