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  • Statues Hardly Ever Smile

    16mm motion picture film of Statues Hardly Ever Smile
    Directed by
    Lathan, Stan, American, born 1945
    Produced by
    Chamba Productions, founded 1971
    Created by
    Collins, Kathleen, American, 1942 - 1988
    Produced by
    Garrett, Kent, American, born 1941
    Subject of
    Brooklyn Museum, American, founded 1895
    Owned by
    Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 19 Minutes
    Length (Film): 750 Feet
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    Place filmed
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1971
    Caption
    16mm color film directed by Stan Lathan and produced by Chamba Productions for the Brooklyn Museum about a program to bring children from the local community into the museum to create performance art. Includes footage of children interacting with objects in the museum and creating performances based upon their reaction.
    Description
    16mm color film directed by Stan Lathan and produced by Chamba Productions about a program to bring children from the local community into the Brooklyn Museum to create performance art.
    Consists of: 16mm Print (a).
    2012.79.1.63.1a: 16mm Print. The film begins with the camera panning around a room with many cases in the Brooklyn Museum. Children are heard in the voiceover narration describing the statues. The footage also includes close-ups of some of the statues. The next scene shows children and young adults following spoken directions to pretend they are holding various objects in their hands. The narrator describes how the children spent time in the rotunda of the museum for six weeks, and there is footage of the children participating in dance exercises in the rotunda. The narrator describes the idea for the project to bring children together with an object and create a performance around that. The next scene shows an object and children touching the face of another object. Some other children are shown in front of a different museum object and holding the same pose as that object. Children in the voiceover narration describe thinking about the objects and questioning what the people depicted in the objects are doing. As the narrator describes, the children participated in improvisation based on the space and the objects around them. The footage includes a group of students discussing how to put on an improvisation based on an object. The next scene shows the students performing the improvisation in the rotunda that they created. One of the boys reflects on how he did the improvisation. In the next scene, the students perform a dance while a man plays a drum. The next scene shows a man playing the piano and singing and the children sing along with him. The music accompanies a montage of the students doing various activities shown in the film. The final scene shows the students leaving the museum, a bus traveling a city street, one of the students exiting the bus and greeting some friends as the credits appear. The film ends with children playing in a circle on a playground.
    Topic
    African American
    Art
    Children
    Communities
    Dance
    Education
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Museums
    Singers (Musicians)
    Theatre
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
    Object number
    2012.79.1.63.1a
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    Pearl Bowser Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Statues Hardly Ever Smile

    16mm motion picture film of Statues Hardly Ever Smile
    Directed by
    Lathan, Stan, American, born 1945
    Produced by
    Chamba Productions, founded 1971
    Edited by
    Collins, Kathleen, American, 1942 - 1988
    Produced by
    Garrett, Kent, American, born 1941
    Subject of
    Brooklyn Museum, American, founded 1895
    Owned by
    Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 19 Minutes
    Length (Film): 750 Feet
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    Place filmed
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1971
    Caption
    16mm color film directed by Stan Lathan and produced by Chamba Productions for the Brooklyn Museum about a program to bring children from the local community into the museum to create performance art. Includes footage of children interacting with objects in the museum and creating performances based upon their reaction.
    Description
    16mm color film directed by Stan Lathan and produced by Chamba Productions about a program to bring children from the local community into the Brooklyn Museum to create performance art.
    Consists of: 16mm Print (a).
    2012.79.1.63.2a: 16mm Print. The film begins with the camera panning around a room with many cases in the Brooklyn Museum. Children are heard in the voiceover narration describing the statues. The footage also includes close-ups of some of the statues. The next scene shows children and young adults following spoken directions to pretend they are holding various objects in their hands. The narrator describes how the children spent time in the rotunda of the museum for six weeks, and there is footage of the children participating in dance exercises in the rotunda. The narrator describes the idea for the project to bring children together with an object and create a performance around that. The next scene shows an object and children touching the face of another object. Some other children are shown in front of a different museum object and holding the same pose as that object. Children in the voiceover narration describe thinking about the objects and questioning what the people depicted in the objects are doing. As the narrator describes, the children participated in improvisation based on the space and the objects around them. The footage includes a group of students discussing how to put on an improvisation based on an object. The next scene shows the students performing the improvisation in the rotunda that they created. One of the boys reflects on how he did the improvisation. In the next scene, the students perform a dance while a man plays a drum. The next scene shows a man playing the piano and singing and the children sing along with him. The music accompanies a montage of the students doing various activities shown in the film. The final scene shows the students leaving the museum, a bus traveling a city street, one of the students exiting the bus and greeting some friends as the credits appear. The film ends with children playing in a circle on a playground.
    Topic
    African American
    Art
    Children
    Communities
    Dance
    Education
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Museums
    Singers (Musicians)
    Theatre
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
    Object number
    2012.79.1.63.2a
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    Pearl Bowser Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Statues Hardly Ever Smile

