Collection Search Results
Applied Filters: clear all filters
-
Included:
- place: "Latin America"
Your search found 166 result(s).
-
Haitiad & Oddities
- Written by
- Morisseau-Leroy, Félix, Haitian, 1912 - 1998
- Translated by
- Knapp, Jeffrey
- Published by
- Guilbaud, Pantaléon
- Date
- 1991
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) , cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 1/4 in. (21.6 × 14 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- Haitiad & Oddities by Félix Morisseau-Leroy. 70 Pages. Tan paperback with red type on front cover. At center of front cover is a red religious symbol. Type on front cover reads, [Haitiad/& Oddities/Félix Morisseau-Leroy]. Red type on back of book reads, [Pantaléon Guilbaud/P.O. Box 971158,/Miami, Florida 33197-1158]. The book is translated from Creole and French into English by Jeffrey Knapp.
- Place printed
- Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- paperbacks
- Topic
- African diaspora
- Caricature and cartoons
- Language
- Poetry
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Félix Morisseau-Leroy. Permission required for use.
-
La Destinée de Carl Brouard
- Written by
- Gaillard, Roger, Haitian, 1923 - 2000
- Published by
- Maison Henri Deschamps, Haitian, founded 1898
- Owned by
- Jones, Loïs Mailou, American, 1905 - 1998
- Signed by
- Gaillard, Roger, Haitian, 1923 - 2000
- Date
- 1966
- Medium
- ink on paper, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 7/8 × 5 3/16 × 1/4 in. (20 × 13.1 × 0.6 cm)
- Title
- Book from the library of artist Loïs Mailou Jones
- Description
- Paperback publication with eighty-nine (89) pages of text. The faded off-white cover has printed black text which reads [roger gaillard / la destinée / de / carl brouard] with a quote in French from Gaston Bachelard. The bottom of the front cover reads [EDITIONS HENRI DESCHAMPS / PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI]. There are three staples on the spine. The lower right corner of the back cover reads [Edition revue et corrigée / Port-au-Prince, juin 1966] which is italicized. There is a handwritten inscription inside the book.
- Place made
- Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- paperbacks
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.26.5.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
-
Apotheose
- Written by
- Dr. René Piquion, Haitian, 1906 - 2001
- Published by
- Maison Henri Deschamps, Haitian, founded 1898
- Owned by
- Jones, Loïs Mailou, American, 1905 - 1998
- Signed by
- Dr. René Piquion, Haitian, 1906 - 2001
- Date
- 1967
- Medium
- ink on paper, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 × 5 1/16 × 3/16 in. (20.3 × 12.9 × 0.5 cm)
- Title
- Book from the library of artist Loïs Mailou Jones
- Description
- Paperback copy of “Apotheose” with ninety-five (95) pages. The book has a red cover with black text and staples. At the top of the front cover [René Piquion [underlined]] is printed. In the center of the cover in larger font is [APOTHEOSE]. There is a line design below this. At the bottom is [EDITIONS HENRI DESCHAMPS / PORT-AU-PRINCE / HAITI]. The spine and back cover are blank. The book has handwritten inscriptions.
- Place made
- Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Negritude
- Type
- paperbacks
- Topic
- Africa
- African diaspora
- Art
- Caricature and cartoons
- Design
- Literature
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.26.5.29
- Restrictions & Rights
- © René Piquion. Permission required for use.
-
Ébène: Essai
- Written by
- Dr. René Piquion, Haitian, 1906 - 2001
- Published by
- Maison Henri Deschamps, Haitian, founded 1898
- Owned by
- Jones, Loïs Mailou, American, 1905 - 1998
- Signed by
- Dr. René Piquion, Haitian, 1906 - 2001
- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 11/16 × 5 5/16 × 9/16 in. (19.5 × 13.5 × 1.5 cm)
- Title
- Book from the library of artist Loïs Mailou Jones
- Description
- Paperback copy with 284 pages. The cover has black text on a green background. Printed at the top is [René Piquion]. In the center of the cover in larger font is [EBENE / (ESSAI)]. There is a design below this with wings, rays, and [HD] in a center shield. At the bottom is [IMPRIMERIE HENRI DESCHAMPS / PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI]. The spine has the title, author, and [HD] publisher symbol in black text. The front cover is partially disconnecting from the spine. The back cover has black text and letters to the author, in French and English, from various sources. The reverse of the front cover has black printed text in French to the author. The book has handwritten inscriptions.
