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    Broadside for a performance by Madame Sissieretta Jones

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Jones, Sissieretta, American, 1868 - 1933
    African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, American, founded 1821
    Date
    1893
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 7/8 x 6 in. (22.5 x 15.2 cm)
    Description
    Broadside advertising a concert at Oak Street A.M.E. Zion Church of Madame Sissieretta Jones on Thursday April 27, 1893. The advertisment has an engraved vignette of Jones as well as information about the musical concert.
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    broadsides
    Topic
    Opera (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.46.62
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57dd51daf-ead2-4c9c-8137-1ed3a971c900
  • Pinback button for Dizzy Gillespie

    Created by
    Gleason, Jean, American
    Subject of
    Gillespie, Dizzy, American, 1917 - 1993
    Date
    1964
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1/8 in. (4.4 x 4.4 x 0.3 cm)
    Description
    A small political pin-back button with black on white lettering that reads: [Dizzy Gillespie for President].
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Jazz (Music)
    Politics
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jeff Gold and Jody Uttal Gold
    Object number
    2012.15.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b3de2106-afc4-408a-96d7-8013d9b1c615
  • The Mothership

    Designed by
    Clinton, George, American, born 1941
    Larkin, Peter, American, born 1926
    Fisher, Jules, American, born 1937
    Used by
    Parliament-Funkadelic, American, founded 1955
    Date
    1990s
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    metal, plastic, glass
    Dimensions
    Overall with Weight: 120 × 250 × 113 in., 1500 lb. (304.8 × 635 × 287 cm, 680.4 kg)
    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".
    Classification
    Tools and Equipment-Props and set design
    Type
    props (object genres)
    Topic
    Art
    Design
    Funk (Music)
    Musicians
    Transportation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Love to the planet
    Object number
    2011.83.1.1-.9
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a4bfdab2-f9ee-437b-9064-0154b9d7f176
  • I'm Ready

    Published by
    Qwest Records, American, founded 1980
    Recorded by
    Campbell, Tevin, American, born 1976
    Produced by
    Jones, Quincy, American, born 1933
    Medina, Benny, American, born 1958
    Babyface, American, born 1959
    Prince, American, 1958 - 2016
    Simmons, Daryl, American
    Walden, Narada Michael, American, born 1952
    Date
    1993
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    plastic , tape , paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Case): 4 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 5/8 in. (10.8 × 7 × 1.6 cm)
    Description
    A copy of Tevin Campbell's 1993 album I'm Ready in audio cassette format. Cassette is clear and black plastic containing magnetic tape. Lettering on the cassette is white. Side one contains "Can We Talk", "Don't Say Goodbye Girl", "Interlude", "The Halls of Desire", "I'm Ready", and "What Do I Say". Side two contains "Uncle Sam", "Interlude", "Paris1798430", "Always In My Heart", "Interlude", "Shhh", "Brown Eyed Girl", and "Infant Child". Album sleeve features portraits of Tevin Campbell with a blue background. Case is clear plastic.
    Classification
    Media Arts-Audio Recordings
    Type
    audio cassettes
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Rhythm and blues (Music)
    Soul (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Timothy Anne Burnside
    Object number
    2018.100.1abc
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1993 Qwest Records. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd500b11eb0-c5e6-4771-9fc4-fb067742c63c
  • Songs in A Minor

    Published by
    J Records, American, 2000 - 2011
    Recorded by
    Keys, Alicia, American, born 1981
    Produced by
    Davis, Clive, American, born 1932
    Edge, Peter, English
    Keys, Alicia, American, born 1981
    Robinson, Jeff
    Date
    2001
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    plastic , paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Case): 4 7/8 × 5 9/16 × 3/8 in. (12.4 × 14.1 × 1 cm)
    Description
    A copy of Alicia Key's 2001 album Songs In A Minor in compact disk format. Track list is "Piano & I", "Girlfriend", "How Come You Don't Call Me", "Fallin'", "Troubles", "Rock wit U", "A Woman's Worth", "Jane Doe", "Goodbye", "The Life", "Mr. Man", "Never Felt This Way", "Butterflyz", "Why Do I Feel So Sad", "Caged Bird", and "Lovin U". Album cover features Alicia Keys with right arm akimo wearing a green hat, green striped blouse, leather jacket, and jeans.
    Classification
    Media Arts-Audio Recordings
    Type
    compact disks
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Hip hop (Music)
    Neo-Soul (Music)
    Rhythm and blues (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Timothy Anne Burnside
    Object number
    2018.100.5abc
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 2001 Arista Records, Inc. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d8bb4aff-10bd-4599-ab8f-b36fc87e9168
  • Porgy and Bess

