Delegate

Published by

MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986

Created by

Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985

Subject of

Drew, Charles Richard, American, 1904 - 1950

President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973

Wilkins, Roy, American, 1901 - 1981

National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930

Humphrey, Hubert Horatio Jr., American, 1911 - 1978

Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968

Dr. Mays, Benjamin Elijah, American, 1894 - 1984

Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886

Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957

Sen. Brooke, Edward, American, born 1919

Tydings, Joseph Davies, American, 1928 - 2018

Pierce, Lawrence Warren, American, born 1924

Baker, Bertram L., American, 1898 - 1985

Morse, Wayne L., American, 1900 - 1974

Belafonte, Harry Jr., American, born 1927

King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006

Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990

Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006

Morehouse College, American, founded 1867

Sutton, Percy Ellis, American, 1920 - 2009

Rustin, Bayard, American, 1912 - 1987

Eugene Nickerson, American, 1918 - 2002

Farbstein, Leonard, American, 1902 - 1993

Senator Robert F. Kennedy, American, 1925 - 1968

The Girl Friends, Inc., American, founded 1927

McKissick, Floyd, American, 1922 - 1991

Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, American, founded 1963

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909

National Urban League, American, founded 1910

Perry, Harold Robert, American, 1916 - 1991

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920

National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911

International Free and Accepted Modern Masons, Inc. and Order of the Eastern Star, American, founded 1950

Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898

New York Jets, American, founded 1960

Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry

National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc., founded 1919

National Medical Association, American, founded 1895

National Dental Association, American, founded 1913

Murray, Joan

Schuyler, Philippa, American, 1931 - 1967

Gordy, Berry Jr., American, born 1929

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906

Shriners International, American, founded 1870

Sen. Brooke, Edward, American, born 1919

Poitier, Sidney, Bahamian American, born 1927

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911

Kaiser, Inez Yeargan, American, 1918 - 2016

Bailey, Pearl, American, 1918 - 1990

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908

National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935

Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937

National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935

National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Inc., American, founded 1924

Mangum, Robert J., American, 1920 - 2014

369th Veterans Association, American

National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953

Date

1968

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 12 × 8 7/8 × 3/16 in. (30.5 × 22.5 × 0.5 cm)

Description

A 1968 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine is white and a yellow ribbon, blue ribbon and a pink ribbon at center. Each of the ribbons has the word [DELEGATE] at center. The inside of the magazine contains black and white photographs, articles and advertisements as well as profiles of prominent people within the African American community.

The magazines content begins with a memorial editorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. And Robert F. Kennedy. It continues with an article titled [Black Power Marketing to Negro Consumers]. The article includes images of President Johnson, Vice President Humphrey and members of the presidential commission to investigate city riots. The publication continues with several pages of photographs Martin Luther King, Jr.’s funeral. People identified in captions for the photographs are Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, Senator Edward Brooke, Senator Joseph Tydings, Lawrence Pierce, Wayne Morse, Bertram Baker, Senator Edward Brooke, Harry Belafonte Jr., Gordon Parks, Coretta Scott King, Rev. Ralph Abernathy, Percy Ellis Sutton, Bayard Rustin, Benjamin Wright, Eugene Nickerson and Leonard Farbstein. Following this is a double page image of Robert F. Kennedy’s funeral procession.

Throughout the magazine are portraits, profiles, and short articles about business organizations such as the Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, the National Association of Market Developers, National Association of Negro Musicians and the National Dental Association as well as fraternity and sorority events for Omega Psi Phi, Kapa Alpha Psi, and Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Kappa Alpha, and Lamda Kappa Mu, and articles on events such as the National Conference of the Urban League, International Conference of Grand Chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star, and the Convention of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.

There are also profiles on musicians performing at the Lincoln Center, Morehouse College, the Democratic Party, debutant balls, the New York Giants, 369th Veterans Association, National Pan-Hellenic Council and notable African American business leaders, labor leaders, community leaders, political leaders, doctors, nurses, artists, and activists from across the United States but primarily in New York City.

