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for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
- Illustrated by
- Davis, Paul Brooks, American, born 1938
- Subject of
- Dr. Shange, Ntozake, American, 1948 - 2018
- Booth Theatre, American, founded 1913
- Date
- 1976
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- ink on paper.
- Dimensions
- H x W: 46 1/8 × 22 15/16 in. (117.2 × 58.3 cm)
- Description
- An illustrated poster for the choreopoem, “for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf,” by Ntosake Shange, featuring a painted, three quarters profile, upper body portrait of a young woman wearing a yellow head scarf, yellow tank top and gold and feather earrings. The portrait is of Ntozake Shange. She is standing against a white tile subway wall which has a single red tile stripe at the base of the wall. The main poster text is written in rainbow-colored, cursive, paint brushstrokes with simulated paint drips, and text reads, [For / Colored / Girls / who have / Considered / Suicide / When / The / Rain- / bow / is / Enuf]. In the top right corner is a box painted to appear like small tiles with white text against a dark red background that reads, [BOOTH THEATRE / 222 W. 45TH ST.] followed by a white, right pointing arrow. The artist's signature is in that bottom right corner, against a white tile.
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Drama (Theatre)
- Feminism
- Gender
- Identity
- Poetry
- Sexuality
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wopo Holup
- Object number
- 2013.85.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © The New York Shakespeare Festival. Permission required for use.
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Theatre program for Othello
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976
- Ferrer, José, Puerto Rican, 1912 - 1992
- Hagen, Uta, German, 1919 - 2004
- Webster, Margaret, American, 1905 - 1972
- Monks, James, American, 1913 - 1994
- Date
- 1930
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 7/8 x 9 in. (30.2 x 22.9 cm)
- Description
- Theatre program for Othello. White background with red lettering, graphic at center of a four legged beast, possibly a griffin. [PAUL/ROBESON/as/OTHELLO/THE MOOR OF VENICE]
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- theater programs
- Topic
- Tragedy (Theatre)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
- Object number
- 2011.45.105
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Lunchbox and thermos featuring Diahann Carroll from the sitcom Julia
- Manufactured by
- Thermos LLC, American, founded 1904
- Designed by
- LoBianco, Nick, American
- Subject of
- Carroll, Diahann, American, 1935 - 2019
- Beaird, Betty, American, born 1935
- Marc Copage, American, born 1962
- Link, Michael, American, born 1962
- Date
- 1969
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- metal, plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (2013.108.13a Lunchbox Closed): 7 3/4 × 8 3/4 × 4 in. (19.7 × 22.2 × 10.2 cm)
- H x W x D (2013.108.13a Lunchbox Open): 4 1/16 × 8 13/16 × 14 11/16 in. (10.3 × 22.4 × 37.3 cm)
- H x W x D (2013.108.13b Thermos): 6 5/8 × 4 × 3 3/16 in. (16.8 × 10.2 × 8.1 cm)
- Description
- This is a lunchbox and thermos set printed with illustrations of actors from the sitcom "Julia" starring Diahann Carroll. The front of the lunchbox, i.e. the lid, has a green border and features the show logo, red block-text outlined in black reading [JULIA] in the top right corner. In the bottom right corner is an illustrated closely framed portrait of Carroll styled as the character Julia; her portrait is superimposed over a background image of two boys seated and reading at a table in an interior space. Repeated illustrated images of the actors from the show appear consistently on each face of the lunchbox. The thermos features a singular image wrapped around the cylinder in which Carroll wears a nurse's uniform and addresses a seated white man. The lunchbox has a green plastic handle. There is some rusting, mostly visible in the interior, and some chipping in the ink of the images, mostly visible on the exterior.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Topic
- Actors
- Children
- Cooking and dining
- Families
- Medicine
- Motherhood
- Race relations
- Sitcoms
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.108.13ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1969 Savannah Productions. Inc. Permission required for use.
