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The Literary Corner: Jonathan Peters on Wole Soyinka (side a) / A Comparative Analysis of African and Afro American Literature with Mildred Hill and the Conclusion to the Literary Corner Series (side b)
- Created by
- Robinson, Brooks B. Ph.D., American
- Interview of
- Peters, Jonathan PhD, Sierra Leonean
- Mildred Hill-Lubin, American, 1933 - 2018
- Subject of
- Soyinka, Wole, Nigerian, born 1934
- Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
- Achebe, Chinua, Nigerian, 1930 - 2013
- Directed by
- Cham, Robert
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- plastic and tape
- Dimensions
- H x W (audiocassette): 2 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 5/8 in. (7 × 10.8 × 1.6 cm)
- Duration (side a): 00:14:49
- Duration (side b): 00:14:50
- Title
- Cassette tape with two episodes of the Literary Corner radio program
- Description
- A white plastic cassette tape with recordings of two episodes of the radio program The Literary Corner. The cassette has a beige label on which typewritten text on one side reads [THE LITERARY CORNER / Jonathua Peters on Wole Soyinka]. The typewritten text on the other side reads [THE LITERARY CORNER / Conclusion of Dr. Mildred Hill].
- Side A: “Jonathan Peters on Wole Soyinka”
- The episode begins with a voice reading an excerpt from Wole Soyinka’s oeuvre, before host Brooks Robinson introduces his guest as Professor Jonathan Peters. The topics covered in this episode are Wole Soyinka’s early works; Jero’s Metamorphosis; comparisons of Wole Soyinka and other major African writers, such as Léopold Senghor and Aimé Césaire; major themes that Soyinka explores in his writing, such as nonlinear history and violence; Soyinka’s imprisonment during the Nigerian civil war. Toward the end of the episode, Jonathan Peters states that he believes that there is a movement beyond nihilism in Soyinka’s work. He comments that Soyinka believes of an Africa changing, but still the same, an Africa that has a lot of potential for development, an Africa where people and culture intermingle and interface. He continues to say that Soyinka believes, against the principle of Yoruba cosmology, that there is the possibility for change in the cycle of violence. After Peters’ final words, Brooks Robinson recites the outro and the episode ends.
- Side B: “A Comparative Analysis of African and Afro American Literature with Mildred Hill and the Conclusion to the Literary Corner Series”
- The episode begins with the Literary Corner soundtrack. Host Brooks Robinson then mentions that this episode is the conclusion to the Literary Corner radio show, and it will summarize the conversation on African and African American literature by examining the similarities among diasporic black literature. In the interview, Dr. Hill states that there are patterns/similarities between African and African American written literature that are nonexistent in traditional American and English writings. She says that these differences can be divided into two main categories: thematic features and stylistic features. She mentions that within the thematic features, there are four subcategories: rituals, folklore/religion, family, and the Africans’ confrontation with the West. At the end of the episode, Robinson thanks all those who he claims were responsible for the Literary Corner: his cohost, Professor Pam Johnson, as well as his regular analysts, Professors Daniel Kunene, Sarah Fabio and Edris Makward.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- The Literary Corner: Black Writers of the World
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- audiotapes
- Topic
- Africa
- Drama (Theatre)
- Literature
- Poetry
- Radio
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Contributed in memory of Professor Sarah Webster Fabio (1928-1979), poet, educator, Black Arts Movement icon, and one of the Literary Corner's analysts.
- Object number
- 2010.17.1.13a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Brooks B. Robinson
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The Literary Corner: Introduction to African English Fiction/Prose with Brooks Robinson (side a) / Eldred Jones on Chinua Achebe (side b)
- Created by
- Robinson, Brooks B. Ph.D., American
- Interview of
- Jones, Eldred, PhD, Sierra Leonean, 1925 - 2020
- Subject of
- Equiano, Olaudah, 1745 - 1797
- Mofolo, Thomas, Basotho, 1876 - 1948
- Achebe, Chinua, Nigerian, 1930 - 2013
- Directed by
- Cham, Robert
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- plastic and tape
- Dimensions
- H x W (audiocassette): 2 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 5/8 in. (7 × 10.8 × 1.6 cm)
- Duration (side a): 00:14:50
- Duration (side b): 00:14:48
- Title
- Cassette tape with two episodes of the Literary Corner radio program
- Description
- A white plastic cassette tape with recordings of two episodes of the radio program The Literary Corner. The cassette has a beige label on which typewritten text on one side reads [THE LITERARY CORNER / Intro to African-English Prose]. The typewritten text on the other side reads [THE LITERARY CORNER /Eldred Jones on Chinua Achebe].