- Place printed
- Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- paperbacks
- Topic
- Africa
- African diaspora
- Art
- Caricature and cartoons
- Design
- Folklife
- Identity
- Literature
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.26.5.30
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
-
The African-Caribbean Connection: Historical and Cultural Perspectives
- Edited by
- Cobley, Alan Gregor, British
- Thompson, Alvin, Guyanese
- Published by
- National Cultural Foundation, Barbadian, founded 1983
- University of the West Indies, Jamaican, founded 1948
- Owned by
- Jones, Loïs Mailou, American, 1905 - 1998
- Date
- 1990
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 1/4 × 5 1/8 × 3/8 in. (20.9 × 13 × 1 cm)
- Title
- Book from the library of artist Loïs Mailou Jones
- Description
- Paperback copy of "The African-Caribbean Connection: Historical and Cultural Perspectives" with 171 pages of text. The white cover has four red vertical lines on the left that end above a grey graphic of chained adults and children. Both graphics wrap around the spine and back cover. The right side of the cover says [The / African- / Caribbean / Connection: / Historical and / Cultural Perspectives / · / Edited by / Alan Gregor Cobley / and / Alvin Thompson]. The title is printed in large grey text and black text. The back cover has a summary of the book above the ISBN. On the title page there is a black and white bookplate that has three images of Lois Mailou Jones and reads [Lois Jones / Pierre-Noel / EX LIBRIS]. There are handwritten inscriptions inside the book.
- Place depicted
- Africa
- Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- paperbacks
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.26.5.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1990 Department of History, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, and the National Cultural Foundation, Barbados. Permission required for use.
-
Machito: A Latin Jazz Legacy
- Created by
- Ortiz, Carlos, Puerto Rican American, 1947 - 2008
- Subject of
- Machito, Cuban American, 1908 - 1984
- Puente, Tito, American, 1923 - 2000
- Barretto, Ray, American, 1929 - 2006
- Gillespie, Dizzy, American, 1917 - 1993
- Gordon, Dexter, American, 1923 - 1990
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- polyester film
- Dimensions
- Duration (Reel 1): 24 Minutes
- Length (Film): 850 Feet
- Duration (Reel 2): 28 Minutes
- Length (Film): 1000 Feet
- Title
- 16mm motion picture film of Machito: A Latin Jazz Legacy
- Description
- 16mm film on two reels (ab). A documentary profile of Cuban bandleader Frank "Machito" Grillo and a history of Latin jazz in the United States, with a focus on New York City, and the history of Cuban music in general, with footage from New York City and Cuba. Features Machito himself, as well as interviews with Tito Puente, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon and Ray Barretto. The film includes performances, film clips, still photographs and newsreel material.
- Cultural Place
- Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, New York, North and Central America
- Collection title
- DC Public Library Film Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- motion pictures (information artifacts)
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Composers (Musicians)
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Film
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Latin jazz (Music)
- Musical films
- Salsa (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.55.67.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Icarus Films, ©1987. Permission required for use.
-
Antigone en Créole
- Written by
- Morisseau-Leroy, Félix, Haitian, 1912 - 1998
- Date
- 1953
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 9/16 × 5 5/8 × 3/16 in. (21.8 × 14.3 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A soft cover, first edition of the play Antigone en Créole by Félix Morisseau-Leroy. The front cover is white and features [F. MORISSEAU-LEROY] in uppercase green letters at the top left-hand corner. The name of the play [ANTIGONE] is printed just below in uppercase red letters, while the [EN CREOLE] occupies the left of the page. The words EN and CREOLE intersect at a 90-degree angle, with EN running horizontally and CREOLE running vertically. The letters of these two words alternate between red and green. There are also two photographs on the front page. The first has a green hue and sits in the middle of the page, slightly to the left. It features a man sitting on a chair and a woman standing to his left and looking directly at the camera. The other photograph is red-hued and depicts what appears to be the same man squeezing a substance into a jar. Directly to the left of that photograph, the publisher [CULTURE] is printed in uppercase green letters. The title page repeats the author's name [F. MORISSEAU-LEROY] at the top, the name of the play in the middle [ANTIGONE EN CREOLE], and the publisher's name and location at the bottom [Culture] [Morne Hercule, Pétion-Ville, Haiti] at the bottom of the page. The top left corner also features a hand-written inscription [to Adete with love Odette] in blue ink. The back cover features a green-hued photo of a man standing and holding objects in both his hands. [$2.00] printed in green ink at the top left-hand corner of the page, just above the photograph. Below the photo is quotation about Haitian Creole. There are 74 pages.