There are approximately 154 pages. The magazine contains both black and white and color advertisements. The back cover has an advertisement for Johnnie Walker Red scotch.

Transcription Center Status

Transcribed by Digital Volunteers

Place made

Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Type

magazines (periodicals)

Topic

Advertising

Associations and institutions

Business

Communities

Football

Fraternal organizations

Fraternities

Funeral customs and rites

Government

HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)

Journalism

Labor

Mass media

Men

Political organizations

Politics

Professional organizations

Religious groups

Sororities

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Urban life

Women

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely

Object number

2012.167.3

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

Usage

Not determined

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f7b7586d-84ee-4f44-b24e-aa264dcdee1f

Delegate

Published by

MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986

Created by

Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985

Subject of

New York Giants, American, founded 1925

National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930

United Negro College Fund, American, founded 1944

Powell, Adam Clayton Jr., American, 1908 - 1972

President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973

Robinson, Jackie, American, 1919 - 1972

President Truman, Harry S., American, 1884 - 1972

National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968

National Medical Association, American, founded 1895

Howard University Medical Alumni Association, Inc., American, founded 1871

Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps, American, founded 1916

Sovereign Military Order of Malta, founded 1099

Lockett, Steven N., American

The Girl Friends, Inc., American, founded 1927

National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827

Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913

Golar, Simeon, American, 1929 - 2013

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909

Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006

Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937

National Urban League, American, founded 1910

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906

Dr. Clark, Kenneth, American, 1914 - 2005

Young, Whitney Moore Jr., American, 1921 - 1971

National Dental Association, American, founded 1913

National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935

National Association of Broadcasters, American

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911

Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968

Spelman College, American, founded 1881

Morehouse College, American, founded 1867

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913

Shriners International, American, founded 1870

Dixon, Gladys W., American, born 1901

Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910

369th Veterans Association, American

National Insurance Association, American, founded 1921

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914

Hale, Clara, American, 1905 - 1992

Date

1973

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 3/8 × 3/8 in. (27.5 × 21.2 × 0.9 cm)

Description

A 1973 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine shows a collage of black and white portrait photographs tinted in bright pink, green, yellow, purple, orange, and blue. In the top left corner is a purple ribbon badge with text that reads [DELEGATE]. Blue text centered at the top reads [1973 DELEGATE]. White text in a black box at the bottom right reads [PLEASE TURN TO PAGES DEVOTED TO YOUR CONVENTION].

The magazine’s content opens on the first page with an editorial note titled “It Was a Frustrating Year…” which recounts events of the past year, including the deaths of Jackie Robinson, President Johnson, President Truman and Attorney Franklin Reeves. There is also a masthead reading [DELEGATE 1973 / The Anthology and Voice of the Black Convention] and a table of contents.

The content continues with articles and profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the New York Giants, the National Pan-Hellenic Council, United Negro College Fund, Adam Clayton Powell Jr., President Lyndon Johnson, Jackie Robinson, President Truman, National Association of Black Social Workers, National Medical Association, Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, Steven N. Lockett, The Girl Friends, Inc., National Newspaper Publishers Association, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Chairman of the Housing Authority of New York City Simeon Golar, NAACP, Gordon Parks, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, National Urban League, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Dr. Kenneth Clark, Whitney M. Young, National Dental Association, The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc., National Association of Broadcasters, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Spelman College, Morehouse College, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Shriners International, Gladys W. Dixon, Daughters of Isis, 369th Veterans Association, National Association of Black Travel Agents, National Insurance Association, and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. There are also short features on the travel destinations Barbados and Jamaica and the children’s charity Hale House.

There are 256 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements throughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Johnny Walker Red Label scotch.