- Side A: “Introduction to African English Fiction/Prose with Brooks Robinson”
- Episode 22 of the Literary Corner radio program entitled “Introduction to African English Fiction/Prose with Brooks Robinson.” The episode commences with the host, Brooks Robinson, stating that the discussion will begin with the initial African prosaic fiction writers and close with contemporary writers. Robinson then states that “The inhabitants of the African continent were some of the last to actually sit down and write literature.” At one point, Robinson clarifies by stating that the discussion is about African English literature, since Arabic, French and other European languages were used to write African literature prior to the development of anglophone African literature. Some of the subjects covered in this episode include Olaudah Equiano’s first novel, published in the 1790s; Thomas Mofolo and his novels Moeti oa bochabela, Pitseng and Chaka; writers from West Africa such as Gabriel Okora (Voices); Amos Tutuola, and Chinua Achebe (Things Fall Apart); writers from Eastern Africa, most of whom appeared in the 1960s, namely Josiah Kariuki ('Mau Mau' Detainee and Child of Two Worlds), Ngugi wa Thiong'o' (Weep Not, Child and The River Between). At the end of the episode, Robinson reiterates the fact that the discussion exclusively addressed African English literature, since African writers were writing in French, Arabic and other languages before they began to write in English.
- Side B: Eldridge Jones on Chinua Achebe
- Episode 23 of the Literary Corner radio show entitled “Eldred Jones on Chinua Achebe.” It is a discussion of the life and works of Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic, Chinua Achebe. The episode begins with the host, Brooks Robinson, introducing his guest, Professor Eldred Jones. Most of the interview focuses on Achebe’s novels: Things Fall Apart, No Longer at Ease, Arrow of God, and the way Achebe uses them to analyze the Igbo/Nigerian situation. At one point, Professor Jones states that Things Fall Apart explores the breakdown of an African/Igbo traditional society, after its first encounter with European missionaries. He also states that in the novel, the Igbo protagonist lacked weapons to fight against the new missionary impact, backed by imperialism. The protagonist hangs himself because he could not compromise and was defeated. At the end of the interview, Robinson asks Dr. Jones if there are other major themes in Achebe’s work apart from struggle and conflict. They also engage in a brief discussion of the impact of the Nigerian civil war (also known as Biafran war) on Achebe and his work. The outro music play, signifying the end of the episode.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- Kenya, East Africa, Africa
- Portfolio/Series
- The Literary Corner: Black Writers of the World
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- audiotapes
- Topic
- Africa
- Colonialism
- Decolonization
- Literature
- Poetry
- Radio
- Slavery
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Contributed in memory of Professor Sarah Webster Fabio (1928-1979), poet, educator, Black Arts Movement icon, and one of the Literary Corner's analysts.
- Object number
- 2010.17.1.12a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Brooks B. Robinson
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The Literary Corner: Introduction to Afro-American Essays with Sarah Fabio and Thomas Schick (side a) / Introduction to African English Drama with Brooks Robinson (side b)
- Created by
- Robinson, Brooks B. Ph.D., American
- Interview of
- Schick, Thomas PhD, American, 1947 - 1987
- Interviewed by
- Fabio, Sarah, PhD, American, 1928 - 1979
- Subject of
- Clark, John Pepper, Nigerian, born 1935
- Soyinka, Wole, Nigerian, born 1934
- Delany, Martin Robison, American, 1812 - 1885
- Directed by
- Cham, Robert
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- plastic and tape
- Dimensions
- H x W (audiocassette): 2 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 5/8 in. (7 × 10.8 × 1.6 cm)
- Duration (side a): 00:15:08
- Duration (side b): 00:14:49
- Title
- Cassette tape with two episodes of the Literary Corner radio program
- Description
- A white plastic cassette tape with recordings of two episodes of the radio program The Literary Corner. The cassette has a beige label on which typewritten text on one side reads [ THE LITERARY CORNER / B W O T W Intro to African- American Essays]. The typewritten text on the other side reads [THE LITERARY CORNER / Intro to African Drama].