    Published by
    Philips Records, American, founded 1950
    Recorded by
    Estes, Simon, American, born 1938
    Alexander, Roberta, American, born 1949
    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, German, founded 1923
    Directed by
    Slatkin, Leonard, American, born 1944
    Composed by
    Gershwin, George, American, 1898 - 1937
    Date
    1985
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    plastic , tape , paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Case): 4 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 5/8 in. (10.8 × 7 × 1.6 cm)
    Description
    A copy of a Porgy and Bess highlights album in audio cassette format. Simon Estes and Roberta Alexander portray Porgy and Bess, respectively. The performance is conducted by Leonard Slatkin and features the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. Cassette is matte black plastic containing magnetic tape. Label on the cassette is white with black text. Track list is "Introduction", "Jazzbo Brown Blues", "Summertime", "My Man's Gone Now", "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'", "Buzzard Keep on Flyin'", "Bess, You Is My Woman Now", "Oh, I Can't Sit Down", "I Ain't Got No Shame - It Ain't Necessarily So", "Now De Time, Oh Gawd", "Tell Me Quick Where's Bess", and "Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way". Album sleeve features portrait of Simon Estes and Roberta Alexander with brown background. Case is clear plastic.
    Classification
    Media Arts-Audio Recordings
    Type
    audio cassettes
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Opera (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Timothy Anne Burnside
    Object number
    2018.100.2abc
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1985 Philips Records. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bf5fd861-26f6-4e05-88c9-e080723779d9
  • The Order of Time

    Published by
    Concord Records, American, founded 1995
    Recorded by
    June, Valerie, American, born 1982
    Produced by
    Marinelli, Matt, American
    Date
    2017
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    polycarbonate , paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Case): 4 15/16 × 5 5/8 × 3/16 in. (12.6 × 14.3 × 0.5 cm)
    Description
    A copy of Valerie June's 2017 album The Order of Time in compact disk format. Track list is "Long Lonely Road", "Love You Once Made", "Shakedown", "If And", "Man Done Wrong", "The Front Door", "Astral Plane", "Just In Time", "With You", "Slip Slide On By", "Two Hearts", and "Got Soul". Album jacket features Valerie June with head slightly forward and down, her hair and dress fringe suggesting movement or dancing. Paper case has two pouches - one for a booklet with liner notes and a second for the disk.
    Classification
    Media Arts-Audio Recordings
    Type
    compact disks
    Topic
    Blues (Music)
    Caricature and cartoons
    Country (Music)
    Folk (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Timothy Anne Burnside
    Object number
    2018.100.4abc
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 2017 June Tunes Music. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59d45e56f-376a-45f9-b72d-93e120d4b7bf
  • All Out

    Published by
    Qwest Records, American, founded 1980
    Recorded by
    The Winans, American, founded 1980
    Produced by
    Jones, Quincy, American, born 1933
    Hankerson, Barry, American, born 1947
    Date
    1993
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    plastic , tape , paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Case): 4 5/8 × 2 3/4 × 11/16 in. (11.7 × 7 × 1.7 cm)
    Description
    A copy of The Winans' 1993 album All Out in audio cassette format. Cassette is clear and black plastic containing magnetic tape. Lettering on the cassette is white. Side one contains "Payday", "It's Not Heaven If You're Not There", "If He Doesn't Come Tonight", "That Extra Mile", and "Tradewinds". Side two contains "All You Ever Been Was Good", "Money Motive", "Love Will Never Die", "Heaven Belongs To You", and "He Said Go". Album sleeve features the four men of the group smiling and facing to the left. Background depicts steps and an obscured statue. Case is clear plastic.
    Classification
    Media Arts-Audio Recordings
    Type
    audio cassettes
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Gospel (Music)
    Soul (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Timothy Anne Burnside
    Object number
    2018.100.3abc
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1993 Qwest Records. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ab43775f-85c5-4b1e-ac42-a12c62c42f25
  • Stevie Wonder Thought Shares

