ebony photos
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Ebony’s Historic Photo Archive Sells for $30 Million to Group Led by J. Paul Getty Trust
Seven decades’ worth of historic Ebony magazine photos documenting black life, both the everyday and the extraordinary, sold for $30 million at auction to a group of philanthropic organizations led by the J. Paul Getty Trust. The photo collection was put up for sale to settle the debts of the magazine’s founding publisher, Johnson Publishing,…
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Historic Ebony Photos Set to Be Auctioned Off for at Least $13,000,000
Photos from the Ebony magazine archives detailing some 70 years of African American life and history, including images of Emmett Till, Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Coretta Scott King and so many more, are scheduled to be auctioned off next month in Chicago. The collection, up for sale to pay off secured creditors, or lien holders,…
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Star Power: Mellody Hobson and George Lucas Vie for Control of Ebony, Jet Photo Archives
Financier Mellody Hobson and her husband, Star Wars movie mogul George Lucas, are taking steps to take control of Ebony and Jet’s massive archive of historic photos, chronicling African-American life over the last seven decades. The archive is uninsured and at risk, as it was used as collateral to secure a $12 million loan to…