- Side A: “Introduction to Afro-American Essays with Sarah Fabio and Thomas Schick”
- Episode 17 of the Literary Corner radio program entitled “Introduction to Afro-American Essays with Sarah Fabio and Thomas Schick.” It begins with Professor Thomas Schick discussing the Afro-American essay and its purpose, before host Brooks Robinson formally introduces Dr. Schick as the episode’s guest. The main individuals and/or subjects covered in this episode include the free blacks who authored some of the first African American essays; “A Narrative of the Proceedings of the Black People, During the Late Awful Calamity in Philadelphia in the Year 1793” written by Richard Allen and Absalom Jones; essayists such as James Forten, Lydia Child and Robert Purvis; Edward Wilmot Blyden’s writings; David Walker’s Appeal; Martin R. Delany and Robert Campbell; late 19th century essays/essayists such as W.E.B. DuBois (The Souls of Black Folk) and William Wells Brown (“The Black Man, His Antecedents, His Achievements by 1863”); essayists during the Harlem Renaissance, such as Alaine Locke (editor of The New Negro magazine); critiques and literary analyses, such as James Baldwin’s “Nobody Knows My Name,” and critiques by Ralph Ellison and Richard Wright; contemporary essayists such as Malcolm X and Eldridge Cleaver. The episode concludes with Professors Sarah Fabio and Thomas Schick discussing the importance of independent magazines and pamphlets. Professor Fabio mentions some journals, such as Negro Journal, Phylon from Atlanta University, and CLA Journal, “that always kept the essay alive.”
- Side B: “Introduction to African English Drama with Brooks Robinson”
- Episode 24 of the Literary Corner radio program. The episode begins with a dramatization of an excerpt from Wole Soyinka’s play The Trials of Brother Hero. Some of the individuals/topics covered in this episode are Wole Soyinka’s works, such as Jero’s Metamorphosis and A Dance of the Forest; the development of anglophone African drama over time; dates the first anglophone African plays were published; genres of African drama; the challenges anglophone African playwrights face; the works of African playwright John Pepper Clark, such as A Song of A Goat, The Masquerade, The Raft, and Ozidi; major themes in John Pepper Clark’s work, such as lineage and arbitrariness; the impact of the Nigerian civil war on Clark’s work; as well as the impact of British colonization on West African drama. The episode concludes with Robinson providing an explanation as to why there are only two exceptional anglophone African drama writers: Wole Soyinka and John Pepper Clark, both of whom are from Nigeria. He continues by stating that there are other emerging anglophone African drama writers and that more will continue to emerge over time, before reciting the outro.
- Place depicted
- West Africa, Africa
- Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- Portfolio/Series
- The Literary Corner: Black Writers of the World
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- audiotapes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Contributed in memory of Professor Sarah Webster Fabio (1928-1979), poet, educator, Black Arts Movement icon, and one of the Literary Corner's analysts.
- Object number
- 2010.17.1.9a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Brooks B. Robinson
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Letter to Andy Stroud from Nina Simone
- Written by
- Simone, Nina, American, 1933 - 2003
- Received by
- Stroud, Andy, American, died 2012
- Subject of
- American Society of African Culture, American, 1956 - 1969
- Date
- December 1961
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (letter): 10 1/4 x 8 in. (26 x 20.3 cm)
- H x W (envelope): 4 1/16 x 8 3/4 in. (10.3 x 22.2 cm)
- Caption
- Nina Simone traveled to Nigeria in December 1961 for the Lagos Festival, sponsored by the American Society of African Culture (AMSAC). Simone traveled with a group of 33 African American artists, performers, and educators. Included in the delegation were Odetta, Randy Weston, Geoffrey Holder, Natalie Hinderas, and Lionel Hampton. One of the goals of AMSAC was to expose African Americans to their African heritage. The Lagos Festival was the group's first event in Africa and coincided with the first anniversary of Nigerian independence. As part of the festival, a cultural center was opened and two public concerts were held.