    Manufactured by
    Jobete Music Co., Inc., American, founded 1959
    Black Bull Music, American
    Published by
    Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
    Subject of
    Wonder, Stevie, American, born 1950
    Jones, Quincy, American, born 1933
    The Pointer Sisters, American, founded 1969
    Michael Jackson, American, 1958 - 2009
    Spinners, American, founded 1954
    Franklin, Aretha, American, 1942 - 2018
    Sir McCartney, Paul, British, born 1942
    Jermaine Jackson, American, born 1954
    Warwick, Dionne, American, born 1940
    Beck, Jeff, English, born 1944
    Date
    1984
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 11 15/16 x 8 15/16 x 1/2 in. (30.3 x 22.7 x 1.3 cm)
    Description
    A songbook with a re-violet cover. Along the top fourth is the title in yellow letters: [Stevie Wonder / Thought Shares]. On the left side, above the center but below the title, is a list of songs included in the book: [Piano" / "Vocal" / "Chords / WITH SONGS RECORDED BY / QUINCY JONES / POINTER SISTERS / MICHAEL JACKSON / THE SPINNERS / JEFF BECK / ARETHA FRANKLIN / THE SPINNERS / PAUL McCARTNEY /JERMAINE JACKSON / DIONNE WARWICK / ...AND MORE]. On the right side of the front, centered, is an image of Stevie Wonder in front of a dark background, wearing a flamboyantly colored sweater and large aviator sunglasses.
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Type
    record covers
    songbooks
    45 rpm records
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Funk (Music)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Jazz (Music)
    Motown (Music)
    Popular music
    Rhythm and blues (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Soul (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.71
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1984 Jobete Music Co. and Black Bull Music (ASCAP). Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd562b71370-6098-4e36-8c39-9403a6cb32c1
  • The Colored Sacred Harp

    Written by
    Jackson, Judge, American, 1883 - 1958
    Printed by
    Paragon Press, American
    Date
    1973
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    ink on paper , cardboard , synthetic fiber (binding)
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Closed): 6 5/16 × 9 3/16 × 9/16 in. (16 × 23.3 × 1.4 cm)
    H x W x D (Open): 6 5/16 × 18 7/16 × 9/16 in. (16 × 46.8 × 1.4 cm)
    Description
    A hardback copy of The Colored Sacred Harp, by J. Jackson. Front and back cover are light blue. Front cover reads [THE COLORED SACRED HARP/by/J. JACKSON/Author and Publisher/Ozark, Alabama] in gold type, various font sizes. Handwritten notes on first interior page, in pencil in top right corner, reading [11597/U-Mus] and [1st Revising/Edition/1973/150.00]. Interior pages, 96 total, including title pages, and "Contents" on last page, are off-white with black type, containing mostly musical staff lines. Nothing on back cover.
    Place made
    Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    hardcover books
    Topic
    American South
    Caricature and cartoons
    Folklife
    Music
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.193
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a6b83ffe-e521-4de0-9d66-d760e83068d3
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    The Song of Hiawatha Op.30

    Published by
    Novello & Company, British
    Written by
    Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel, British, 1875 - 1912
    Date
    1900
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 10 3/16 x 6 3/4 x 1/2 in. (25.9 x 17.1 x 1.3 cm)
    Description
    Full score for the opera, "The Song of Hiawatha Op. 30", written by the Anglo-African composer, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. "The Song of Hiawatha Op. 30" is a trilogy of cantatas by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, produced between 1898 and 1900, which included "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast", "The Death of Minnehaha", and "Hiawatha's Departure". The first part, "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast", was particularly famous for many years and it made the composer's name known throughout the world.
    Place depicted
    London, England, Europe
    New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Type
    scores
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Opera (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.57.29.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a017314f-6bb5-4c8c-a297-5db534b5ff39
  • Program for George Walker concert

