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  • French Croix de Guerre medal issued to Cpl. Lawrence Leslie McVey

    French Croix de Guerre medal issued to Cpl. Lawrence Leslie McVey

    Issued by
    French Republic, French, founded 1792
    Designed by
    Bartholomé, Albert, French, 1848 - 1928
    Received by
    Cpl. McVey,, Lawrence Leslie Sr., American, 1897 - 1968
    Subject of
    369th Infantry Regiment, American, 1913 - 1945
    Medium
    bronze, ribbon and metal
    Dimensions
    H x W: 4 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 1/8 in. (10.8 x 3.8 x 0.3 cm)
    Type
    medals
    Place made
    France, Europe
    Date
    1918
    Caption
    Due to racial tension within the US Army, the 369th Infantry Regiment was assigned to the French Army for the duration of US involvement in World War I. Formed from the 15th New York National Guard Regiment and nicknamed the "Harlem Hellfighters," the 369th was the first African American regiment to reach the battlefields of World War I and the first Allied troops to reach the banks of the Rhine. Upon completion of the 369th’s service in the war, the regiment had spent 191 days in combat, the longest of any American regiment. In appreciation for their actions in the Maison-en-Champagne campaign, the 369th was awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French Government for acts of bravery in conflicts against the enemy. In addition to this honor, 171 individual members of the 369th Regiment were awarded the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Honor. The 369th Regiment finished their service in Europe and returned to the US in February 1919.
    Description
    Florentine bronze cross patée, with two crossed swords between the arms. The center of the front side shows the symbolic profile of the French Republic: a young woman wearing a Phrygian cap. The words [REPUBLIC FRANCAISE] (French Republic) encircle the portrait. The cross is suspended by a green ribbon with seven narrow vertical red stripes. A bronze star affixed to the ribbon indicates McVey was honored at the regiment or brigade level. The back of the medal has the dates of World War I, [1914 / 1918].
    Topic
    African American
    Military
    World War I
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gina R. McVey, Granddaughter
    Object number
    2011.108.9.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Awards and Medals
    Exhibition
    Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Letter to David Baldwin from Cynthia Packard

    Letter to David Baldwin from Cynthia Packard

    Written by
    Packard, Cynthia
    Received by
    Baldwin, David, American
    Subject of
    Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987
    Medium
    ink or paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W (letter): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
    H x W (envelope): 4 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (10.8 x 24.1 cm)
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Place depicted
    Route de la Colle, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
    325 New Africa House, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    July 20, 1994
    Description
    A typewritten letter (a) dated July 20, 1994 from Cynthia Packard, James Baldwin’s former assistant, to David Baldwin. In the letter Packard conveys her feelings about James Baldwin and how she misses him even seven years after his death. Packard signed the letter with "Cyndie." Also included is the envelope (b) that the letter was sent in. The letter was sent from the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where Packard taught.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Topic
    African American
    Correspondence
    Literature
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family
    Object number
    2011.99.32ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photograph of James Baldwin seated at his work table

    Photograph of James Baldwin seated at his work table

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    7 1/8 x 9 7/16 in. (18.1 x 24 cm)
    Type
    photographs
    portraits
    Place captured
    Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
    Date
    1970-1987
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of James Baldwin sitting at his work table in his home in the South of France.
    Topic
    African American
    Literature
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family
    Object number
    2011.99.34
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Memorial photograph of the interior of James Baldwin's home in France

    Memorial photograph of the interior of James Baldwin's home in France

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987
    Medium
    dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 6 x 4 in. (15.2 x 10.2 cm)
    Type
    photographs
    Place captured
    Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
    Date
    ca. 1987
    Description
    A color photograph depicting a memorial to James Baldwin inside his house in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France. The memorial consists of ten (10) candles placed across the mantel piece along with three photographs of Baldwin, a piece of art (far left), and a framed poster (center, above mantle).
    Topic
    African American
    Literature
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family
    Object number
    2011.99.35
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photograph of James Baldwin standing with the owner of his French home

    Photograph of James Baldwin standing with the owner of his French home

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987
    Medium
    dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5 x 3 1/2 in. (12.7 x 8.9 cm)
    Type
    photographs
    Place depicted
    Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
    Date
    December 1978
    Description
    A color photograph depicting James Baldwin and Jeanne Faure, the owner of his house, standing outside the home in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France.
    Topic
    African American
    Literature
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family
    Object number
    2011.99.36
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photograph of James Baldwin and friends sitting outside around a table