- This was Simone's first visit to Africa and this intimate letter written to her new husband Andy Stroud shares her first impressions of Lagos. Looking back on the experience in her 1991 autobiography, Simone wrote, "All around us were black faces, and I felt for the first time the spiritual relaxation any Afro American feels on reaching Africa. I didn't feel like I'd come home when I arrived in Lagos, but I knew I'd arrived somewhere important and that Africa mattered to me."
- Description
- A four page letter, with envelope, to Andy Stroud from Nina Simone. Simone is writing from Lagos, Nigeria, and comments on locals, accomodations, and her love for her husband. The letter is handwritten in blue ink on stationery from the Federal Palace Hotel. Simone dated the letter only as [December '61] in the top right corner. The envelope is postmarked December 17, 1961.
- Place made
- Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Topic
- Africa
- Composers (Musicians)
- Correspondence
- Families
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Musicians
- Singers (Musicians)
- Travel
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.132.3a-e
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Commemorative textile with portrait of Barack Obama inside a heart
- Manufactured by
- Sunflag Nigeria Limited, Nigerian, founded 1961
- Subject of
- President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
- Date
- 2009
- Medium
- cotton
- Dimensions
- H x W: 44 7/8 × 70 7/8 in. (114 × 180 cm)
- Horizontal Repeat: 25 in. (63.5 cm)
- Description
- Length of commemorative printed textile by Sunflag Nigeria Limited featuring Barack Obama and his "O" rising sun campaign logo. The fabric has a very pale yellow-green ground with a background design on a grand scale featuring tonal dark blue and teal undulating strands of beads. A large tonal bead is place between the more open space between the strands. A dark blue net with varying widths of holes in the net is behind the beaded strands and single beads. Placed at intervals over top of the beaded strands is a heart containing the "O" rising sun campaign logo complete with red striped ground and bright blue cloudy sky. The "O" of the logo contains a highly pixelated photographic portrait of Barack Obama and text in black around the portrait reading "THE CHANGE THE WORLD NEEDS / BARACK OBAMA". Repeating text printed in dark teal along the selvedge reads "5791", "SUN-FLAG PRINT", and "GUARANTEED".
- Place made
- Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- Place collected
- Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Textiles
- Topic
- Africa
- African diaspora
- Design
- Identity
- Politics
- Textile design
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine E. McKinley
- Object number
- 2017.16.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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The International Negro Workers' Review Vol. 1 No. 1
- Published by
- The Negro Worker, 1928 - 1937
- Issued by
- International Trade Union Committee of Negro Workers, founded 1928
- Date
- 1931
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 1/16 x 6 5/16 in. (23 x 16 cm)
- Description
- A pamphlet distributed by The Negro Workers. The pamphlet consist of thirty pages of black print on yellowed paper. The back cover features a photograph of the home of the former czar of Russia.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- Hamburg, Germany, Europe
- Place depicted
- Russia, Asia
- South Africa, Africa
- North Africa, Africa
- Liberia, West Africa, Africa
- Caribbean, North and Central America
- Gambia, West Africa, Africa
- Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- England, Europe
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- British colonialism
- Colonialism
- Decolonization
- Economics
- International affairs
- Labor
- Mass media
- Political organizations
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1919-1933
- 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
- 2010.55.20
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Notes from the 365th session of the OAU Executive Secretariat
- Created by
- Organization of African Unity, 1963 - 2002
- Subject of
- United Nations, founded 1945
- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- These six-page notes from the 365th Session of the Organization of African Unity to the United Nations discusess candiates for the representative of several African countries. The notes are three pages long and typed in black ink on white paper. The letterhead reads: [SECRETARIAT EXECUTIF DE L'ORGANISATION / DE L'UNITE AFRICAINE AUX NATIONS UNIES] [EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE ORGANIZATION / OF AFRICAN UNITY TO THE UNITED NATIONS]. This text surrounds an illustration of the African continent. The notes are formated traditionally with a roman numeral-numbered header followed by an arabic-numeral numbered list with indented text.
