Urban Magazine December 1968

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Urban Magazine, December 1968 featuring a large black and white illustration of Julius W. Hobson. Hobson is depicted from the chest up with a pipe in his mouth. The illustration shows Hobson looking at the viewer. Hobson wears a dark jacket, white shirt, and a tie. On Hobson's PR collar is the artist's signature, vertically oriented [by ART SCOTT]. The image is bordered in white and is on a black background. Across the lower right quadrant is a diagonal band of white with black text [SALUTE TO/BROTHER HOBSON]. At the top fourth, is the magazine title [Special Holiday Issue/URBAN/MAGAZINE]. To the right of the magazine title is a black and white illustration of an owl with black text below ["WE PRINT NEWS/NOT HISTORY"]. The owl is contained within a white rectangle. Along the bottom, in white, is the date and price [December 1968 25 ¢].

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