Althea Gibson TIME Magazine Cover

Original Title: TIME The Weekly NewsMagazine
Devised Title: Althea Gibson TIME Magazine Cover
Date: 1957-08
Creator: TIME Magazine See all items with this value
Contributor: Althea Gibson
Description: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University alumna and Black tennis star Althea Gibson graces the cover of this rare, original 1957 TIME magazine. Just the year prior, in 1956, Gibson became the first African American to win a Grand Slam event. She also was the first to play in the U.S. and French Opens and Wimbledon.
Primary Subject: c. 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Sports and Athletics See all items with this value; HBCU student work See all items with this value; Literature See all items with this value
Location: Tallahassee; Leon County; Florida; United States of America
Type: Textual document
Medium: Paper; Ink
Additional Techniques: Print
Measurements: L:28.2cm x W 21.3cm
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: AR_0017_06_0001
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.FAMU.0128
Rights: All rights reserved. The use of any part of these objects and photographs transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of MEBA is an infringement of the copyright law.
Contributing Institution: Florida A&M University
Collection: Althea Gibson Collection See all items with this value
Language: English