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Black Theater: The Drama Review, Volume 12, Number 4
- Published by
- Tisch School of the Arts, American, founded 1965
- Edited by
- Bullins, Ed, American, born 1935
- Subject of
- Dr. Newton, Huey P., American, 1942 - 1989
- Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
- Carmichael, Stokely, Trinidadian American, 1941 - 1998
- Date
- 1968
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 × 6 7/8 × 1/2 in. (25.4 × 17.5 × 1.3 cm)
- Description
- A paperback journal with black cover, The Drama Review: Volume 12, Number 4. The subtitle of this volume is Black Theater. The front cover is black with white text and illustration. At the top of the cover is the masthead with the publication’s subtitle [BLACK / THEATRE] with the title of the publication [tdr / the drama review] in a white outlined block in the lower right corner of the subtitle. Below the masthead is a black and white illustration of a poster covering the text of a billing block. The poster illustration features a silhouette of a man holding a shotgun on the upper left quadrant. In the upper third of the poster is black text in a mix of typeface and handwritten style text: [THE / BLACK / ARTS / ALLIANCE / PRESENTS / A BENEFIT FOR / THE BLACK PANTHER / PARTYFOR SELF DEFENSE / THURSDAY MAY 25 /8:00PM / FILLMORE AUDITORIUM / 1805 GEARY BLVD. / SAN FRANCISCO]. The bottom third of the poster features the text [SPEAKERS] followed by the names of the following individuals [HUEY P. NEWTON / MINISTER OF DEFENSE / FOR B.P.P.S.D], [LeRoi Jones/ [---?] / [---?]], [Stokley Carmichael / FORMER CHAIRMAN / OF SNCC] [PLUS / BLAX DRAMA AND MUSIC / [---?] /[---?]]. In the bottom right corner of the front cover in white text is [$2.00 15s]. The spine is black with white text at the spine head that reads [tdr/the drama review] and [new york university T40] at the spine foot. The back cover features an advertisement for Century Theatre Lighting. The book is one hundred and eighty pages long. Inscription in pencil on the page preceding the table of contents.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick
- Object number
- 2015.64.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1968 The Drama Review. Permission required for use.
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Playbill for Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
- Published by
- Playbill, American, founded 1884
- Edited by
- Samuelson, Judy
- Subject of
- Smith, Anna Deavere, American, born 1950
- Wolfe, George Costello, American, born 1954
- Cort Theatre, American, founded 1912
- Date
- April 1994
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 8 3/8 × 5 7/16 × 1/8 in. (21.2 × 13.8 × 0.3 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 8 3/8 × 10 11/16 × 3/4 in. (21.2 × 27.1 × 1.9 cm)
- Description
- Playbill, volume 94, number 4, featuring the play, "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," written by Anna Deavere Smith, directed by George C. Wolfe, and performed at the Cort Theatre, New York, in 1994. The top third of the cover is the masthead, a yellow rectangular field with black type with the magazine's title, [PLAYBILL®] above the text [CORT THEATRE]. Below the masthead is a white field outlined in black, with a black-and-white image depicting the silhouette of four (4) tall palm trees and a fire in the bottom left corner that is giving off a diagonal plume of smoke that darkens the top third of the image. Above the trees is a close-up of two eyes. The title of the play, which is also the main coverline, is written above and just below the top edge of the image in black and white text, [TWILIGHT: / LOS ANGELES, 1992]. The back cover features an ad for Carlton cigarettes. All of the pages are glossy and bound together with staples. Most of the interior pages are off-white with black type with black-and-white images and color images. The magazine has seventy (70) pages.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- theater programs
- Topic
- Broadway Theatre
- Drama (Theatre)
- Justice
- Race relations
- Resistance
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Urban life
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick
- Object number
- 2015.64.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
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Paper doll from the Amos 'n' Andy radio show
- Distributed by
- Pepsodent Company, American, 1915 - 1944
- Date
- 1931
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 × 4 9/16 in. (10.2 × 11.6 cm)
- Description
- A color paper doll depicting Andy Brown from the Amos 'n' Andy radio show sitting behind a wooden desk. The man is wearing a brown hat, with a black phone stretching between both his hands and a cigar between two of his fingers on his right hand. He is wearing a brown suit jacket, plaid vest, and an orange tie. The desk is piled with papers and an overflowing wastebasket sits in front of the desk. There is a hand-painted sign hanging from the desk reading “FRESH AIR/TAXICAB Co. / OF AMERICA - / INCORPULATED / ANDY BROWN – PREZ” in red and black. There are two black tabs at the bottom of both the right and left side of the paper doll (meant to be bent back for the doll to stand upright). The tab on the right has vertical text in white reading “COPYRIGHT 1931 / BY THE PEPSODENT CO.” The reverse side of the doll is light brown with black text, reading “Amos and Andy are brought to you / each night by / THE PEPSODENT CO. / Makers of Pepsodent - The Special / Film Removing Tooth Paste and / Pepsodent Antiseptic Mouth Wash.”