    16mm motion picture film of Statues Hardly Ever Smile
    Owned by
    Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
    Produced by
    Chamba Productions, founded 1971
    Edited by
    Collins, Kathleen, American, 1942 - 1988
    Directed by
    Lathan, Stan, American, born 1945
    Produced by
    Garrett, Kent, American, born 1941
    Subject of
    Brooklyn Museum, American, founded 1895
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 19 Minutes
    Length (Film): 720 Feet
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    Place filmed
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1971
    Caption
    16mm color film directed by Stan Lathan and produced by Chamba Productions for the Brooklyn Museum about a program to bring children from the local community into the museum to create performance art. Includes footage of children interacting with objects in the museum and creating performances based upon their reaction.
    Description
    16mm color film directed by Stan Lathan and produced by Chamba Productions about a program to bring children from the local community into the Brooklyn Museum to create performance art.
    Consists of: 16mm Print (a).
    2012.79.1.63.3a: 16mm Print. The film begins with the camera panning around a room with many cases in the Brooklyn Museum. Children are heard in the voiceover narration describing the statues. The footage also includes close-ups of some of the statues. The next scene shows children and young adults following spoken directions to pretend they are holding various objects in their hands. The narrator describes how the children spent time in the rotunda of the museum for six weeks, and there is footage of the children participating in dance exercises in the rotunda. The narrator describes the idea for the project to bring children together with an object and create a performance around that. The next scene shows an object and children touching the face of another object. Some other children are shown in front of a different museum object and holding the same pose as that object. Children in the voiceover narration describe thinking about the objects and questioning what the people depicted in the objects are doing. As the narrator describes, the children participated in improvisation based on the space and the objects around them. The footage includes a group of students discussing how to put on an improvisation based on an object. The next scene shows the students performing the improvisation in the rotunda that they created. One of the boys reflects on how he did the improvisation. In the next scene, the students perform a dance while a man plays a drum. The next scene shows a man playing the piano and singing and the children sing along with him. The music accompanies a montage of the students doing various activities shown in the film. The final scene shows the students leaving the museum, a bus traveling a city street, one of the students exiting the bus and greeting some friends as the credits appear. The film ends with children playing in a circle on a playground.
    Topic
    African American
    Art
    Children
    Communities
    Dance
    Education
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Museums
    Singers (Musicians)
    Theatre
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
    Object number
    2012.79.1.63.3a
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    Pearl Bowser Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Couple on Beach, Coney Island

    Couple on Beach, Coney Island

    Photograph by
    Lapow, Harry, American, 1909 - 1982
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 5/8 × 13 9/16 in. (27 × 34.4 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1966
    Description
    This gelatin silver print depicts a closely-framed portrait of a couple sitting on a bench on the boardwalk overlooking Coney Island Beach. The man wears a dark overcoat and reaches his arm around the shoulders of the woman next to him who wears a white coat. They are both turned slightly towards each other, facing one another. The bottom quarter of the image reveals the planks of the pier and the feet of the seated couple; the horizon line of the photograph falls at approximately shoulder height of the couple but is mostly obscured by the couple themselves.
    Topic
    African American
    Communities
    Photography
    Recreation
    United States--History--1961-1969
    United States--Social life and customs
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.166.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Harry Lapow
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Woman and Umbrellas, Coney Island

    Woman and Umbrellas, Coney Island

    Photograph by
    Lapow, Harry, American, 1909 - 1982
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 × 8 5/8 in. (33 × 21.9 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1958
    Description
    This gelatin silver print prominently features a woman facing away from the camera in the right foreground. She wears a white skirt, a feathered hat, and a dark button-down blouse which is open to reveal a bathing suit top; the blouse is gathered and tied under the bust. The sleeves of the blouse are rolled up to the woman's elbows and she holds her sandals in her PR hand. Behind her are three upright umbrellas which stand in a triangle formation; crowded under these umbrellas, and beyond them, is a crowd of mostly seated, fellow beach-goers. The horizon line of the photograph hits just at the woman's hip.
    Topic
    African American
    Photography
    Recreation
    United States--History--1953-1961
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.166.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Harry Lapow
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photomechanical print of Jackie Robinson on Brooklyn Dodgers opening day in 1947