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Zambia, Africa
- Mauritania, North Africa, Africa
- Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa
- Uganda, Africa
- Congo (Republic of), Central Africa, Africa
- Libya, North Africa, Africa
- Gabon, Central Africa, Africa
- Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- Kenya, East Africa, Africa
- Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Pan Africanism
- Type
- notes
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- Black power
- International affairs
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.52
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Flyer advertising a donation drive to help the starving children in Biafra
- Created by
- Committee to Save the Children of Biafra, American
- Date
- April 13, 1969
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- This flyer advertises a donation drive to help starving children in Biafra. The flyer is white with black text that reads: [Give to / Help feed / the / Starving Children / of Biafra Checks / Accepted]. Between the words "help feed" and "starving children" is an illustration of 8 naked, malnourished children. [COMMITTEE TO SAVE THE CHILDREN OF BIAFRA / 520 FIFTH AVENUE / NEW YORK N.Y. 10038] is typed in the bottom left corner. The back of the flyer is blank except for the text written in the bottom left corner that reads [W 355th GEOMANY / APRIL 13, 1969 / NEW YORK CITY].
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Pan Africanism
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- Children
- Health
- Humanitarianism
- International affairs
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.47
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Biafra / The Bandits (Black Journal segment)
- Produced by
- National Educational Television, American, 1954 - 1970
- Directed by
- Morris, Jim
- Edited by
- Holmes, Samuel B.
- Leslie III, Mack L.
- West, Vernon
- Directed by
- Patrick, Carlos, American
- Edited by
- Sims, Winston
- Williams, Christopher
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 11.05 Minutes
- Length (Film): 400 Feet
- Title
- 16mm motion picture film of 'Biafra' and 'The Bandits'
- Caption
- 'Biafra' and 'The Bandits' are two short dramatic films produced in the late sixties by the National Educational Television's Broadcast Training School. Both short films aired on NET's Black Journal television series.
- Description
- 16mm black and white film of two short dramatic films produced by the National Educational Television's Broadcast Training School for Episode 3 of the Black Journal television series.
- "Biafra" is a short dramatic film produced by the National Educational Television's Broadcast Training School directed by Jim Morris. The film opens up with African drum music playing over a shot of a young African American girl playing on a slide in an outdoor park, children playing in the pool, and a group of teenage boys playing at the outdoor basketball court. This is followed by handheld shots of an outdoor market on a city sidewalk. The camera pans some of the merchandise on the tables. The music fades out during a transition to a wide shot of a group of men and women walking in a field. Many of them are wearing dashikis or other clothing with African motifs. They form a circle, and a close-up shot reveals a gun in one of their hands. They form two straight lines and face each other. In a series of medium and over the shoulder handheld shots, they each shoot another and pass the gun to the next person in line. Eventually, everyone is laying on the ground pretending to be dead. Audio of a crying baby begins to play as the last person is shot. An ending title card reading "BIAFRA CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE" appears before the ending credits.
- "The Bandits" is a short dramatic film produced by the National Educational Television's Broadcast Training School, written and directed by Carlos Patrick. This film begins with a car pulling up to the curb and parking. Two men exit the car and try to pay the meter with no success. One of the men hit the meter out of frustration before both men walk away. A narrator begins to dramatically inform the viewer about the effect of small time "bandits" in American cities. The following footage consists of a montage of scenes showing the two men trying to purchase things from various types of vending machines with no success. Each time the vending machine fails one of them, they hit the machine and walk away. The film concludes with the two men noticing two parking tickets underneath their windshield wipers, and the narrator saying "How much did they take you for today?" The ending credits play.