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
- Type
- paper dolls
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.53.8.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Paper doll from the Amos 'n' Andy radio show
- Distributed by
- Pepsodent Company, American, 1915 - 1944
- Date
- 1931
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 9/16 × 5 7/16 in. (6.5 × 13.8 cm)
- Description
- A color paper doll depicting a man in an orange car with no roof or doors. The man is looking back over his left shoulder towards the back left wheel of the car, which is flat. The man is wearing a brown cap labeled "TAXI", a white shirt with orange polka dots, a stripped vest, and patched up brown pants. There is a hand-painted black sign on the back door of the car reading “FRESH AIR / TAXICAB / Co. OF AMERICA - / INCORPULATED.” There is a green fire hydrant in the foreground. The bottom of the doll has a black folding tab on each side. The tab on the right has text in white, printed vertically, that reads “COPYRIGHT 1931 / BY THE PEPSODENT CO.” The back of the paper doll is light brown. Black text printed on the back reads “Newly Discovered! / Pepsodent Antiseptic Mouth Wash - / Kills germs 5 to 11 times faster - / checks bad breath hours longer / than other leading mouth antiseptics.”
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
- Type
- paper dolls
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.53.8.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Marionette in the form of a caricatured man
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 19th-20th century
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- wood, metal, velvet, thread and felt
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 30 x 10 1/2 x 6 1/8 in. (76.2 x 26.7 x 15.6 cm)
- Description
- A wooden, jointed marionette on a black metal stand in the form of a caricatured man. The marionette is wearing a red velvet jacket with long coattails and six (6) red velvet buttons, a white silk shirt underneath the jacket, and a velvet mustard-colored bowtie. The marionette's pants are mustard-colored and made of velvet. His eyes and mouth of marionette are moveable. The marionette's head, hands and shoes are painted black. The marionette's head is covered in black, tufted fabric. The marionette's mouth is painted bright red. Seven (7) fingernails are also painted red. The marionette is connected at the neck via a hook to a black metal stand. Black strings are attached to the head and limbs of the puppet and three metal hooks protrude from the top of the puppet's head. The bottom of the stand is covered in green felt. A piece of masking tape on bottom of black stand has blue handwritten text that reads, [Red Jacket / Brown Pants].