    Photomechanical print of Jackie Robinson on Brooklyn Dodgers opening day in 1947

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Robinson, Jackie, American, 1919 - 1972
    Signed by
    Robinson, Jackie, American, 1919 - 1972
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 3/16 × 4 in. (18.3 × 10.2 cm)
    Type
    photomechanical prints
    Place depicted
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    April 15, 1947
    Caption
    This photograph was taken during Jackie Robinson's first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, when he became the first African American player in Major League Baseball. During the 1947 season, Robinson went on to bat .297, score 125 runs, steal 29 bases and be named Rookie of the Year. This photograph, with the background removed, was featured on the front of one of thirteen baseball cards featuring Robinson that were issued by Bond Bread during a three-year period starting in 1947.
    Description
    A photomechanical print of Jackie Robinson in a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform. Robinson is leaping into the air above a base, glove on hand. His signature is across the center. The back of the photograph has an inscription identifying the subject of the photograph [Robinson], a second inscription [Died 1972], and three pieces of tape on the top and left and right edges.
    Topic
    African American
    Athletes
    Baseball
    United States--History--1945-1953
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Paxton and Rachel Baker
    Object number
    2012.172.18
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Telegram to Althea Gibson from Eleanor Roosevelt

    Telegram to Althea Gibson from Eleanor Roosevelt

    Created by
    Western Union, founded 1851
    Eleanor Roosevelt, American, 1884 - 1962
    Subject of
    Gibson, Althea, American, 1927 - 2003
    Baker, Bertram L., American, 1898 - 1985
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5 11/16 x 7 7/8 in. (14.4 x 20 cm)
    Type
    telegrams
    Place depicted
    Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    July 30, 1951
    Description
    A telegram sent from Eleanor Roosevelt to Bertram Baker. It is stamped: [51 July 30 AM].
    Topic
    African American
    Athletes
    Communication
    Tennis
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2009.27.3.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Telegram to Althea Gibson from John Cashmore

    Telegram to Althea Gibson from John Cashmore

    Created by
    Western Union, founded 1851
    Cashmore, John, American, 1895 - 1961
    Subject of
    Gibson, Althea, American, 1927 - 2003
    Baker, Bertram L., American, 1898 - 1985
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5 3/4 x 8 in. (14.6 x 20.3 cm)
    Type
    telegrams
    Place depicted
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    August 8, 1951
    Description
    A congratulatory telegram sent to Althea Gibson from John Cashmore. It is stamped: [51 Aug 8].
    Topic
    African American
    Athletes
    Communication
    Tennis
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2009.27.3.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Brooklyn, NY • USA

    Brooklyn, NY • USA

    Created by
    Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 12 3/8 x 10 1/8 in. (31.4 x 25.7 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Place depicted
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1963
    Description
    Silver gelatin photograh featuring an image of six families shown seated on their entry outdoor townhouse staircases along street side.
    Topic
    African American
    Photography
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brigitte Freed in memory of Leonard Freed
    Object number
    2009.36.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Leonard Freed/Magnum
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • The Ballads, Blues and Folk Songs of Huddie Ledbetter: The Leadbelly Songbook

    The Ballads, Blues and Folk Songs of Huddie Ledbetter: The Leadbelly Songbook

    Published by
    Oak Publications, Inc., American, 1960 - 1967
    Edited by
    Lomax, Alan, American, 1915 - 2002
    Asch, Moses, American, 1905 - 1986
    Subject of
    Ledbetter, Huddie William, American, 1888 - 1949
    Medium
    ink on book paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 9 1/4 x 6 1/8 x 1/4 in. (23.5 x 15.6 x 0.6 cm)
    Type
    paperbacks
    Place made
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1962
    Description
    The Ballads, Blues and Folk Songs of Huddie Ledbetter: The Leadbelly Songbook. The cover features black and white text printed on an ochre-colored background with photograph of Leadbelly taken by Blanding Sloan and Way Ming Chang in the center.
    Topic
    African American
    Blues (Music)
    Folk (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.34.15
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1962 by Oak Publications, Inc. Permission required for use.
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • On the Way to Ebbets Field