    Printed by
    The Superior Printing Company, American
    Subject of
    Walker, George Theophilus, American, 1922 - 2018
    Owned by
    Johnson, Hall, American, 1888 - 1970
    Date
    1960 (printed); March 3, 1960 (date of event)
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 5/16 × 6 9/16 in. (26.2 × 16.7 cm)
    Description
    Red, white, and black, double-sided, program for a George Walker concert. The top front of the program has a red background with white type that reads: GEORGE / WALKER / PIANIST]. The center front of the program has a black and white photograph of George Walker wearing a suite and bowtie. The bottom front of the program has a red background with black type that reads: [Photo by Seymour Bernstein / Town Hall / THURSDAY EVENING at 8:30 / MARCH 3, 1960 / (Program overleaf)]. The back of program has black type set against a white background and features a short biography, quotes from critics, and the details of the performance.
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place printed
    New York, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    The Hall Johnson Collection
    Classification
    Archival Collections
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    programs
    Topic
    Classical (Music)
    Composers (Musicians)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Eugene Thamon Simpson, Representative, Hall Johnson Estate
    Object number
    TA2013.166.1.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Hall Johnson Estate
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5faab80c4-2d38-49d8-82bc-86c5b45afc5f
  • Letter sent to Charley Pride from Captain Jeff Wells

    Written by
    Captain Wells, Jeff, American
    Received by
    Pride, Charley, American, 1934 - 2020
    Subject of
    United States Army, American, founded 1775
    Date
    May 28, 2007
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (letter): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    H x W (images): 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A fan letter sent to Charley Pride from Captain Jeff Wells while serving in United States Army. The letter is handwritten in blue ink on yellow paper. In the letter, Jeff Wells thanks Charley Pride for making music that allowed him to temporarily escape from the war in Iraq. Also included are four images of Wells while serving in Iraq. The images are printed on a white piece of paper in landscape view (2012.125.76.1.6b). The images are attached to letter with a metal staple.
    Place depicted
    San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    Baghdad, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Correspondence
    Country (Music)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Iraq War, 2003-2011
    Military
    Photography
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charley Pride
    Object number
    2012.125.76.1.6ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jeff Wells
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52d18181c-c961-44c0-bbab-4542c7a319ff
  • CMA Award for Male Vocalist of the Year awarded to Charley Pride

    Issued by
    Country Music Association, American, founded 1958
    Received by
    Pride, Charley, American, 1934 - 2020
    Date
    1971
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    wood, metal, plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 14 x 5 x 5 in. (35.6 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm)
    Description
    1971 Country Music Association (CMA) award for Male Vocalist of the Year, awarded to Charley Pride. The base of the award is white plastic with a gold metal plaque. Etched lettering on the plaque says "CHARLEY PRIDE / MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR / 1971." The top portion of the award is a wooden cone with a carved-out section on the front at the bottom. There is a gold metal music note in the carved-out section. Lettering on the flag of the music note reads "COUNTRY / MUSIC / ASSOCIATION." The note head features a raised design of a world map with lettering across the center that reads "BEST LIKED WORLD WIDE."
    Place used
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Awards and Medals
    Type
    trophies (prizes)
    Topic
    Country (Music)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charley Pride
    Object number
    2012.125.67
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54cd1310d-64ce-4bf5-b6a9-64edc5dd70f9
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    Denim and suede suit jacket and bellbottoms worn by Charley Pride