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
- Collection title
- Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
- Classification
- Toys and Games
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Type
- puppets
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
- Object number
- 2007.7.473
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Tin windup toy of "Ham and Sam The Minstrel Team"
- Manufactured by
- The Ferdinand Strauss Corporation, American, 1914 - 1927
- Date
- 1921
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- tin, oil paint
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 5 in. (19.1 × 16.5 × 12.7 cm)
- Description
- Tin windup toy depicting two African American musicians; one figure plays the banjo while the other figure remains seated and plays the piano. The piano and chair that the pianist sits in have painted images of caricatured African Americans. The sheet music on the piano reads [DIXIE BLUES] at the top of each sheet. A tasseled blanket illustration drapes over the top of the piano and has black lettering which features prominently on the front of the piano. The text reads [HAM AND SAM/"THE MINSTREL TEAM"/TRADE MARK]. The banjo player, standing to the right of the piano player, is wearing red and white checkered pants, a green jacket with white and red trim, and a yellow top hat. The piano player is wearing a faded red and green outfit, with a red and green cap. A white sticker on the back of the piano in the bottom left corner reads, [LAST WOUND-UP/$650]. The Strauss Toys logo, a clown standing on a globe holding a banner aloft which reads [STRAUSS] with red text reading [TOYS] printed on the globe, is situated at the bottom center of the piano back. Beneath the logo is scripted black lettering which reads, [THE FERDINAND STRAUSS CORPORATION/New York, U.S.A./PATENTED BY UA M Co. OCT. 1921/OTHER PATENTS PENDING]. The metal loop on the PR side of the piano is used to wind the toy.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
- Collection title
- Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
- Classification
- Toys and Games
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
- Object number
- 2007.7.474
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Pinback button advertising Amos 'n' Andy Fresh Air Candy
- Manufactured by
- Green Duck Company, American, 1906 - 2004
- Date
- ca. 1935
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- ink on metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 × 13/16 × 3/16 in. (2.5 × 2.1 × 0.4 cm)
- Description
- A yellow, round, metal pin-back button featuring black text that reads, [I'SE DE / PRESIDENT / Amos 'n' Andy Fresh Air Candy]. The back of the pin is printed slightly off-center with the name of the manufacturer, [GREENDUCK CO. CHICAGO], a graphic of a duck logo, patent information, and union stamps in blue ink.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Topic
- Advertising
- Amusements
- Stereotypes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
- Object number
- 2007.7.475
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Playbill for A Raisin in the Sun with insert essay ‘Sweet Lorraine'
- Published by
- Playbill, American, founded 1884
- Written by
- Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Edited by
- Ross, Blake
- Subject of
- Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
- Leon, Kenny, American, born 1956
- Washington, Denzel, American, born 1954
- Richardson Jackson, LaTanya, American, born 1040
- Okonedo, Sophie, British, born 1968
- Ethel Barrymore Theatre, American, founded 1928
- Date
- April 2014
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (2015.64.14.1 Closed): 8 9/16 × 5 3/8 × 3/16 in. (21.7 × 13.7 × 0.5 cm)
- H x W x D (2015.64.14.1 Open): 8 9/16 × 10 3/8 × 7/8 in. (21.7 × 26.3 × 2.2 cm)
- H x W x D (2015.64.14.2 Closed): 9 × 4 1/4 (22.8 × 10.8 × 0.1 cm)
- H x W x D (2015.64.14.2 Open): 9 × 12 5/8 × 1 in. (22.8 × 32 × 2.5 cm)
- L x W (2015.64.14.3): 9 1/16 × 4 1/16 in. (23 × 10.3 cm)
- Description
- Playbill magazine (2015.61.14.1), April 2014, featuring the play, "A Raisin in the Sun" written by Lorraine Hansberry, directed by Kenny Leon, starring Denzel Washington, LaTanya Richardson, and Sophie Okonedo, and performed at the Ethel Barrymore Theater, New York 2014. The top third of the cover is the masthead, a yellow rectangular field with black type with the magazine's title, [PLAYBILL ®] above the text [ETHEL BARRYMORE THEATER]. Below the masthead and outlined with a Kente cloth border, is a black-and-white image tinted blue of a young boy on a street. The boy walks past a row of receding buildings seen in the upper right quadrant to the upper left. The boy is pictured on the right side near the lower corner. He holds something to his mouth in his proper left hand and holds books under his proper right arm. Behind him, centered in the image, is a woman wearing a long coat, carrying an umbrella on her proper left arm. Overlaying the image is a narrow, a Kente cloth outline of a circle. In the lower third of the image, justified on the left side, is orange text with the title of the play, which is also the main coverline, [a RAISIN / in the SUN]. Below the image at the bottom is a small yellow rectangle with a website in black text. The back cover features an ad for Gucci cologne. The magazine has fifty-two (52) pages.
