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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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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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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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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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Classification: Documents and Published Materials

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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 ("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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Classification: 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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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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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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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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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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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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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works; Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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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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Classification: Visual Arts; Slavery and Freedom Objects

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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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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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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

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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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Classification: Awards and Medals

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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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Classification: Awards and Medals

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