- Place printed
- Morne Hercule, Pétion-Ville, Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.47
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
-
CC0
Le Code Noir
- Printed by
- Prault, Pierre, French
- Date
- 1767
- Medium
- ink , paper , cardboard , leather
- Dimensions
- closed: 4 7/8 × 3 5/16 × 1 1/8 in. (12.4 × 8.4 × 2.9 cm)
- open: 4 7/8 × 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (12.4 × 13.3 × 8.3 cm)
- Description
- Bound 446 page volume of 1767 "Le Code Noir" or "Black Code" with a red leather spine. The book covers are wrapped in a blue-green marbled paper and the edges are slightly worn. On the spine is embossed text in gold, above the center [LE / CODE NOIR]. Also on the spine are five sets of embossed lines, at regular intervals, with impressions of stylized foliage between each. Within the front cover are various marks in pencil near the top of the cover and pages [48056 / caribbean slavery / 4750 / ANAXVS / KK]. The interior pages are in tact but slightly water stained.
- Place collected
- New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- Place depicted
- Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Guadeloupe, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Martinique, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Saint Lucia, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Grenada, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Colonialism
- French colonialism
- Law
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Slavery
- U.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.67
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Abbott's Monthly Vol. II No. 5
- Created by
- Abbott's Monthly, American, 1929 - 1933
- Published by
- Abbott, Robert Sengstacke, American, 1830 - 1940
- Edited by
- Harper, Lucius Clinton, American, 1895 - 1952
- Date
- May 1931
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11 3/8 x 8 9/16 x 1/4 in. (28.9 x 21.7 x 0.6 cm)
- Description
- The May 1931 (Vol. II No. 5) issue of Abbott's Monthly. The front cover features an image of a woman wearing a white hat looking off to the left. The cover shows significant wear along the edges with tape along the binding. There are approximately 87 pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- 3435 Indiana Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Uruguay, Latin America, South America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bobbie Ross in memory of Elizabeth Dillard
- Object number
- 2012.84.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Master of the Dew: A Novel of Haiti
- Written by
- Roumain, Jacques, Haitian, 1907 - 1944
- Translated by
- Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
- Cook, Will Mercer, American, 1903 - 1987
- Published by
- Reynal & Hitchcock, American, 1933 - 1948
- Date
- 1947
- Medium
- cardboard, paper (fiber product) and ink
- Dimensions
- 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 1/2 in. (21 x 14 x 1.3 cm)
- Description
- A hard cover string bound 182 page book (a) written by Jacques Roumain is a novel set in Haiti. A label on the inside cover signifies that it was a part of [THE ARTHUR B. SPINGARN / COLLECTION / OF NEGRO LITERATURE]. The paper wrap around jacket (b) is printed on the cover with a pink background with white text [JACQUES ROUMAIN / MASTERS / of the DEW / A Novel of Haiti / Translated by / LANGSTON HUGHES / & MERCER COOK]. The spine, wings and verso feature a white background with pink text.
- Place depicted
- Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- books
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Caricature and cartoons
- Literature
- Politics (Practical)
- Rural life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.158.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Cover: No Known Copyright Restrictions Content: © Jacques Roumain 1947 . Permission required for use.
-
Negroes in Brazil: A Study of Race Contact at Bahia
- Written by
- Pierson, Donald, American, 1900 - 1995
- Illustrated by
- Debret, Jean-Baptiste, French, 1768 - 1848
- Published by
- University of Chicago Press, American, founded 1890
- Date
- 1947
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product), cardboard, and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 11/16 × 5 1/2 × 1 7/16 in. (19.6 × 14 × 3.6 cm)
- Description
- A 392-page hard bound book entitled Negroes in Brazil: A study of Race Contact at Bahia by Donald Pierson. The cover is green with yellow text and graphics. The cover shows an outline of a map of South America with all countries except for Brazil filled in with yellow. Brazil has horizontal yellow lines crossing through its entirety. These lines continue to the left side of the South America outline. The uppermost and bottommost lines extend to the right side of the continent and frame the title of the book [NEGROES / IN BRAZIL] and the author’s name [DONALD PIERSON], which are both in yellow. The spine of the book is green with [PIERSON] underlined along the top edge. The title of the book is written between two sets of horizontal yellow lines. The University of Chicago Press publisher’s insignia is along the bottom edge.