- Place filmed
- New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Nigeria, Biafra, West Africa, Africa
- Collection title
- Pearl Bowser Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- Black Journal
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- motion pictures (information artifacts)
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- Children
- International affairs
- Public television
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Urban life
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
- Object number
- 2012.79.1.57.1a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © National Educational Television
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Wedding Invitation Suite: Invitation
- Designed by
- Williams, Hadiya, American, born 1978
- Subject of
- Lewis, Shantrelle P., American, born 1978
- Lawson, Tony Oluwatoyin, born 1978
- Date
- 2016
- Medium
- ink on card stock
- Dimensions
- L x W: 9 × 3 3/4 in. (22.9 × 9.6 cm)
- Description
- Wedding invitation designed by Hadiya Williams for the wedding of Shantrelle Lewis and Oluwatoyin Lawson. The navy blue wedding invitation is vertically oriented and decorated with gold pigment in linear art-deco style. The bride and groom’s names are printed in cursive in the center of the invitation, reading [Shantrelle / & / Oluwatoyin]. At the top center of the invitation, is the letter [Z] surrounded by a decorative upside down triangle. Below, text in gold print introduces the parents of the bride and groom, [AS THE SUN SETS ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER / MR. AND MRS. ELDRIDGE SCOTT / MR. WAYNE LEWIS & / MR. AND MRS. LIDGETT LAWSON / REQUEST THE HONOUR OF YOUR PRESENCE / AT THE MARRIAGE OF THEIR CHILDREN]. Following the central decorative names, text with details regarding the wedding ceremony states, [SATURDAY / THE NINETEENTH OF NOVEMBER / TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN / SIX O’CLOCK IN THE EVENING / THE ACE HOTEL / 600 CARONDELET STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130]. The lower half of the invitation has a silhouette of a skyscraper in a box with rectangular gold lines fanning outward. Text at the bottom reads, [ADULT RECEPTION / TO FOLLOW] surrounded by gold linear designs. On the back of the invitation, the art-deco gold pattern continues. The top center design has the same silhouette of a skyscraper with the letter [Z] at the center, in large gold print. Boxes and rectangles continue in a diagonal pattern forming a central diamond with a lion insignia. The lion is in silhouette standing on its hind legs, one leg rests on a crescent moon while his arms hold a sun with radiating rays. Below the diamond, the columns and triangles continue in gold with the date on the left [NOV/19] and on the right [20/16].
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- Africa
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Type
- invitations
- Topic
- Africa
- African diaspora
- Communities
- Families
- Film
- Graphic design
- Identity
- Marriage customs and rites
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Hadiya Williams
- Object number
- 2018.30.1d
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2016 Hadiya Williams
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Wedding Invitation Suite: Large black envelope
- Designed by
- Williams, Hadiya, American, born 1978
- Subject of
- Lewis, Shantrelle P., American, born 1978
- Lawson, Tony Oluwatoyin, born 1978
- Date
- 2016
- Medium
- paper with ink and adhesive
- Dimensions
- L x W: 9 × 11 1/2 in. (22.8 × 29.2 cm)
- Description
- Large, black envelope that held the wedding invitation suite designed by Hadiya Williams for the wedding of Shantrelle Lewis and Oluwatoyin Lawson. The envelope is blank except for a circular, gold ink stamp on the front. The outer circle reads [Shantrelle & Oluwatoyin / New Orleans, LA]. The inner circle has a large central letter [Z], with the date surrounding, [11/19/ 20/16]. The back of the envelope has a large, triangular flap that extends to the bottom and is held closed by a gold sticker with a lion insignia. The lion is in silhouette standing on its hind legs, one leg rests on a crescent moon while his arms hold a sun with radiating rays.
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- Africa
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Type
- envelopes
- Topic
- Africa
- African diaspora
- Communities
- Families
- Film
- Graphic design
- Identity
- Marriage customs and rites
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Hadiya Williams
- Object number
- 2018.30.1a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2016 Hadiya Williams
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Wedding Invitation Suite: Wedding program
- Designed by
- Williams, Hadiya, American, born 1978
- Subject of
- Lewis, Shantrelle P., American, born 1978
- Lawson, Tony Oluwatoyin, born 1978
- Date
- 2016
- Medium
- ink on paper with card stock, wax and string
- Dimensions
- L x W (closed): 11 × 4 1/4 in. (28 × 10.8 cm)
- L x W (open): 11 × 8 7/16 in. (28 × 21.4 cm)
- Description
- Wedding program designed by Hadiya Williams for the wedding of Shantrelle Lewis and Oluwatoyin Lawson. The program has an outer maroon cover and inner white pages folded in half and bound with black string. A golden wax stamp with lion insignia is placed on the front cover. The lion is in silhouette standing on its hind legs, one leg rests on a crescent moon while his arms hold a sun with radiating rays. The inner pages have text in silver ink. The first page has silhouettes of a man on the left and woman with an afro hairstyle on the right, both in profile and facing each other. Below the silhouettes, three lines join to make a "V" shape design with the letter [Z] in the center, surrounded by the wedding date, [11/19 / 20/16]. Below the silhouettes, the bride and groom’s names are printed in cursive, reading [Shantrelle / & / Oluwatoyin]. The bottom of the page has the wedding date and place, [NOVEMBER 19, 2016 / NEW ORLEANS, LA]. The second page, on the left, has [the Ceremony] schedule. The third page, on the right, list the members of the wedding party titled, [THE / ROYAL COURT OF / ZAMUNDA]. The final page has two lists of [THANK YOU] and [ADDITIONAL VENDORS]. The back of the program is blank.