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Transcribed by Digital Volunteers

Place made

Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America

Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America

Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Type

magazines (periodicals)

Topic

Advertising

Associations and institutions

Business

Communities

Fraternal organizations

Fraternities

Government

HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)

Journalism

Labor

Mass media

Men

Political organizations

Politics

Professional organizations

Religious groups

Social life and customs

Sororities

Travel

U.S. History, 1969-2001

Urban life

Women

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely

Object number

2012.167.7

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

Usage

Not determined

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cfb9effd-68b5-4246-b12a-9179d2fdce82

Stokely Carmichael at SNCC Office, Atlanta, GA

Created by

Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006

Subject of

Carmichael, Stokely, Trinidadian American, 1941 - 1998

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s

Date

1967

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 13 1/2 x 9 3/16 in. (34.3 x 23.3 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 x 11 in. (35.4 x 27.9 cm)

H x W (Mat): 20 1/2 x 15 7/8 in. (52.1 x 40.3 cm)

Description

A black-and-white photograph of Stokely Carmichael, shown from behind, seated at a desk with his head down and his hands on the back of his neck. The wall above his desk displays newspaper clippings and photographs.

Place depicted

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Movement

Civil Rights Movement

Type

gelatin silver prints

Topic

Civil rights

Photography

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.107.28

Restrictions & Rights

© Gordon Parks Foundation. Permission required for use.

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c84e19af-4383-4819-9b12-fa2e9c56ef77

Eldridge Cleaver and His Wife, Kathleen, in Exile

Created by

Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006

Subject of

Cleaver, Eldridge, American, 1935 - 1998

Cleaver, Kathleen Ph. D., American, born 1945

Dr. Newton, Huey P., American, 1942 - 1989

Date

1970

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (24.1 x 17.1 cm)

H x W (Image and Sheet): 9 15/16 x 8 in. (25.2 x 20.3 cm)

Description

A black-and-white photograph of Leroy Eldridge Cleaver with his wife Kathleen, and a portrait of Huey Newton on the wall above his head. Kathleen has her arm draped over Eldridge Cleaver’s shoulder and is seated on his lap or on the arm of his chair or couch.

Place depicted

Algiers, Algeria, North Africa, Africa

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Topic

Civil rights

Photography

Social reform

U.S. History, 1969-2001

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.107.26

Restrictions & Rights

© Gordon Parks Foundation. Permission required for use.

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ac73b56d-f391-4910-bcff-f57249bfafba

Malcolm X Addressing Black Muslim Rally in Chicago

Created by

Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006

Subject of

X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965

Date

1963

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 12 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (31.1 x 21.6 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 x 10 13/16 in. (35.2 x 27.5 cm)

H x W (Mat): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

Description

A black-and-white photograph of Malcolm X speaking into a microphone and gesturing forward with his left hand, which is holding what appears to be a folded white handkerchief.

Place depicted

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

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Topic

Civil rights

Oratory

Photography

Religious groups

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.107.27

Restrictions & Rights

© Gordon Parks Foundation. Permission required for use.

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cfa4f7cd-959e-45fb-9101-151dcf2b6b98

Malcolm X on a plane

Created by

Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006

Subject of

X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965

Date

1963

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image and Sheet): 13 1/8 × 8 7/8 in. (33.3 × 22.5 cm)

H x W (Mat): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

Description

A black-and-white photograph of Malcolm X on a plane, framed by the seats in the row in front of him, leaning his head forward on his left hand and reading a newspaper with the headline "Brothers of the Killers Selected to Judge!"

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Movement

Civil Rights Movement

Black Nationalism

Type

gelatin silver prints

Topic

Civil rights

Photography

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.107.30

Restrictions & Rights

© Gordon Parks Foundation. Permission required for use.

