Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004 Search this
Medium:
glass with plastic
Dimensions:
H x W: 3 3/8 × 3 1/16 in. (8.6 × 7.8 cm)
Type:
tumblers (drinking glasses)
Place used:
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1959-2004
Description:
This is a glass tumbler with a decorative plastic wrap printed with an article from the “Star Gazette.” The wrap covers three-quarters of the tumbler’s vertical outer surface. It has a white background with black text arranged as the newspaper masthead and the top portion of three articles. In the top proper left corner is a box with black text that reads “Fair / Warmer Tonight / High Near 70.” In the top proper right corner is black text that reads “4 STAR / ****/ FINAL.” Between them is the newspaper title “STAR GAZETTE.” Below this reads “Vol. 103 NO. 234.” The headlines under the masthead read “ETTA MOTEN… / TRAVELS TO SOUTH AMERICA!”