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- Africa
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Type
- programs
- Topic
- Africa
- African diaspora
- Communities
- Families
- Film
- Graphic design
- Identity
- Marriage customs and rites
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Hadiya Williams
- Object number
- 2018.30.1i
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2016 Hadiya Williams
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Wedding Invitation Suite: Maroon invitation envelope
- Designed by
- Williams, Hadiya, American, born 1978
- Subject of
- Lewis, Shantrelle P., American, born 1978
- Lawson, Tony Oluwatoyin, born 1978
- Date
- 2016
- Medium
- paper with ink and adhesive
- Dimensions
- L x W: 9 1/2 × 4 1/8 in. (24.2 × 10.5 cm)
- Description
- Maroon envelope that held gold sleeve [2018.30.1g] and wedding invitation [2018.30.1e] designed by Hadiya Williams for the wedding of Shantrelle Lewis and Oluwatoyin Lawson. On the back rectangular flap is a circular, gold ink stamp. The inner circle has a large central letter [Z], with the date surrounding, [11/19/ 20/16]. The lining of the envelope is white with a gold basket weave pattern.
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- Africa
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Type
- envelopes
- Topic
- Africa
- African diaspora
- Communities
- Families
- Film
- Graphic design
- Identity
- Marriage customs and rites
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Hadiya Williams
- Object number
- 2018.30.1f
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2016 Hadiya Williams
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Wedding invitation suite designed by Hadiya Williams
- Designed by
- Williams, Hadiya, American, born 1978
- Subject of
- Lewis, Shantrelle P., American, born 1978
- Lawson, Tony Oluwatoyin, born 1978
- Date
- 2016
- Medium
- cotton paper with gold foil, tissue paper, wax and string
- Caption
- With their shared personal and professional focus on design and the diaspora, Lewis and Lawson sought to create what they described as "#TheBlackestWeddingEver" by concentrating their aesthetics on African diasporic influences and by working with primarily African American vendors. These desires connected them to designer Hadiya Williams. The wedding blended the couple’s New Orleans and Nigerian cultures. The couple used the hashtag #jollofandjambalaya in the wedding materials—Jollof refers to the "Jollof rice" common in West Africa (including in Nigeria) and Jambalaya refers to the stew of rice, vegetables, and meat associated with New Orleans.
- The "Z" and lion insignia are tributes to Zamunda, the mythical African country depicted in the film Coming to America, referencing the iconic pop culture film in a celebration of the bride’s African-Americanness and the groom’s African roots, just like Lisa and Akeem. This inspiration carries into the wedding suite materials, which designer Williams says is a blend of "pop culture" and "the merging of …worlds across the African Diaspora."
- Description
- Wedding invitation suite designed by Hadiya Williams for the wedding of Shantrelle Lewis and Oluwatoyin Lawson. The suite consists of the following pieces:
- 2018.30.1a: (1) large black outer envelope with circular gold stamp at front center, with [Z] at the center surrounded by [11 / 19] on the left and [20 / 16] on the right. In the outer circle of the stamp is [SHANTRELLE & OLUWATOYIN / NEW ORLEANS, LA]. The envelope is closed by a gold foil sticker with lion insignia.
- 2018.30.1b: (1) invitation with attached RSVP envelope. The navy blue invitation has gold printing with art deco styling. A decorative [Z] is at the top, followed by an invitation from the parents of the bride and groom in small block font. At center of the text is a large [Shantrelle / & / Oluwatoyin] in a script font, followed by details of the ceremony in small sans serif font. Attached below the text is a small white envelope with gold foil lion insignia sticker, to hold an RSVP token (c). The obverse of the invitation has an all over gold foil art deco style ornamentation, with the letter [Z] in the center of a skyscraper building at top center and a lion insignia in a round medallion at bottom center.
