Published by:

Sports Illustrated, American, founded 1954  Search this

Owned by:

Althea Gibson, American, 1927 - 2003  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

11 9/16 × 8 3/8 × 1/8 in. (29.4 × 21.3 × 0.3 cm)

Type:

magazines (periodicals)

Date:

Sept. 2, 1957

Description:

Sport Illustrated Vol. 7 No. 10. The Sept. 2, 1957 issue of the magazine features a color image of Althea Gibson on the cover. She is wearing a dark jacket and a white shirt. She is looking at the camera and smiling. White text at the top of the cover reads “Sports Illustrated.” White text on the left side of the cover reads “ALTHEA / GIBSON / MEETS HER / BIGGEST TEST / AT / FOREST HILLS.” An article about Althea Gibson written by Sarah Palfrey is on page 28 of the magazine.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Athletes  Search this

Sports  Search this

Tennis  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donald Felder and family

Object number:

2014.205.5

Restrictions & Rights:

© Sports Illustrated

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Exhibition:

Sports: Leveling the Playing Field

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c28d8ce4-d047-4284-b767-c46ecc688e5a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.205.5