- A tri-folded pamphlet of the essay "Sweet Lorraine" (2015.61.14.2) about Lorraine Hansberry, written by James Baldwin. Printed on semi-gloss paper, the pamphlet is navy blue with stylized, Kente cloth borders throughout. On the front in the upper right corner is a circular, black-and-white image of Lorraine Hansberry. Overlapping the image is white block text [SWEET / LORRAINE]. Below the title is the byline in orange text, [BY JAMES BALDWIN] followed by a line of white text that reads [THAT'S THEY WAY I ALWAYS FELT ABOUT YOU, AND SO / I WON'T APOLOGIZE FOR CALLING HER THAT NOW.]. Below the text and byline is the beginning of Baldwin's essay in white text. The inside of the pamphlet the essay continues and features four (4) circular black and white images of cityscapes. In the lower left corner of the back page is an additional black-and-white image of Hansberry. Above and around the image are the final paragraphs of the essay.
- A narrow cell phone reminder flyer (2015.61.14.3) with navy blue background with a narrow, stylized Kente cloth border, printed on glossy paper. Covering the whole of flyer is block text of varying sizes. The text is in orange and white, justified on the right side and reads [DEAR FRIENDS, / PLEASE / PROTECT YOUR / OWN GOOD TIME / AND THAT OF YOUR / NEIGHBOR BY / TURNING / OFF YOUR / CELL/ PHONE / NOW. / THANK YOU.]. The reverse is blank.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- theater programs
- Topic
- Actors
- Broadway Theatre
- Domestic life
- Drama (Theatre)
- Families
- Poverty
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Segregation
- Theatre companies
- Tragedy (Theatre)
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick
- Object number
- 2015.64.14.1-.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
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Toe shoe and tights worn by Ingrid Silva of Dance Theatre of Harlem
- Created by
- Chacott Co., Ltd., Japanese, founded 1950
- Manufactured by
- Capezio, American, founded 1887
- Worn by
- Silva, Ingrid, Brazilian, born 1988
- Date
- 2013-2014
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- Shoe: satin cloth and ribbons, elastic, leather, paper, cloth, adhesive, and cosmetics;
- Tights: nylon, spandex, and dye
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (.1 without ribbons extended): 9 3/8 × 3 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (23.8 × 7.9 × 6.4 cm)
- L (.1 PL ribbon): 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm)
- L (.1 PR ribbon): 21 5/16 in. (54.1 cm)
- H x W x D (.2 on form): 23 × 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (58.4 × 14 × 11.4 cm)
- L x W (.2 flat): 27 × 7 3/4 in. (68.6 × 19.7 cm)
- Description
- .1: One (1) ballet pointe shoe custom-colored with cosmetics to a dark brown to match the skin tone of the dancer. A drawstring runs around the top of the foot opening and is tied in a knot at the vamp with the ends cut short. Two lengths of custom-colored satin ribbon are hand sewn to the binding, one each on the left and right side quarters of the shoe. The leather sole has hatch marks on the front half and impressed text at the heel that reads: "24 1/2 / D / M / Chacott / MADE IN JAPAN / N / L / V". Also on the sole is hand-written text reading: "26 / 5 / L / E". Uneven wear on the platform of the toe box and the ball of the foot on the outer sole indicates this shoe was worn on the left foot. The fabric-covered shank is broken at the arch of the foot with the back portion removed and the exposed front portion of the shank covered in pink and white printed Band-Aids, with the fabric cover loose where the shank is missing.
- .2: Pair of dance tights, size small/medium, with inherent holes in feet that are custom-dyed to a dark brown to match the skin tone of the dancer. The foot holes allow the tights to be worn covering the foot and toes, with the hole at the ball of the foot, or worn footless with the foot portion rolled at the ankle. The tights have an elastic waistband with the clothing designer logo woven within the waistband that repeats "Capezio". A clothing tag is attached at the back of the waist with the care instructions, size, and materials. On the back of the tag is hand-written text in black ink reading "IS".