- The first page of the book includes a portrait of woman with the caption: [TYPICAL BAHIAN NEGRO GIRL].
- In the Preface the author writes that the book will “contribute toward making better known and understood one aspect of Brazilian life, namely, the career of the Brazilian Negro.” The book hopes to answer the question: “What happened to the Africans who were imported in such large numbers into this part of the New World?” The book focuses on Bahia, the main Brazilian entry point for enslaved Africans. The first part of the book analyzes the racial, economic, and cultural factors that shape Bahian society. The second part examines the slave trade and race relations. The third part details miscegenation and the fading color line. The fourth part surveys with the racial composition of the classes in Bahia. The fifth section examines elements of the African culture that have survived in Bahia. The sixth section is a summary of Pierson’s findings and he argues that class over race is the determining factor in social position in Bahia.
- There are a variety of illustrations and graphics in the book.
- Page 5 has a geopolitical map of South America with [BAHIA] in Brazil filled in with thin diagonal lines. The caption for this photo is [MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA SHOWING BAHIA AND SURROUNDING AREA].
- Facing page 16 shows an image of a large structure in the Portuguese colonial style labelled [THE RICOS OF THE RIDGES] which translated to the “The Rich of the Ridges”.
- Facing page 19 shows an image of multiple, cramped homes with tile rooves and other features common in regional vernacular architecture. The image is labeled [THE POBRES OF THE VALLEYS] which translates to “The Poor of the Valleys”.
- Facing page 76 shows a painting by Jean-Baptiste Debret with the caption [A BRAZILIAN FAMILY OF THE EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY]. This graphic shows a Brazilian family leaving their home dressed in gala attire for a [customary Sunday promenade]. The family is in a single file line, led by the patriarch, followed by two young daughters and the mother. At least six enslaved individuals follow behind the family as they leave their home.
- Facing page 78 shows another painting by Jean-Baptiste Debret with the caption [A DOMESTIC SCENE IN COLONIAL BRAZIL]. This painting shows a Portuguese woman and children and five enslaved individuals engaging in a variety of domestic activities. The scene looks peaceful, but at the far-left side of the sofa sits a whip, suggesting that the scene could turn violent at any given moment.
- Page 259 shows an artistic duplicate of [SYMBOLS OF THE SOOTHSAYER’S ART PAINTED ON THE WALL OF A NEGRO DWELLING IN MATATU]. This artistic depiction is circular in form, with vines making up the bottom two thirds of the circle. Two decorative sugar bowls are depicted at the top of the image. Below the sugar bowls there is a circle with an illustration of an upside-down U-shaped object with circular shapes throughout. Above the circle is a book open to pages that read [THE LORD / IS MY / HELPER / WAIT ON / THE LORD / AND KEEP / HIS WAY]. On the left side of the circle, there is a flogger and, on the right, a knife. Two pears are below the circle. There is a phrase at the top of the image which reads [Suru ni ogun aiye] which translates to “Calm/patience conquers the world”.
- Facing page 287 is an image of a woman in traditional Candomblé festival attire with a white garment and layers of long and short necklaces. The caption reads [FILHA DE SANTO IN CEREMONIAL COSTUME READY TO ASSIST IN Candomblé RITUAL / In her hand is the symbol of Xangô, the orixá of lightning. (Photo- / graph by Friar Tomaz.)].
- Appendix B, which begins on page 262 features [COMMON SAYINGS REGARDING THE NEGRO] which are composed of misconceptions and stereotypes.
- The book has no markings, signatures, or inscriptions on the exterior or interior of the object.
- Place depicted
- Bahia, Brazil, Latin America, South America
- Place printed
- Chicago, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- African diaspora
- Caricature and cartoons
- Colonialism
- Communities
- Cooking and dining
- Emancipation
- Families
- Folklife
- Foodways
- Free communities of color
- Holidays and festivals
- Portuguese colonialism
- Race relations
- Religion
- Stereotypes
- Trans Atlantic slave trade
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.1.247
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Donald Pierson. Permission required for use.