    On the Way to Ebbets Field

    Created by
    Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 x 9 5/8 in. (17.8 x 24.4 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Place depicted
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1930s
    Caption
    On the Way to Ebbets Field - Brooklyn, New York, 1930's
    Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 135.
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of food stands and restaurants offering frankfurters, sauerkraut, cigars, soda, and ice cream near Ebbets Field.
    Topic
    African American
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
    Object number
    2010.74.104
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Joe Schwartz
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Manhattan Skyline

    Manhattan Skyline

    Created by
    Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (26 x 28.6 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Place depicted
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1930s
    Caption
    Manhattan Skyline - From Hotel St. George, Brooklyn, New York, 1930's
    Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 138.
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of the Manhattan skyline as seen from the Hotel St. George.
    Topic
    African American
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
    Object number
    2010.74.107
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Joe Schwartz
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • They Gave Their Best for Democracy

    They Gave Their Best for Democracy

    Created by
    Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 13 7/8 in. (27.9 x 35.2 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Place depicted
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1947
    Caption
    They Gave Their Best for Democracy - Brooklyn, New York, 1947
    Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 188.
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of men playing cards on the sidewalk. On the wall behind them, a poster that says "OUR BOYS IN THE SERVICE" with a list of servicemen.
    Topic
    African American
    Photography
    Recreation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
    Object number
    2010.74.140
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Joe Schwartz
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Back From Jim Crow Army and Navy on the Home Front

    Back From Jim Crow Army and Navy on the Home Front

    Created by
    Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 9 3/4 × 12 1/2 in. (24.8 × 31.8 cm)
    H x W (Image and Sheet): 16 × 20 1/8 in. (40.6 × 51.1 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Place depicted
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1940s
    Caption
    Back From Jim Crow Army and Navy on the Home Front - Brooklyn, New York, 1947
    Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 198.
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of African American World War II servicemen in uniform holding their hands up in the shape of vees.
    Topic
    African American
    Military
    Photography
    World War II
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
    Object number
    2010.74.147
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Joe Schwartz
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Faux pearl and rhinestone earrings worn by Ophelia DeVore

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Worn by
    DeVore, Ophelia, American, 1922 - 2014
    Medium
    plastic beads, rhinestones, and metal
    Dimensions
    H x W (each): 3 1/4 × 3/4 in. (8.3 × 1.9 cm)
    Type
    ear clips
    Place used
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1970
    Description
    Pair of faux pearl and rhinestone earrings worn by Ophelia DeVore. The main setting has one large faux pearl teardrop shaped bead oriented with the point down. It is surrounded by two (2) rows of small clear rhinestones set in silver toned metal. Dangling from this setting are three short rhinestone chains, each terminating in a smaller teardrop faux pearl. The back of the upper portion of each earring has a metal pressure clip attached to it.
    Topic
    African American
    Beauty culture
    Clothing and dress
    Fashion
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ophelia DeVore
    Object number
    2011.25.3.4ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Adornment
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Navy and white crepe evening dress worn by Ophelia DeVore

    Designed by
    Parnis, Mollie, American, 1905 - 1992
    Worn by
    DeVore, Ophelia, American, 1922 - 2014
    Medium
    silk crepe, silk, elastic, and metal fasteners
    Dimensions
    H x W: 58 x 32 in. (147.3 x 81.3 cm)
    Type
    dresses
    Place used
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1970
    Description
    Navy and white silk crepe evening dress worn by Ophelia DeVore. The dress has a V-neck front with a high back neckline, full-length sleeves, and a full floor-length skirt gathered at the natural waistline. It is made from navy silk crepe with white silk crepe trimming the neckline and forming the waistband. The sleeves are fitted around the cuff with elastic, creating a blousy balloon-like silhouette. There is a knee-high slit at the center front skirt. The dress closes at the center back with a zipper and one (1) metal hook-and-eye.
    The dress is lined in navy blue silk except the sleeves, which are not lined. A silver fabric label with black embroidered text is sewn at the interior proper left back neck that reads "Mollie Parnis Boutique / NEW YORK".
    Topic
    African American
    Clothing and dress
    Fashion
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ophelia DeVore
    Object number
    2011.25.6.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Clothing-Fashion
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • White and black feather boa worn by Ophelia DeVore

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Worn by
    DeVore, Ophelia, American, 1922 - 2014
    Medium
    feathers
    Dimensions
    H x W: 108 x 9 in. (274.3 x 22.9 cm)
    Type
    boas
    Place used
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1970
    Description
    A white and black feather boa worn by Ophelia DeVore. The boa is long and full. It is made from white feathers with black tips.
    Topic
    African American
    Clothing and dress
    Fashion
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ophelia DeVore
    Object number
    2011.25.6.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Clothing-Fashion
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Silver purse worn by Ophelia DeVore

