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  • Delegate

    Published by
    MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
    Created by
    Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
    Subject of
    Schoener, Allon, American
    Metropolitan Museum of Art, American, founded 1870
    Hoving, Thomas, American, 1931 - 2009
    Van Ellison, Candice, American
    Chisholm, Shirley Anita, American, 1924 - 2005
    Motley, Constance Baker, American, 1921 - 2005
    Sutton, Percy Ellis, American, 1920 - 2009
    Mays, Willie Howard Jr., American, born 1931
    Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
    Powell, Adam Clayton Jr., American, 1908 - 1972
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Olive, Milton Lee III, American, 1946 - 1965
    National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930
    St. Jacques, Raymond, American, 1930 - 1990
    National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
    Freemasonry, American, founded 1730
    National Urban League, American, founded 1910
    Price, Leontyne, American, born 1927
    American Bridge Association, American, founded 1932
    National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Inc., American, founded 1924
    Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922
    Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
    New York Giants, American, founded 1925
    Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
    National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
    Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
    National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
    Shriners International, American, founded 1870
    Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910
    National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
    Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
    Carroll, Diahann, American, 1935 - 2019
    Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
    National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
    Date
    1969
    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 1969 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features yellow, blue, and pink ruffled round ribbon badges against a plain white background. Each badge has a different colored center with [DELEGATE] across it. Surrounding the badges is [1969] printed in pink and repeated three times. On the first page is an editorial note with text that begins:
    [DELEGATE is published by MELPAT ASSOCIATES as a good well venture on behalf of its advertisers for the benefit of the organizations highlighted and for the information of our readers.
    DELEGATE is a semi-in depth presentation of biographical material and pictures of persons and organizations in the Negro community who by their actions and capabilities are contributing to the advancement of the Negro communities in cities throughout the United States and by these contributions are advancing the cultural, economic, educational, fraternal and civic as well as civil rights for Americans during these challenging sixties.]
    The magazine opens with a long feature article by Allan Schoener, curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit, “Harlem On My Mind,” with photographs from the exhibition on the history and people of Harlem. Throughout are articles and profiles of African American business leaders and organizations including the National Newspaper Publishers Association, National Insurance Association, American Bridge Association, National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Federation of Masons of the World, National Medical Association, National Dental Association, National Dental Assistant’s Association, National Dental Hygienists Association, and the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. There are also profiles and articles about community leaders, organizations, and events such as the NAACP 1969 National Convention, Morehouse College, including alumni Julian Bond and Martin Luther King, Jr., Prince Hall Lodge, National Urban League, the National Pan-Hellenic Corporation, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, 70th Elks Grand Lodge Convention, Daughters of Isis and the Imperial Council of the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Also included are mentions of performers and artists Raymond St. Jacques, Leontyne Price, Richard Hunt, Diahanne Carroll and Sammy Davis, Jr. as well as an article on the community of Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard.
    There are approximately 150 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements thorughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Johnny Walker Red scotch.
    Transcription Center Status
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    Place made
    Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Advertising
    Associations and institutions
    Business
    Caricature and cartoons
    Communities
    Fraternal organizations
    Fraternities
    Funeral customs and rites
    Government
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Journalism
    Labor
    Mass media
    Men
    Political organizations
    Politics (Practical)
    Professional organizations
    Religious groups
    Sororities
    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
    2012.167.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57d7409c7-82e8-42a2-99ab-23e8e29fd27f
  • Printing plate of Leontyne Price

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Price, Leontyne, American, born 1927
    Used by
    The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
    Date
    ca. 1950
    Medium
    zinc
    Dimensions
    5 9/16 x 3 7/8 x 1/16 in. (14.1 x 9.8 x 0.2 cm)
    Description
    Printing plate of Leontyne Price singing in front of a CBS radio microphone. There is significant loss of the image around her face, possibly from surface abrasion. The plate is irregular, the top right corner having been cut away or otherwise removed. Written of the back is [Leontyne Price] as well as an obscured photographer's stamp.
    Place collected
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making
    Type
    printing plates
    portraits
    Topic
    Business
    Radio
    Singers (Musicians)
    Technology
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company
    Object number
    2012.18.5.23
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Chicago Defender Publishing Company
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5874e3e79-2b4d-48cb-b0bc-13a67ef1935a
  • Verdi - Aïda (Highlights)

    Published by
    RCA Records, founded 1901
    Recorded by
    Price, Leontyne, American, born 1927
    Vickers, Jon, Canadian, 1926 - 2015
    Gorr, Rita, Belgian, 1926 - 2012
    Merrill, Robert, American, 1917 - 2004
    Tozzi, Giorgio, American, 1923 - 2011
    Date
    1962
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    magnetic tape, paper, plastic
    Dimensions
    Diameter (tape reel): 7 × 1/2 in. (17.8 × 1.3 cm)
    H x W x D (reel box): 7 7/16 × 7 7/16 × 3/4 in. (18.9 × 18.9 × 1.9 cm)
    Description
    A tape reel of Verdi-Aida (2016.68.10a) that is housed in a cardboard case (2016.68.10b). The front of the case features a closely framed portrait of Leontyne Price looking upward in costume as the character Aïda from Verdi's opera "Aïda." Above Price's portrait are two equally-sized rectangle text boxes; the rectangle to the left is orange while the rectangle to the right is black. White and black text in the rectangle to the left reads [HIGHLIGHTS / AÏDA / VERDI]. White and orange text in the rectangle to the right reads [PRICE • VICKERS / GORR • MERRILL • TOZZI / SOLTI • / ROME OPERA HOUSE / ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS / Selected by the Metropolitan Opera]. Above these two rectangle text boxes is a series of text boxes aligned with the top edge which contain the record label logo and stereo specifications. The back of the case has black text on a white background that gives information about the tape. The reel has a RCA Victor red label.
    Classification
    Media Arts-Audio Recordings
    Type
    audiotapes
    Topic
    Classical (Music)
    Composers (Musicians)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Opera (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.68.10ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bcc15e3c-c60a-437e-9cb4-6ada0e255568
  • Portrait of Leontyne Price

    Photograph by
    Mitchell, Jack, American, 1925 - 2013
    Subject of
    Price, Leontyne, American, born 1927
    Date
    1978
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of Leontyne Price. She is featured facing the camera wearing a turban with beading and a feathered piece around her neck. The back of the photograph has caption information and a Jack Mitchell stamp at center and the number [2340] in the top left corner.
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Opera (Music)
    Photography
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.83.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jack Mitchell, All Rights Reserved
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5473b06b7-e818-45d8-b3c3-a16d149d4496
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