-
Memoir of Pierre Toussaint: Born a Slave in St. Domingo
- Written by
- Lee, Hannah Farnham Sawyer, American, 1780 - 1865
- Published by
- Crosby, Nichols, and Company, American, 1844 - 1864
- Subject of
- Toussaint, Pierre, Haitian American, 1766 - 1835
- Owned by
- C. Burr Artz Library, American, founded 1936
- Steadman, Melvin Lee Jr, American, 1932 - 1987
- Date
- 1854
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product), leather, and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 5/16 × 4 7/8 × 9/16 in. (18.5 × 12.4 × 1.5 cm)
- Description
- An 124-page hard bound book entitled Memoir of Pierre Toussaint, born a slave in St. Domingo by Hannah Farnham Sawyer Lee. The cover is dark green with a blind-stamped geometrical design on the cover. There are floral motifs on the top and bottom edges of the design and along the outer borders. The spine has gilt lettering and graphics. There are whimsical designs with long curves and flowers along the upper and mid to lower edges. [Pierre / Toussaint / H. F. Lee] is written in a gothic style font along the first quarter of the spine. Particles of the spine are beginning to flake off.
- An inscription written on the right side of the endleaf reads [Melvin Lee Steadman / Hamilton, Virginia / July 31, 1966].
- A detached engraved portrait frontispiece image with tissue paper covering is laying on top of the title page. It has an illustration of Pierre Toussaint with an inscription written in French with his signature below. The frontispiece and the tissue show signs of aging.
- The title page shows the formal title, other works by the author, and the publisher’s information. A former owner, the C. Burr Artz Public Library has also embossed their name on the title page.
- Hannah Farnham Sawyer Lee wrote the book using Toussaint's correspondence with various relatives and acquaintances along with personal interactions with Toussaint. In addition to Toussaint's life in St. Domingo, the author also provides information about St. Domingo's economy, political climate, and a brief account of Toussaint L’Ouverture, a well-known leader of the Haitian Revolution. During the unrest on the island, Pierre Toussaint, his sister, Rosalie and their enslaver, John Bérard, moved to New York, where Toussaint was trained as a hairdresser, and soon developed a growing clientele. Following the death of Bérard, Toussaint cared for Bérard’s widow, paying her debts and using his savings to buy her luxuries. Upon her death, she freed Toussaint. Toussaint then purchased his sister and his wife’s freedom. In the memoir, Toussaint does not claim to be an abolitionist, stating that he did not witness violence and bloodshed while he was enslaved. In the remainder of the narrative, he describes the development of his most important relationship, that with his wife, Juliette and his niece, Euphemia who he and his wife adopted early on in her life.
- At the end, there is a short appendix which highlights Toussaint’s death announcements from New York newspapers.
- Place depicted
- Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Beauty culture
- Caricature and cartoons
- Emancipation
- Families
- Labor
- Law
- Slavery
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.1.259
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
CC0
Print of Cab Calloway dancing at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- David "Panama" Francis, American, 1918 - 2001
- Date
- 1950s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 4 3/8 × 6 1/2 in. (11.1 × 16.5 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 5 1/16 × 7 1/8 in. (12.9 × 18.1 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Cab Calloway performing with his band at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba. Calloway is pictured just left of center, in profile turned towards his proper right, his right hand raised and blurred as if in motion. His left hand holds a microphone stand, tilted so the microphone is near his turned face. He wears a plaid tuxedo jacket with white shirt, dark pants and bow tie, and white pocket square. Directly behind Calloway is an upright bass, the face of the player only partially visible behind Calloway's shoulder. Another man stands behind the bass. To the right of him is a drummer, Panama Francis, seated at a white drumkit with "CC" on the large bass drum at the front. The two visible musicians both wear dark colored suit jackets, patterned neck ties, and white pocket squares. To the left is a grand piano, the bench and player out of frame. Behind Calloway's band is an orchestra seated at paneled stands with a logo marking resembling "JM" or "NM." In the background is a striped curtain. There are no inscriptions or markings, front or back.