    Manufactured by
    Peck & Peck, American, founded 1888
    Worn by
    DeVore, Ophelia, American, 1922 - 2014
    Medium
    plastic, synthetic fiber, reflective glass, and metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 10 1/2 x 7 1/8 x 3 in. (26.7 x 18.1 x 7.6 cm)
    Type
    purses (bags)
    Place used
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1970
    Description
    Metallic silver faux leather purse worn by Ophelia DeVore. The purse is rectangular with a rounded bottom to the body, which has rigid sides. It closes with a rounded flap on the top that fastens with a metal snap. A length of silver faux leather is doubled and run through two (2) metal loops at each side of the top to make a short handle.
    The interior of the purse is lined in ivory synthetic satin. A rectangular mirror is adhered to the interior of the flap. There are no interior pockets. A cream fabric label with blue and red embroidered text is adhered to the interior back top side that reads "PECK & PECK / FIFTH AVENUE / NEW YORK" with a shield shaped crest embroidered at the left side.
    Topic
    African American
    Clothing and dress
    Fashion
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ophelia DeVore
    Object number
    2011.25.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Clothing-Fashion
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Letter to Mr. Cohen from Eubie Blake regarding an autographed picture

    Letter to Mr. Cohen from Eubie Blake regarding an autographed picture

    Created by
    Blake, Eubie, American, 1887 - 1983
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Place depicted
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    February 9, 1974
    Description
    A "Eubie Blake Music" letterhead stationary with printed list of "Shows" and "Songs". There is a handwritten address in the upper left corner and the symbol of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers in the upper right corner. A handwritten note signed "Sincerely yours, Eubie Blake" is in the center.
    Topic
    African American
    Composers (Musicians)
    Jazz (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Paxton and Rachel Baker
    Object number
    2012.172.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • NAACP Protest Rally

    NAACP Protest Rally

    16mm motion picture film of NAACP Protest Rally
    Created by
    Unidentified
    Owned by
    Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
    Subject of
    Malachy, Norman, American
    Brown, R. Jess, American, 1913 - 1990
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
    Garrett, Al, American, died 1959
    Parker, Mack Charles, American, 1936 - 1959
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film;
    Dimensions
    Duration: 11 Minutes
    Length (Film): 400 Feet
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    Place filmed
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 26, 1959
    Caption
    This 16mm silent, black and white film features footage from a NAACP protest rally at the Siloam Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn. The main speaker is Norman Malachy, and he recalls the events surrounding the Mack Charles Parker lynching that happened on April 25, 1959, near Poplarville, Mississippi. Mack Charles Parker was kidnapped while he was in jail on charges that he raped a white woman on February 24, 1959.
    Description
    This 16mm black and white film (a) was shot at a NAACP protest rally at the Siloam Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn. The main speaker is Norman Malachy, and he recalls the events surrounding the Mack Charles Parker lynching that happened on April 25, 1959, near Poplarville, Mississippi. Mack Charles Parker was kidnapped while he was in jail on charges that he raped a white woman on February 24, 1959. When Malachy finishes speaking, R. Jess Brown asks him follow up questions at the podium. Brown appears later in the film and speaks about the murder of Al Garrett by a police officer in the Gates Ave. Police Station in Brooklyn on April 17, 1959. An unidentified minister also briefly speaks at the podium.
    2012.79.1.103.1a: 16mm black and white film.
    The film begins with Malachy recounting the police questioning him about the events on the night of February 24, 1959, when he was riding in the same car as Parker. He recalls this story for over six minutes, and then Brown approaches the podium and asks Malachy some direct questions about how long Malachy knew Parker, as well as some follow up questions about answers he provided to the police. This exchange goes on for about 2 minutes. For most of the final minute, Brown talks about the murder of Al Garrett. While there is sound for much of the film, there are some moments when there is no sound, and other moments when the film cuts in and out abruptly. A minister begins to introduce a speaker following the exchange between Malachy and Brown. The film jumps ahead to Brown approaching the podium to speak about Al Garrett. The film cuts out while Brown is speaking.
    Topic
    African American
    Civil rights
    Justice
    United States--History--1953-1961
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
    Object number
    2012.79.1.103.1a
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Collection title
    Pearl Bowser Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture