"The Mothership" is the centerpiece stage prop used by George Clinton and his multiple bands during their live concert performances. This object is a near-exact replica of the slightly larger Mothership that was used exclusively at the closing moments of concerts during the height of the band's popularity from 1976-1981. This replica prop was built from metal, plastic, and glass in the mid 1990s and used on the "Mothership Reconnection Tour."
The Mothership
- Description
- "The Mothership" is the centerpiece stage prop used by Clinton and his multiple bands during their live concert performances. This object is a near-exact replica of the slightly larger Mothership that was used exclusively at the closing moments of concerts during the height of the band's popularity from 1976-1981. This replica prop was built from metal, plastic, and glass in the mid 1990s and used on the "Mothership Reconnection Tour".
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Designed by
- George Clinton, American, born 1941
- Peter Larkin, American, born 1926
- Jules Fisher, American, born 1937
- Used by
- Parliament-Funkadelic, American, founded 1955
- Date
- 1990s
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Love to the planet
- Medium
- metal, plastic, glass
- Dimensions
- Overall with Weight: 120 × 250 × 113 in., 1500 lb. (304.8 × 635 × 287 cm, 680.4 kg)
- Ladder (in storage) 241 lbs.
- Type
- props (object genres)