- Place captured
- Havana, Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Dance
- Jazz (Music)
- Musicians
- Nightlife
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- 2013.237.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
I am the black woman
- Created by
- Catlett, Elizabeth, Mexican, 1915 - 2012
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1946-1947; printed 1989
- Medium
- ink and graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image with title): 5 1/2 × 4 in. (14 × 10.2 cm)
- H x W (image): 5 1/8 × 3 15/16 in. (13 × 10 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 9 11/16 × 6 5/8 in. (24.6 × 16.8 cm)
- Caption
- This series of fifteen linocuts by Mexican and American artist Elizabeth Catlett was first produced in 1946-47, under the series title "I Am the Negro Woman." This edition was reprinted by the artist in 1989 with the updated title "I am the Black Woman." The series declares a narrative about the black woman in America, with each image and title presenting one phrase of the narrative.
- Description
- This color linocut depicts a close-up of a woman's face. The face is turned a quarter turn away from the viewer. There is a handwritten title below the image in pencil. It is signed by the artist on the bottom right. The back is blank.
- Place made
- Mexico City, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- The Black Woman (formerly the Negro Woman)
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- linocuts
- Topic
- Art
- Identity
- Resistance
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Winifred Hervey
- Object number
- 2017.21.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.
-
I have always worked hard in America
- Created by
- Catlett, Elizabeth, Mexican, 1915 - 2012
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1946-1947; printed 1989
- Medium
- ink and graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image with title): 9 1/4 × 6 1/8 in. (23.5 × 15.6 cm)
- H x W (image): 8 11/16 × 5 7/8 in. (22 × 15 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 15 × 11 1/4 in. (38.1 × 28.6 cm)
- Description
- This black and white linocut depicts three women cleaning. In the foreground is a woman on her hands and knees scrubbing the floor. Wearing a long skirt and a loose shirt with the sleeves rolled up past her elbows, she holds a balled up rag in her right hand. There is a bucket next to her. Behind her are two other women, both bending over buckets and wringing out rags. Both women wear a calf length skirt and a shirt with the sleeves rolled up. There is a staircase in the background. There is a handwritten title below the image in pencil. It is signed by the artist on the bottom right. The back is blank.
- Place made
- Mexico City, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- The Black Woman (formerly the Negro Woman)
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- linocuts
- Topic
- Art
- Domestic life
- Identity
- Labor
- Resistance
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Winifred Hervey
- Object number
- 2017.21.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.
-
...in the fields
- Created by
- Catlett, Elizabeth, Mexican, 1915 - 2012
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1946-1947; printed 1989
- Medium
- ink and graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image with title): 9 3/4 × 6 1/16 in. (24.8 × 15.4 cm)
- H x W (image ): 8 15/16 × 6 1/16 in. (22.7 × 15.4 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 15 1/8 × 11 1/4 in. (38.4 × 28.6 cm)
- Description
- This black and white linocut depicts a woman hoeing a field. Wearing a dress with its sleeves rolled up, she holds a hoe in both hands. She is barefoot and wears a brimmed hat. She stands in a field between rows of crops with a farmhouse in the background. There is a handwritten title below the image in pencil. It is signed by the artist on the bottom right. The back is blank.
- Place made
- Mexico City, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- The Black Woman (formerly the Negro Woman)
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- linocuts
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Art
- Identity
- Labor
- Resistance
- Rural life
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Winifred Hervey
- Object number
- 2017.21.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.
-
In other folks' homes
- Created by
- Catlett, Elizabeth, Mexican, 1915 - 2012
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1946-1947; printed 1989
- Medium
- ink and graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image with title): 7 × 2 5/16 in. (17.8 × 5.9 cm)
- H x W (image): 6 3/8 × 2 1/16 in. (16.2 × 5.3 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 11 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (28.6 × 19.1 cm)
- Description
- This black and white linocut depicts a woman holding a broom. The woman wears a striped long sleeved shirt with a peter pan collar under a black calf-length jumper. Her sleeves are rolled up and she holds a crumpled piece of paper in her left hand and a broom in her right. There is a handwritten title below the image in pencil. It is signed by the artist on the bottom right. The back is blank.
- Place made
- Mexico City, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- The Black Woman (formerly the Negro Woman)
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- linocuts
- Topic
- Art
- Domestic life
- Identity
- Labor
- Resistance
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Winifred Hervey
- Object number
- 2017.21.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.
