Museum object · Record Albums
Seize the Time
1969
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A 33 1/3 rpm LP record album, Valut SLP-131, titled "Seize the Time" by Elaine Brown. The front of the album cover features a depiction of a person dressed in purple and carrying a gun. Above the gun, white text on a purple background reads: [SEIZE / THE / TIME / ELAINE BROWN]. Along the bottom edge of the front of the cover there are black and white images of a Black Panther member holding a flag with the depiction of Elaine Brown, facing a group of children. There is a Vault Records logo in the bottom right. The front cover has several inscriptions of letters and number handwritten in black ink throughout and a sale sticker in the bottom left. The back of the album cover has an image of Elaine Brown highlighted in blue and red white a gray text that reads: [seize the time! / ELAINE BROWN / BLACK PANTHER PARTY].
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Catalog reference: 2012.88.11ab
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