    Photograph of James Baldwin and friends sitting outside around a table

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Medium
    dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 in. (8.9 x 12.7 cm)
    Type
    photographs
    Place depicted
    Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
    Date
    July 1973
    Description
    A color photograph depicting James Baldwin seated at a table outside his home in the South of France with six other people drinking, smoking, and eating.
    Topic
    African American
    Literature
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family
    Object number
    2011.99.40.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photograph of James Baldwin and friends sitting outside around a table

    Photograph of James Baldwin and friends sitting outside around a table

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Medium
    dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 in. (8.9 x 12.7 cm)
    Type
    photographs
    Place depicted
    Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
    Date
    July 1973
    Description
    A color photograph depicting James Baldwin seated at a table outside his home in the South of France with six other people drinking, smoking, and eating.
    Topic
    African American
    Literature
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family
    Object number
    2011.99.40.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photograph of James Baldwin and three friends sitting outside around a table

    Photograph of James Baldwin and three friends sitting outside around a table

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Medium
    dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 in. (8.9 x 12.7 cm)
    Type
    photographs
    Place depicted
    Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
    Date
    July 1973
    Description
    A color photograph of James Baldwin and three others seated at a table outside his home in the South of France.
    Topic
    African American
    Literature
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family
    Object number
    2011.99.40.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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  • Photograph of James Baldwin and five friends sitting outside around a table

    Photograph of James Baldwin and five friends sitting outside around a table

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Medium
    dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 in. (8.9 x 12.7 cm)
    Type
    photographs
    Place depicted
    Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
    Date
    July 1973
    Description
    A color photograph of James Baldwin and five others seated at a table outside his home in the South of France.
    Topic
    African American
    Literature
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family
    Object number
    2011.99.40.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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  • Postcard to Berdis Baldwin from James Baldwin

    Postcard to Berdis Baldwin from James Baldwin

    Written by
    Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987
    Received by
    Baldwin, Berdis, American
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    L x W: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)
    Type
    postcards
    Place depicted
    Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
    Place collected
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    July 14, 1969
    Description
    A handwritten postcard from James Baldwin to his mother, Berdis Baldwin, written while on a Pan Am flight to Istanbul. The postcard is postmarked July 14, 1969. The front of the postcard depicts "A view of Paris and the River Seine."
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Topic
    African American
    Correspondence
    Literature
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family
    Object number
    2011.99.50
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Documents and Published Materials
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  • <I>J'ai Deux Amours</I>

    J'ai Deux Amours

    Published by
    Salabert, Francis, French, 1884 - 1946
    Written by
    Koger, Géo, French, 1894 - 1975
    Scotto, Vincent, French, 1874 - 1952
    Created by
    Varna, Henri, French, 1877 - 1969
    Subject of
    Baker, Josephine, American, 1906 - 1975
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 3/4 x 7 in. (27.3 x 17.8 cm)
    Type
    portraits
    sheet music
    Place depicted
    Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
    Date
    1930
    Description
    A piece of sheet music for the song "J'ai Deux Amours," performed by Josephine Baker. A cartoon print of Baker appears on the cover. She wears a peacock tail that a spotted cat plays with.
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Entertainers
    Jazz (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.36.13.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
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  • Letter to Margaret Martin Wallace (

    Letter to Margaret Martin Wallace ("Meg") from Josephine Baker

    Written by
    Baker, Josephine, American, 1906 - 1975
    Received by
    Wallace, Margaret Martin
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 1/2 x 8 1/8 in. (26.7 x 20.6 cm)
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Place made
    Le Vésinet, Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
    Date
    November 1, 1938
    Description
    A signed, typed letter from Josephine Baker to her sister Margaret Martin Wallace ("Meg"). The letter is written in French and was accompanied by a typed translation of the text.
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Entertainers
    Families
    United States--History--1933-1945
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.36.14
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Documents and Published Materials
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
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  • <I>Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 1</I>

    Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 1

    Published by
    Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
    Edited by
    Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
    Subject of
    Blanchard, Sisson, Haitian, 1929 - 1981
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Owned by
    Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 1/8 × 10 7/8 in. (33.3 × 27.6 cm)
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Place printed
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Portugal, Europe
    Port-au-Prince, Quest, Haiti, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Date
    September 1971
    Description
    Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 1. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [SEPTEMBER 1971 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [BIG CITY POLITICS / MAKING THE BLACK VOTE COUNT / SOJOURN IN PORTUGAL / THE OTHER IBERIA / SUPPING CASUALLY: / LET THERE BE QUICHE]. The front cover has an image of a painter, Sison [sic] Blanchard, in a Port-au-Prince gallery. He is seated in front of an easel, holding a paintbrush. Another painter in a plaid shirt is seated in the background. The cover photography is by James Dennis. The lower right corner reads [THE VITAL WORLD OF HAITIAN ART/PAGE 14]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Kool cigarettes advertisement. The magazine has twenty-eight (28) pages.
    Topic
    African American
    Advertising
    Art
    Business
    Mass media
    Politics (Practical)
    Travel
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2018.17.11.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1971. Permission required for use.
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  • <I>Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 1</I>

    Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 1

    Published by
    Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
    Edited by
    Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Blanchard, Sisson, Haitian, 1929 - 1981
    Owned by
    Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 1/8 × 10 7/8 in. (33.3 × 27.6 cm)
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Place printed
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Portugal, Europe
    Port-au-Prince, Quest, Haiti, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Date
    September 1971
    Description
    Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 1. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [SEPTEMBER 1971 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [BIG CITY POLITICS / MAKING THE BLACK VOTE COUNT / SOJOURN IN PORTUGAL / THE OTHER IBERIA / SUPPING CASUALLY: / LET THERE BE QUICHE]. The front cover has an image of a painter, Sison [sic] Blanchard, in a Port-au-Prince gallery. He is seated in front of an easel, holding a paintbrush. Another painter in a plaid shirt is seated in the background. The cover photography is by James Dennis. The lower right corner reads [THE VITAL WORLD OF HAITIAN ART/PAGE 14]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Kool cigarettes advertisement. The magazine has twenty-eight (28) pages.
    Topic
    African American
    Advertising
    Art
    Business
    Mass media
    Politics (Practical)
    Travel
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2018.17.11.14
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1971. Permission required for use.
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  • <I>Is Japan the Champion of the Colored Races?</I>

    Is Japan the Champion of the Colored Races?

    Published by
    Workers Library Publishers, Inc., American, founded 1930
    Written by
    Bassett, Theodore
    Berry, A. W.
    Briggs, Cyril, Nevisian, 1888 - 1966
    Ford, James W., American, 1893 - 1957
    Haywood, Harry, American, 1898 - 1985
    Subject of
    Harlem Section of the Communist Party, American
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 11/16 x 5 1/8 in. (19.5 x 13 cm)
    Type
    pamphlets
    Place depicted
    Japan, Asia
    China, Asia
    Rome, Italy, Europe
    Berlin, Germany, Europe
    Date
    1938
    Description
    A pamphlet produced by members of the Harlem Communist Party. The pamphlet is black print on yellowed paper. The front cover features the title: [Is / Japan / the / Champion / of the / Colored / Races?] and a drawing of a military aircraft dropping bombs. The bottom has a black border that contains the text: [The Negro's Stake in Democracy / 5¢ / Issued By The Negro Commission National Committee C.P. U.S.A.] The interior has eight articles totaling forty-seven pages. The back cover is an advertisement for the book [Negro Liberation].
    Topic
    African American
    International affairs
    Mass media
    Political organizations
    Politics (Practical)
    Professional organizations
    World War II
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
    Object number
    2010.55.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
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  • <I>The Portuguese slaver Diligenté captured by H.M. Sloop Pearl with 600 slaves on board, taken in charge to Nassau</I>

    The Portuguese slaver Diligenté captured by H.M. Sloop Pearl with 600 slaves on board, taken in charge to Nassau

    Created by
    Lieutenant Hawker, Henry Samuel, English, 1816 - 1889
    Medium
    watercolor on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 3/8 x 17 1/8 in. (28.9 x 43.5 cm)
    Type
    watercolors
    Place depicted
    Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Portugal, Europe
    Date
    May 1838
    Caption
    The slave ship Diligente was engaged in the illegal slave trade when it was seized in 1838. A lieutenant in the British Royal Navy painted this scene from the ship. He captured the trauma of the Middle Passage in images of malnutrition and overcrowding.
    Source: Nancy Bercaw, Curator, Slavery and Freedom
    Description
    A watercolor painting of a slave ship showing five crew members with multiple enslaved persons crowded on the weather deck. A Portuguese flag flies from the ship and the sketched outline of another ship is visible in the background.
    Topic
    African American
    Africa
    Art
    Law
    Military
    Slavery
    Trans Atlantic slave trade
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.21.2ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
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    Visual Arts
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
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  • Photograph of objects on the mantelpiece inside James Baldwin's house