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c61759e7-2a81-4132-9abe-ef0a56ea4423

Lobby card for The Learning Tree

Created by

Warner Bros. Pictures, American, founded 1923

Distributed by

National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000

Subject of

Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006

Johnson, Kyle, American, born 1951

Date

1969

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm)

Description

Lobby card for the 1969 movie The Learning Tree by Gordon Parks. The card features a large color image from the film with black bands running vertically along the left side and horizontally across the bottom of the card. The image depicts a scene of a two teenage boys in a boxing match at a county fair. The two are shirtless in blue jeans, facing off in a boxing ring. They are surrounded by a crowd of men watching and fair activities, including a ferris wheel are behind the ring. Below the image and to the left is [THE LEARNING TREE] in decorative pink font with last 'T' white and resembling a tree. Below this in small white type is [A film by Gordon Parks based on his novel.]. Along the bottom of the black band is casting and production information. Along the very bottom edge of the card is a copyright notice: [COPYRIGHT 1969 WARNER BROS. - SEVEN ARTS, INC.] and a licensing note from National Screen Service Corp.

Place depicted

Kansas, United States, North and Central America

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Type

lobby cards

Topic

Actors

American West

Film

Identity

Literature

Men

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.96.1.5

Restrictions & Rights

© 1969 Warner Bros., Seven Arts, Inc. Permission required for use.

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5066086d7-69ab-4445-bdd5-dcb82d5c4e1d

Lobby card for The Learning Tree

Created by

Warner Bros. Pictures, American, founded 1923

Distributed by

National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000

Subject of

Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006

Johnson, Kyle, American, born 1951

Date

1969

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm)

Description

Lobby card for the 1969 movie The Learning Tree by Gordon Parks. The card features a large color image from the film with black bands running vertically along the left side and horizontally across the bottom of the card. The image depicts a courtroom scene with a man in a red shirt opening the gate to the exit of the bar while a man in a beige shirt moves towards him through the bar. Below the image and to the left is [THE LEARNING TREE] in decorative pink font with last 'T' white and resembling a tree. Below this in small white type is [A film by Gordon Parks based on his novel.]. Along the bottom of the black band is casting and production information. Along the very bottom edge of the card is a copyright notice: [COPYRIGHT 1969 WARNER BROS. - SEVEN ARTS, INC.] and a licensing note from National Screen Service Corp.

Place depicted

Kansas, United States, North and Central America

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Type

lobby cards

Topic

Actors

American West

Film

Identity

Literature

Men

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.96.1.2

Restrictions & Rights

© 1969 Warner Bros., Seven Arts, Inc. Permission required for use.

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ff8fa888-9908-419d-a18d-8e716046ada1

Lobby card for The Learning Tree

Created by

Warner Bros. Pictures, American, founded 1923

Distributed by

National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000

Subject of

Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006

Johnson, Kyle, American, born 1951

Date

1969

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 10 15/16 × 14 in. (27.8 × 35.6 cm)

Description

Lobby card for the 1969 movie The Learning Tree by Gordon Parks. The card features a large color image from the film with black bands running vertically along the left side and horizontally across the bottom of the card. The image depicts a scene of teenage boys at a county fair. The four boys stand at the back of a crowd gathered in front of a fair exhibit of an elaborately painted wall reading [FOXIE'S FABULOUS FREAKS]. A man stands in the center of the wall in front of a red curtained doorway with a megaphone and showman's baton. Below the image and to the left is [THE LEARNING TREE] in decorative pink font with last 'T' white and resembling a tree. Below this in small white type is [A film by Gordon Parks based on his novel.]. Along the bottom of the black band is casting and production information. Along the very bottom edge of the card is a copyright notice: [COPYRIGHT 1969 WARNER BROS. - SEVEN ARTS, INC.] and a licensing note from National Screen Service Corp.

Place depicted

Kansas, United States, North and Central America

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Type

lobby cards

Topic

Actors

American West

Film

Identity

Literature

Men

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.96.1.8

Restrictions & Rights

© 1969 Warner Bros., Seven Arts, Inc. Permission required for use.

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53f32906a-d1ae-4e0a-a405-c268f14cfb3f

Untitled (135th Street & 7th Ave)

Created by

Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006

Date

ca. 1948

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image and Sheet): 12 13/16 x 10 9/16 in. (32.5 x 26.8 cm)

H x W (Mat): 20 3/4 x 18 3/8 in. (52.7 x 46.7 cm)

Description

A black-and-white photograph looking over a parade in Harlem that includes many people in white suits and hats and a band. Some cars and a bus are on the street and many pedestrians line the sidewalk.

Place depicted

Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Type

gelatin silver prints

Topic

Amusements

Photography

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.107.29

Restrictions & Rights

© Gordon Parks Foundation. Permission required for use.

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a3905b1e-31c2-4c78-905e-8beb37a76977

Lobby card for The Learning Tree

Created by

Warner Bros. Pictures, American, founded 1923

Distributed by

National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000

Subject of

Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006

Johnson, Kyle, American, born 1951

Date

1969

On View

Second Floor, 2 050

Exhibition

Now Showing: Posters from African American Movies

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

Description

Lobby Card for the 1969 movie The Learning Tree by Gordon Parks. The card features a large color image from the film with black bands running vertically along the left side and horizontally across the bottom of the card. The image depicts five teenage boys standing in field. All are wearing overalls and two boys on the right face each other. The other three boys stand off to the left and face the other two. Below the image and to the left is [THE LEARNING TREE] in decorative pink font with last 'T' white and resembling a tree. Below this in small white type is [A film by Gordon Parks based on his novel.]. Along the bottom of the black band is casting and production information. Along the very bottom edge of the card is a copyright notice: [COPYRIGHT 1969 WARNER BROS. - SEVEN ARTS, INC.] and a licensing note from National Screen Service Corp.

Place depicted

Kansas, United States, North and Central America

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Type

lobby cards

Topic

Actors

American West

Film

Identity

Literature

Men

Youth

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.96.1.7

Restrictions & Rights

© 1969 Warner Bros. - Seven Arts, Inc. Permission required for use.

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f8f53155-795b-45e7-a4df-72916f3217cf

Lobby card for The Learning Tree

Created by

Warner Bros. Pictures, American, founded 1923

Distributed by

National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000

Subject of

Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006

Johnson, Kyle, American, born 1951

Date

1969

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm)

Description

Lobby card for the 1969 movie The Learning Tree by Gordon Parks. The card features a large color image from the film with black bands running vertically along the left side and horizontally across the bottom of the card. The image depicts a courtroom scene with a man (Dana Elcor) in a sheriff's uniform sitting in the witness stand. A white-haired older man leans on the rail in front of the witness stand and a judge overlooks both men from the bench. Below the image and to the left is [THE LEARNING TREE] in decorative pink font with last 'T' white and resembling a tree. Below this in small white type is [A film by Gordon Parks based on his novel.]. Along the bottom of the black band is casting and production information. Along the very bottom edge of the card is a copyright notice: [COPYRIGHT 1969 WARNER BROS. - SEVEN ARTS, INC.] and a licensing note from National Screen Service Corp.

Place depicted

Kansas, United States, North and Central America

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Type

lobby cards

Topic

Actors

American West

Film

Identity

Literature

Men

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.96.1.1

Restrictions & Rights

© 1969 Warner Bros. - Seven Arts., Inc. Permission required for use.

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5da97644a-ea69-4d40-acbc-33948128542e

Lobby card for The Learning Tree

Created by

Warner Bros. Pictures, American, founded 1923

Distributed by

National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000

Subject of

Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006

Johnson, Kyle, American, born 1951

Date

1969

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 11 × 13 15/16 in. (27.9 × 35.4 cm)

Description

Lobby card for the 1969 movie The Learning Tree by Gordon Parks. The card features a large color image from the film with black bands running vertically along the left side and horizontally across the bottom of the card. The image depicts a scene of a man with a sheriff's badge (Dana Elcor) and a teenage boy (Kyle Johnson) staring at each other. Below the image and to the left is [THE LEARNING TREE] in decorative pink font with last 'T' white and resembling a tree. Below this in small white type is [A film by Gordon Parks based on his novel.]. Along the bottom of the black band is casting and production information. Along the very bottom edge of the card is a copyright notice: [COPYRIGHT 1969 WARNER BROS. - SEVEN ARTS, INC.] and a licensing note from National Screen Service Corp.

Place depicted

Kansas, United States, North and Central America

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Type

lobby cards

Topic

Actors

American West

Film

Identity

Literature

Men

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.96.1.4

Restrictions & Rights

© 1969 Warner Bros., Seven Arts, Inc. Permission required for use.

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fa737b76-ded9-4e83-81e7-baf1b26be666

Lobby card for The Learning Tree

Created by

Warner Bros. Pictures, American, founded 1923

Distributed by

National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000

Subject of

Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006

Johnson, Kyle, American, born 1951

Date

1969

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm)

Description

Lobby card for the 1969 movie The Learning Tree by Gordon Parks. The card features a large color image from the film with black bands running vertically along the left side and horizontally across the bottom of the card. The image depicts a courtroom scene of a teenage boy (Kyle Johnson) in the witness stand and points his finger into the courtroom. A man leans against the witness stand with his arms crossed and is turned towards the witness. Below the image and to the left is [THE LEARNING TREE] in decorative pink font with last 'T' white and resembling a tree. Below this in small white type is [A film by Gordon Parks based on his novel.]. Along the bottom of the black band is casting and production information. Along the very bottom edge of the card is a copyright notice: [COPYRIGHT 1969 WARNER BROS. - SEVEN ARTS, INC.] and a licensing note from National Screen Service Corp.

Place depicted

Kansas, United States, North and Central America

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Type

lobby cards

Topic

Actors

American West

Film

Identity

Literature

Men

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.96.1.3

Restrictions & Rights

© 1969 Warner Bros., Seven Arts, Inc. Permission required for use.

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59528fbf7-8e33-4f82-84c3-5e672cb76760

Lobby card for The Learning Tree

Created by

Warner Bros. Pictures, American, founded 1923

Distributed by

National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000

Subject of

Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006

Johnson, Kyle, American, born 1951

Date

1969

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

Description

Lobby card for the 1969 movie The Learning Tree by Gordon Parks. The card features a large color image from the film with black bands running vertically along the left side and horizontally across the bottom of the card. The image depicts a scene of teenage boys at a county fair. The boys are on right side of the image, facing a fair booth loaded with balloons, striped hats, and toys. Below the image and to the left is [THE LEARNING TREE] in decorative pink font with last 'T' white and resembling a tree. Below this in small white type is [A film by Gordon Parks based on his novel.]. Along the bottom of the black band is casting and production information. Along the very bottom edge of the card is a copyright notice: [COPYRIGHT 1969 WARNER BROS. - SEVEN ARTS, INC.] and a licensing note from National Screen Service Corp.

Place depicted

Kansas, United States, North and Central America

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Type

lobby cards

Topic

Actors

American West

Film

Identity

Literature

Men

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.96.1.6

Restrictions & Rights

© 1969 Warner Bros., Seven Arts, Inc. Permission required for use.

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd527ac2d97-2e2b-4810-83b8-25337f097ed8

Untitled

Photograph by

White, John H., American, born 1945

Subject of

Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006

Date

1980s; printed later

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 8 9/16 × 5 7/8 in. (21.7 × 14.9 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)

Description

A black and white photographic print of Gordon Parks smoking a pipe. Parks has gray hair and a mustagche and is holding his pipe with both hands. Most of the smoke from the pipe is concentrated around his hands but some of it wafts in the air above. There are no inscriptions, front or back.

Place collected

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

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Type

gelatin silver prints

photographs

Topic

Photography

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist

Object number

2016.118.19

Restrictions & Rights

© John H. White

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5769045de-6052-4e12-9eb9-335a620ddc45