    Attributed to
    Ortiz's Art Clothing and Ace Tailors, American
    Worn by
    Pride, Charley, American, 1934 - 2020
    Date
    1976
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    jacket: cotton denim, suede, and metal;
    pants: cotton denim, suede, and metal
    Dimensions
    H x W (jacket): 30 1/2 x 20 in. (77.5 x 50.8 cm)
    Inseam (pants): 34 1/2 in. (87.6 cm)
    Jacket on Form: 30 1/2 x 25 x 14 1/2 in. (77.5 x 63.5 x 36.8 cm)
    Description
    This denim jean jacket (a) and bell-bottom jeans (b) with suede patchwork details were worn by Charley Pride. The blue jean jacket (a) is cut straight with full-length sleeves and a fold-over collar with exaggerated pointed lapels. It closes at the center front with four (4) round metal buttons that have the text "KEMINGTON / 20 / GA / EXPRESS" engraved around them. Rectangular patches of tan, brown, and ochre suede with blue denim are sewn on the front and back yoke. There are two (2) patch pockets, one at each front chest, with pointed flaps that close using one (1) button each, though the button on the proper right pocket is missing. The cuff of each sleeve closes with two (2) buttons each. The jacket is not lined. There is a size tag at the interior center back neck.
    The bell-bottom blue jeans have side panels on each leg made from rectangular patches of tan, brown, and ochre suede with blue denim, matching the yoke decoration on the jacket (a). The pants close at the center front waist with a metal zipper, one (1) metal snap, and one (1) metal hook-and-eye. There is one (1) inset pocket at the proper right front waist. The pants are not lined.
    Place made
    Galveston, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Clothing-Costume
    Type
    jean jackets
    trousers
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Country (Music)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charley Pride
    Object number
    2012.125.50ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57086a9d9-dc1a-4241-adf8-18ff12889abc
  • We Insist! Max Roach's - Freedom Now Suite

    Composed by
    Roach, Max, American, 1924 - 2007
    Written by
    Brown, Oscar, American, 1926 - 2005
    Recorded by
    Roach, Max, American, 1924 - 2007
    Lincoln, Abbey, American, 1930 - 2010
    Published by
    MiruMir Music Publishing, Russian, founded 2004
    Date
    1960; re-released 2013
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    vinyl, cardboard
    Dimensions
    Diameter (.a, album): 11 13/16 in. (30 cm)
    H x W (.b, album jacket): 12 5/16 × 12 5/16 in. (31.3 × 31.3 cm)
    Description
    An LP vinyl record (2015.103.3a) and jacket (2015.103.3b) of the "We Insist-Freedom Now Suite" performed by jazz percussionist, drummer and composer Max Roach.
    The LP vinyl record (2015.103.3a) has a black-and-white label, with white writing set against a black background. The type on the front of label reads: [So Far Out/ Side A/ OUT5001LP/ WE INSIST!/ MAX ROACH AND OSCAR BROWN, Jr.'s/ FREEDOM NOW SUITE/ DRIVA' MAN (5:10) FREEDOM DAY (6:02)/ TRIPTYCH: PRAYER. PROTEST, PEACE (7:58)]. The reverse side of the label reads: [So Far Out/ Side B/ OUT5001LP/ WE INSIST!/ MAX ROACH AND OSCAR BROWN, Jr.'s/ FREEDOM NOW SUITE/ ALL AFRICA (7:57)/ TEARS FOR JOHANNESBURG (9:36)].
    The LP jacket (2015.103.3b) features a black-and-white photograph depicting three African American men sitting at a diner counter, with a white man in a white uniform standing behind the counter. The three African American men are looking over their shoulders towards the camera. A menu board can be seen in the top proper-right corner of the image. Black type on front of LP cover reads: [WE INSIST!/ MAX ROACH'S - FREEDOM NOW SUITE/ FEATURING ABBEY LINCOLN/ COLEMAN HAWKINS, OLATUNJI/ So Far Out/ OUT5001LP].
    Classification
    Media Arts-Audio Recordings
    Type
    record covers
    long-playing records
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Composers (Musicians)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Jazz (Music)
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of Max Roach
    Object number
    2015.103.3ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd526dc4afe-7952-4971-be67-868dc2c1f5ba
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    Voodoo Guitar "Marie" made by Don Moser with debris from Hurricane Katrina