-
I have given the world my songs
- Created by
- Catlett, Elizabeth, Mexican, 1915 - 2012
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1946-1947; printed 1989
- Medium
- ink and graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image with title): 8 1/8 × 5 1/16 in. (20.6 × 12.8 cm)
- H x W (image): 7 1/2 × 5 1/16 in. (19 × 12.8 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 13 1/2 × 9 9/16 in. (34.3 × 24.3 cm)
- Description
- This color linocut depicts a woman playing a guitar. Wearing a knee-length dress, she is seated on a square four legged stool. Her sleeves are rolled up to her elbows and she rests the guitar on her lap. In the background is a small vignette, done in bright blue tones that depict a man in a hood attacking another man. Below them is a large burning cross. There is a handwritten title below the image in pencil. It is signed by the artist on the bottom right. The back is blank.
- Place made
- Mexico City, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- The Black Woman (formerly the Negro Woman)
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- linocuts
- Topic
- Art
- Identity
- Music
- Musicians
- Resistance
- Violence
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Winifred Hervey
- Object number
- 2017.21.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.
-
In Sojourner Truth I fought for the rights of women as well as blacks
- Created by
- Catlett, Elizabeth, Mexican, 1915 - 2012
- Subject of
- Truth, Sojourner, American, 1797 - 1883
- Date
- 1946-1947; printed 1989
- Medium
- ink and graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image with title): 9 5/8 × 5 7/8 in. (24.4 × 15 cm)
- H x W (image): 8 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (22.5 × 15 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 14 1/8 × 11 1/4 in. (35.9 × 28.6 cm)
- Description
- This black and white linocut depicts Sojourner Truth. Shown from the waist up, she stands behind a lectern with an open book, perhaps a Bible, on top. She wears a dark striped dress with a light colored neckline or scarf around her neck. She has a light colored head wrap. Her right hand is raised with her index finger pointing upwards, and her left hand rests on the lectern. There is a handwritten title below the image in pencil. It is signed by the artist on the bottom right. The back is blank.
- Place made
- Mexico City, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- The Black Woman (formerly the Negro Woman)
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- linocuts
- Topic
- Activism
- Art
- Feminism
- Identity
- Preaching
- Resistance
- Spirituality
- Suffrage
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Winifred Hervey
- Object number
- 2017.21.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.
-
16mm motion picture film of Cab Calloway in Haiti home movie
- Created by
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Subject of
- Presidential Palace, Haitian
- Holy Trinity Cathedral, Haitian, founded 1924
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- acetate film , metal and cardboard
- Dimensions
- Length: 122 Feet
- Duration (digital file): 4 min., 6 sec.
- Caption
- 16mm silent color film shot by Cab Calloway during his 1951 tour in Haiti. This film features footage of Cab Calloway and his band performing on an outdoor stage, the local townspeople, a local Haitian pottery market, and the Presidential Palace and Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port-au-Prince.
- Description
- This silent, color, home movie was shot by Cab Calloway while on a music tour in Haiti in 1951. It consists of an original 16mm film strip (a) on an original 100-foot film reel (b) and is housed in an original 100-foot film box (c).
- The film begins with footage of Cab Calloway and his band onstage playing. The band consists of a piano player, a brass section, a bass player, and a drummer in addition to Calloway. They appear to be ending a performance. The next scene shows the same stage, with a different band playing. This band has a percussion section with maracas, a drum and two other percussion instruments. There is also a guitar player. The next scene shows three people in front of a stage with a colorful background. The woman in the middle appears to be Nuffie Calloway, Cab Calloway's wife. The camera then pans to a seating area and some men setting up tables. The next scene is shot from a mountain overlooking a city. There is footage of four children and a man in front of a building, and footage of a marketplace with people selling objects carved from wood. The next scene shows a bust of Toussaint L'Ouverture on a column with another statue below the bust reaching up to it. The next scene shows the exterior of the Presidential Palace in Port-au-Prince as well as a busy street scene. The film concludes with footage of the exterior of Holy Trinity Cathedral, and the sign with the name of the church and schedule of services in English and French.
- An original 100-foot cardboard film box (2013.237.20.1c). The cardboard box is brown and has a handwritten address and a postal stamp on the back.
- Place filmed
- Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Topic
- Actors
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Travel
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- 2013.237.20.1abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Cabella Calloway Langsam