- Place collected
- New York City, Manhattan, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Costume
- Topic
- Ballet
- Clothing and dress
- Costume
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Dance Theatre of Harlem
- Object number
- 2015.19.3.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Denim bucket hat worn by Jimmie Walker as J.J. Evans on Good Times
- Designed by
- Riggs, Rita, American, born 1930
- Manufactured by
- Cali-Fame of Los Angeles, Inc., American, founded 1925
- Worn by
- Jimmie Walker, American, born 1947
- Date
- 1974-1979
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- cotton denim, twill tape, and synthetic fiber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (On form): 9 1/4 × 9 3/4 × 10 in. (23.5 × 24.8 × 25.4 cm)
- Description
- Blue denim bucket hat with quilted brim worn by Jimmie Walker as the character James "JJ" Evans Jr. on the television show "Good Times." The interior of the cap portion is not lined, though the seams are covered in black twill tape. There is an interior hat band of black synthetic lining material. A white clothing tag with brown printed text is sewn at the center back of the interior band that reads: "Cali-Fame / of / Los Angeles / XL".
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Costume
- Type
- hats
- Topic
- Actors
- Clothing and dress
- Comedy
- Costume
- Families
- Sitcoms
- Stereotypes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.26.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Five Plays by Ed Bullins
- Written by
- Bullins, Ed, American, born 1935
- Published by
- Bobbs-Merrill Company, American, founded 1850
- Illustrated by
- Ratzkin, Lawrence, American, 1931 - 2011
- Photograph by
- The New York Times, American, founded 1851
- Date
- 1969
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- ink on paper with cloth, cardboard and pressure-sensitive tape
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 1/2 × 5 13/16 × 1 3/16 in. (21.6 × 14.8 × 3 cm)
- Description
- A first edition, hardcover book with dust jacket, Five Plays by Ed Bullins. The dust jacket features a full-page black-and-white photograph of Ed Bullins in front of the New Lafayette Theater. Bullins is seen from the waist up, facing the camera, wearing a black long sleeve shirt, unbuttoned at the neck. He is also wearing a thick, chain with large pendant around his neck. Behind his proper left shoulder is the sign for the theater with a black and white stylized face above black text that reads [THE NeW / LaFaYeTTE / THEaTRe]. Behind his proper right shoulder is a pair of glass doors. The lower half of the cover features the book title in red stylized text written over Bullin's shirt, [FIVE PLAYS / BY ED / BULLINS]. Along the bottom edge of the front cover in white text is [WINNER OF THE 1968 VERNON RICE AWARD]. The spine of the dust jacket is white with black, narrow, text [FIVE PLAYS BY ED BULLINS / BOBBS-MERRILL]. The back cover of the dust jacket is white with black text that features two Bullins’ play reviews by Library Journal and Publisher’s Weekly. The interior front and back flaps of the dust jacket feature a review of Bullins’ plays and short biography written by Black Theatre. The book has a black cloth binding. The exterior spine of the book is embossed with metallic red text that spans the entire length of the spine, [FIVE PLAYS BY ED BULLINS / BOBBS-MERRILL]. Both the front and back covers of the book are blank. The book features five plays include Goin’ a Buffalo; In the Wine Time; A Son, Come Home; The Electronic Nigger; Clara’s Ole Man. The title pages for each play are preceded by a black-and-white image from a live performance of that play. The book is two hundred and eighty-two (282) pages long. There are inscriptions in ink and pencil on the front free endpaper.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- hardcover books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick
- Object number
- 2015.64.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Plays and Pageants from the Life of the Negro
- Edited by
- Richardson, Willis, American, 1889 - 1977
- Illustrated by
- Wells, James Lesesne, American, 1902 - 1993
- Published by
- The Associated Publishers, Inc., American, 1921 - 2005
- Date
- 1930
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 9 1/16 × 6 7/16 × 1 1/2 in. (23 × 16.4 × 3.8 cm)
- Description
- A hardcover book titled Plays and Pageants from the Life of the Negro by Willis Richardson. The front cover is brown with black text and images and boxes. The top box contains the title and author of the book. An image in the bottom box depicts the heads of two figures with short hair silhouetted in profile and looking to the left. Wavy and straight lines are underneath the heads. The binding has the title with similar straight and wavy lines separating from a silhouetted depiction of a cloaked figure holding a staff and “THE / ASSOCIATED / PUBLISHERS” near the bottom. The back cover is brown and blank. The front free endpaper is stamped with “Alice B. Durham” in purple ink at top right. The book is three hundred seventy-three (373) pages and is illustrated throughout with stylized woodcuts.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Drama (Theatre)
- Literature
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.53.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1930, Associated Publishers Inc. Permission required for use.