    Created by
    Moser, Don, American
    Date
    2005
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    Wood, copper, brass, tin, and plastic with fabric and rhinestone
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (guitar): 41 3/4 × 13 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (106 × 34.9 × 6 cm)
    H x W x D (Wood box): 5 x 47 7/8 x 17 in. (12.7 x 121.6 x 43.2 cm)
    Description
    The Voodoo Guitar (.1) used by Don Moser of Swampkat. The 6-string electric guitar is wooden with metal-plated head and body. A plaque on the head features text that reads [KATRINA - AUG - 29- 2005]. Metal letters are adhered along one side and the bottom of the head, following the curve [NEW ORLEANS / VOODOO]. Multiple "windows" were built into the guitar head. Contents include objects such as a voodoo doll and rhinestone fleur de lis brooch. At the center of the head, a figurine is attached atop the strings. It is shaped like a cross. Its top half is black, while the bottom is white and covered with multi-colored beads. Brown hair-like fibers extend out of the top and two arms. A handwritten letter (.2) on white paper with rough, burned edges is attached under the strings. It visually blocks part of the head and reads [DEAR KEVIN, / THANKS FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU AND / YOUR TEAM HAS PUT INTO THE VOODOO GUITAR / PROJECT. / I'VE ENJOYED EVERY MIN. OF THE JOURNEY. / THIS IS THE VOODOO GUITAR. PLEASE TAKE / EXTRA CARE OF HER, I GROWN QUITE FOND OF HER! / THE GUITAR IS SET UP AND PLAYS GREAT, SHE SOUNDS / LIKE THE DEVIL MOVING FURNITURE! / BLESSINGS / DON]. The back of the neck is light-colored wood, and the back of the head is dark wood. A gold-colored metal plaque situated at the base of the neck features engraved text that reads [KATRINA / YOU THOUGHT / YOU COULD KEEP / THE OL BIG EASY / DOWN BUT WE / STILL HEAR OUR / BRASS BANDS / BLOWIN OH WHAT/ A BEAUTIFUL / SOUND]. A clear plastic cylinder is attached to the underside of the head. It has a metal top & bottom and contains a fuzzy object.
    Place made
    New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Musical Instruments
    Type
    musical instruments
    guitars
    Topic
    Art
    Communities
    Folklife
    Music
    Musicians
    Ornamentation
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Musician/Artist Don Louis Moser
    Object number
    2015.119.1-.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd566bb8fd6-5701-455d-b559-f25cd490a8a8
  • Handbill from the Citizen's Council of Greater New Orleans, Inc.

    Subject of
    Citizen's Council of Greater New Orleans, Inc., American
    Citizens' Councils, American, founded 1954
    Date
    ca. 1965
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 9 x 6 in. (22.9 x 15.2 cm)
    Description
    Handbill printed on green paper that reads: "NOTICE! STOP Help Save the Youth of America DON'T BUY NEGRO RECORDS." The back of the handbill is blank.
    Statement
    Objects depicting symbols of hate or related to organized hate groups may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate history and culture.
    Place made
    New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    handbills
    Topic
    Advertising
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Music
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    White supremacy movements
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.144
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5412fc98f-39a0-444b-8e03-a41cc05b15d0
  • Photograph of McDew, Hansberry, Simone, Bikel, and Forman

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
    Simone, Nina, American, 1933 - 2003
    Bikel, Theodore, American, born 1924
    Forman, James, American, 1928 - 2005
    McDew, Charles F., American, born 1938
    Date
    1961-1962
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 x 8 1/8 in. (25.4 x 20.6 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of (from left to the right): Charles McDew, Lorraine Hansberry, Nina Simone, Theodore Bikel, and James Forman during a rally for Freedom Riders in New York City. Paper attached to the back of the image has several inscriptions identifying the photograph.
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Freedom Riders
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Entertainers
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Collection of Andy Stroud
    Object number
    2011.152.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58a192ba9-5bba-4960-bac0-a32c85f2ea74
  • Letter to Margaret Martin Wallace ("Meg") from Josephine Baker

    Written by
    Baker, Josephine, American, 1906 - 1975
    Received by
    Wallace, Margaret Martin, American
    Date
    November 1, 1938
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 1/2 x 8 1/8 in. (26.7 x 20.6 cm)
    Description
    A signed, typed letter from Josephine Baker to her sister Margaret Martin Wallace ("Meg"). The letter is written in French and was accompanied by a typed translation of the text.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place made
    Le Vésinet, Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Movement
    Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Actors
    Entertainers
    Families
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.36.14
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd522e649c9-3272-4745-a098-19834ef5d572

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