    Photograph of objects on the mantelpiece inside James Baldwin's house

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987
    Medium
    dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    L x W: 4 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (10.8 x 8.9 cm)
    Type
    photographs
    Place depicted
    Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
    Date
    October 1987
    Description
    A color photograph of objects placed on the mantle above the fireplace in James Baldwin's house in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France.
    Topic
    African American
    Literature
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family
    Object number
    2011.99.58
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Media Arts-Photography
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  • <I>The Big Egg</I>

    The Big Egg

    Created by
    Clark, Ed, American, born 1926
    Medium
    acrylic paint on canvas
    Dimensions
    H x W: 64 1/2 x 83 in. (163.8 x 210.8 cm)
    Type
    acrylic paintings
    Place made
    Vétheuil, Val-d'Oise, France, Europe
    Date
    1968
    Description
    Oval-shaped abstract acrylic painting with large horizontal brush strokes and three fields of color. The canvas, shaped like a horizontal ellipse, is covered by three main fields of color: orange-red, at top, blue-green in the middle, and pink at bottom. There is a single streak of white partway across the orange field. Encroaching onto the orange field is a spray and spatter of blue-green paint. There is a darker orange shadow behind the spray. The blue-green field brightens gradually to a more blue-based color as it nears the bottom. At the very bottom of the painting is a narrow streak of pink.
    Topic
    African American
    Art
    Men
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.125ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Ed Clark
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    Portfolio/Series
    Vétheuil Series
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Exhibition
    Visual Art and the American Experience
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
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  • 1993 IAAF World Championships Bronze Medal for Men's 200M awarded to Carl Lewis

    Issued by
    International Association of Athletics Federation, founded 1912
    Received by
    Lewis, Carl, American, born 1961
    Medium
    metal and ribbon
    Dimensions
    With Ribbon: 20 1/4 x 2 13/16 x 3/8 in. (51.4 x 7.1 x 1 cm)
    Type
    medals
    Place depicted
    Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe
    Date
    1993
    Description
    An IAAF bronze medal with attached ribbon. The medal has words and images appearing in relief on both the obverse and reverse. The obverse features a central image of the Earth with a three partitioned track radiating around it and outward. Above the globe are the words [4. IAAF / LEICHTATHLETIK- / WELTMEISTERSCHAFTEN] while below are the words [STUTTGART / 13.-22. AUG. 1993]. The reverse of the medal features a large coliseum in front of several buildings (all notable landmarks in Stuttgart - see NOTES). There is a raised triangular space below the coliseum into which is engraved [CARL LEWIS / 200 m / 19.99]. A yellow, red, and black ribbon is attached by chain link to the top of the medal.
    Topic
    African American
    Men
    Track and field
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Carl Lewis Estate
    Object number
    2013.126.29
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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  • 1983 IAAF World Championships Commemorative Medal owned by Carl Lewis

    Distributed by
    International Association of Athletics Federation, founded 1912
    Owned by
    Lewis, Carl, American, born 1961
    Designed by
    Paavilainen, Reijo, Finnish, born 1946
    Manufactured by
    Sporrong, Swedish, founded 1842
    Medium
    silver
    Dimensions
    2 3/4 x 3/8 in. (7 x 1 cm)
    Type
    commemoratives
    medals
    Place depicted
    Helsinki, Finland, Europe
    Date
    1983
    Description
    A commemorative silver IAAF medal. The obverse and reverse both feature images and type in relief. The obverse features two shirtless men with jaw length hair holding spheres in the lower portion of the medal. A large clock tower, likely a representation of the Helsinki Central railway station, rises behind them. Running vertically next to the tower is the word [HELSINKI]. The reverse features two full body male figures in running poses, depicted passing a relay baton between them. Vertical type between them reads [MM 1983].
    Topic
    African American
    Track and field
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Carl Lewis Estate
    Object number
    2013.126.30
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Awards and Medals
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