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Poster for the premiere performance of the play Beauty Shop
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Garrett, Shelly, American, 1946 - 2018
- Signed by
- Black, Adrian, American
- Date
- 1987; inscribed 1990
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- ink on paper with mat board and adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W: 18 3/4 × 13 7/8 in. (47.6 × 35.2 cm)
- Caption
- Dissatisfied with the lack of opportunities for black actors in Hollywood, Shelly Garrett decided to produce a show of his own, and began writing plays. With help from his father, who had connections with the administration at San Bernadino Valley College, he secured the school’s 500-seat auditorium as a venue for the his play Beauty Shop. As Garrett later recalled, the show’s debut on April 5, 1987, was a crushing disappointment, with less than 50 tickets sold for both the matinee and evening performances combined. However, he persisted and took the show to Los Angeles, where he booked the historic Wilshire Ebell Theatre and bought radio ads on the African American-owned station, KJLH-FM. Through promotion and word of mouth, Beauty Shop began drawing sellout crowds soon after it opened in February 1988. In the fall of 1989, Garrett announced plans to send the show on a 50-city national tour. By 1991, Shelly Garrett’s Beauty Shop had grossed $33 million. The play would remain a fixture of the urban theater circuit for the next two decades. It would also inspire a television sitcom (ABC’s "New Attitudes," 1989) and a feature film, The Salon (2005), starring Vivica A. Fox.
- Description
- Black and white poster of the play, "Beauty Shop" adhered to a black mat board. The poster has a large silhouette image of a woman wearing a scarf flying behind her. Below in large letters is the name of the play, ["BEAUTY SHOP" / A COMEDY STAGE PLAY]. In smaller letters underneath is more information about the play beginning with, [Written, Directed and Produced by / SHELLY GARRETT] followed by the list of actors and actresses who star in the show. In larger letters at the bottom of the poster is the time and place, [SAN BERNARDINO / VALLEY COLLEGE AUDITORIUM / SUNDAY, APRIL 5th, 1987]. The show is being shown at two times, [Matinee] and [Evening]. At the very bottom is information where to buy tickets. Handwritten in gold ink on the mat board is an inscription by the actress, Adrian Black. It begins on the top left corner, [To Shelly], and continues on the bottom right corner, [Happy Birthday / Love Ya! / Adrian / '90]. The back of the poster is blank.
- Place depicted
- San Bernardino, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Comedy (Theatre)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Shelly Garrett
- Object number
- 2018.27
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Cleopatra costume headband worn by Lauren Anderson
- Designed by
- Lynn, Judanna, American
- Worn by
- Anderson, Lauren, American, born 1965
- Used by
- Houston Ballet Company, American, founded 1955
- Date
- 2000
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- synthetic fiber, metallic paint, metal thread, and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W (h: top of snake to bottom of beads; w: closed): 9 × 6 in. (22.9 × 15.2 cm)
- Description
- A snake headband from a Cleopatra ballet costume. The headband features a gold pliable band with braided metallic gold threads around it. The back of the headband appears to have been previously attached with thread but is now separated. The braided metallic thread forms the shape of a snake's head in the front of the headband. The snake's head sticks up from the rest of the headband and has two clusters of small red beads for eyes. There are three strands of beads hanging down from either side of the headband. The beads vary in size and shape and are gold and turquoise in color.
- Place used
- Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Costume
- Type
- headbands (headgear)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Houston Ballet
- Object number
- 2019.19.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Ivory coat worn by Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope on Scandal
- Manufactured by
- Burberry Group PLC, English, founded 1956
- Worn by
- Washington, Kerry, American, born 1977
- Date
- 2013
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- satin, cotton, silk, and rayon
- Dimensions
- H x W: 39 × 16 in. (99.1 × 40.6 cm)
- Description
- An ivory Burberry coat worn by Kerry Washington as the character Olivia Pope on the set of the television show Scandal. The coat appears in Episode 301 "It's Handled," which was broadcast on October 3, 2013.
- The coat is a double breasted, belted overcoat with capelet style shoulders, in ivory satin, cotton, silk and rayon. It features two vertical rows of round ivory buttons down the front, buttoned pockets at the hips, and buttoned straps at the cuffs. At the waist is a wide ivory belt with rectangular black buckle. At the shoulders is a short capelet with straight edges from the collar to the mid-chest and upper arms. There are snaps on the flaps of the capelet to secure it to the body of the coat. At the neck is a narrow collar with rounded ends and snaps at the front. There is a slit in the back center of the coat at the hem. The inside of the coat has white netting. A printed Burberry logo is repeated on the silk lining of the coat.
- Place used
- Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Costume
- Type
- coats
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Walt Disney Television
- Object number
- 2019.90.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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White hat and hat box used on the show "Scandal"
- Manufactured by
- Louise Green Millinery, American, founded 1987
- Worn by
- Washington, Kerry, American, born 1977
- Date
- 2013
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- a: velour with velvet, silk, elastic, beads, sequin, and thread
- b: cardboard with paper, ink, and cord
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (a. hat): 4 × 12 × 13 in. (10.2 × 30.5 × 33 cm)
- H x W x D (b. box): 8 × 15 × 15 in. (20.3 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm)
- Description
- A white Louise Green fedora hat (a) worn by Kerry Washington as the character Olivia Pope on the set of the television show Scandal, with hat box (b). The hat appears in Episode 222, "White Hat's Back On," which was broadcast May 16, 2013.
- a. The velour hat has a single dent running down the center of the crown, as well as dents on either side. A light beige velvet band wraps around the crown with a beaded floral appliqué embellishment at the front right side. The appliqué consists of floral shapes made out of round beads, cylindrical beads, silver colored beads, clear diamond shaped beads, ribbon, and thread. The inside of the hat is lined with silk and elastic where the crown meets the brim. There are three rectangular black tags on the silk. The first reads [MADE IN / U.S.A.]. The second reads [LOUIS GREEN / www.louisegreen.com]. The patent number is printed upon the third.
- b. The round hat box has green and cream vertical stripes along the base. The stripes are outlined in gold. The circular lid is green with gold around the outer edge. The top of the lid reads [Louise / GREEN] with a gold decorative design around the "G." There are gold color circular metal grommets in the box with a gold colored twist cord going through the grommets. The bottom of the box is green. The inside of the box and the lid are white. The box and lid have a few scratches, scuffs, and creases.
- Place used
- Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Costume
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Walt Disney Television
- Object number
- 2019.90.26ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Lobby card for The Betrayal
- Created by
- Astor Pictures, American, 1930 - 1963
- Subject of
- Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
- Date
- 1948
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
- Description
- A lobby card for the movie "The Betrayal". The card is comprised of a black-and-white image of a man and woman standing in a room in front of another man lying on the carpet on the floor. The man on the floor appears to be dead. The woman is wearing a dark shiny dress and is holding a gun at her side in her left hand. Her right hand is resting on her chest and her face appears to be in a state of shock. The man standing next to her is wearing a light colored suit and hat and is extending his hand toward her. In the lower proper left there is a box with text that reads [GREATEST NEGRO PHOTOPLAY OF ALL TIME/ ASTOR PICTURES Presents/ The/ Betrayal/ OSCAR MICHEAUX'S/ Thrilling Motion Picture Epic/ Based on the immortal novel/ "THE WIND FROM NOWHERE"].
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- lobby cards
- Topic
- Race films
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David A. Lowrance
- Object number
- 2011.160.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain - film in public domain, materials as well