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Jet vol. 75 no. 12

December 19, 1988

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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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.

Jet Magazine, volume 75, number 12 from December 19, 1988. The front cover features a color image of Oprah Winfrey. Winfrey is depicted standing on stage in front of a gray, fabric covered chair. She is wearing a black turtleneck, jeans, and a black belt with a heavy silver toned buckle. In her proper left hand she is holding a microphone close to her mouth. Her proper right arm is raised out to her side to chest level and her hand in in a fist. Behind her are white and pink sheer curtains. The main cover line, at the top right edge of the cover, is printed in black and red type that reads, [OPRAH / WINFREY / Says She Shed / 67 POUNDS / For Herself, / Not For / Love].

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Catalog reference: 2017.72.2

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