- 2018.30.1c: (1) RSVP token from envelope adhered to invitation (b). The circular token depicts the silhouettes of Lewis (right) and Lawson (left) in the center with the [Z] wedding logo between them with geometric tribal ornamentation surrounding. [RSVP BY SEPTEMBER 15] is printed at the top and [WWW.JOLLOFANDJAMBALAYA.COM] at the bottom. There is a linear border around the outer edge of the token.
- 2018.30.1d: (1) invitation without attached RSVP token envelope. The invitation is identical to (b) with the envelope removed to display an art deco waterfall skyscraper design.
- 2018.30.1e: (1) invitation without attached RSVP token envelope. The invitation is identical to (d).
- 2018.30.1f: (1) maroon invitation envelope with gold stamped return address on closure flap. The circular stamp has the [Z] wedding logo in the center and the return address printed around the outer border.
- 2018.30.1g: (1) gold tissue paper invitation sleeve with black string wrapping adhered with wax stamp with lion insignia on one side and tied on the other.
- 2018.30.1h: (1) RSVP token from maroon invitation envelope (f). The token is identical to (c).
- 2018.30.1i: (1) wedding program with maroon outer cover with gold wax lion insignia on the front. The inner pages consist of two white sheets folded and bound with black string to make four pages. Printed in silver ink on the front page is the silhouette illustration of Lewis and Lawson with the [Z] wedding logo in the center, followed by [Shantrelle / & / Oluwatoyin] in script font. The following pages have the ceremony schedule, the wedding party list titled [THE / ROYAL COURT OF / ZAMUNDA], thank you notes and a list of additional vendors.
- 2018.30.1j: (1) royal purple wedding handkerchief with gold metallic silhouette illustration of Lewis and Lawson with the [Z] wedding logo in the center, followed by [Shantrelle / & / Oluwatoyin] in script font, [NOVEMBER 19, 2016] and [#JOLLOFANDJAMBALAYA] in smaller sans serif font.
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Nigeria, Africa
- Africa
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Type
- programs
- Topic
- Africa
- African diaspora
- Communities
- Families
- Film
- Graphic design
- Identity
- Social life and customs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Hadiya Williams
- Object number
- 2018.30.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2016 Hadiya Williams
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Wedding Invitation Suite: Wedding Handkerchief
- Created by
- Tan's Club, American, founded 1997
- Designed by
- Williams, Hadiya, American, born 1978
- Subject of
- Lewis, Shantrelle P., American, born 1978
- Lawson, Tony Oluwatoyin, born 1978
- Date
- 2016
- Medium
- polyester
- Dimensions
- L x W (folded): 10 1/4 × 10 1/16 in. (26.1 × 25.5 cm)
- Description
- Handkerchief designed by Hadiya Williams for the wedding of Shantrelle Lewis and Oluwatoyin Lawson. The handkerchief is blue and folded in fourths with one square of screen printed design in gold pigment. The handkerchief has silhouettes of a man on the left and woman with an afro hairstyle on the right, both in profile and facing each other. Below the silhouettes, three lines join to make a "V" shape design with the letter [Z] in the center, surrounded by the wedding date, [11/19 / 20/16]. Below the silhouettes, the bride and groom’s names are printed in cursive, reading [Shantrelle / & / Oluwatoyin]. Underneath is the wedding date, place, and hashtag [NOVEMBER 19, 2016 / NEW ORLEANS, LA / #JollofandJambalaya]. On the inside of the handkerchief is a white manufacturer’s tag that reads, [Poly-Value® MADE IN CHINA / 100% POLYESTER / HAND WASH COLD / © Tan’s Club. RN 97467 / [paisley design] ®].
- Place made
- Baldwin Park, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- Africa
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Type
- handkerchiefs
- Topic
- Africa
- African diaspora
- Communities
- Families
- Film
- Graphic design
- Identity
- Marriage customs and rites
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Hadiya Williams
- Object number
- 2018.30.1j
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2016 Hadiya Williams
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Contemporary manilla
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1800-1968
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 3/8 × 2 3/8 × 11/16 in. (6 × 6 × 1.7 cm)
- Description
- Contemporary manilla, a form of currency that circulated in West Africa, in a semi-circular horseshoe shape, with slight flairs at ends. The manilla has slight green pigmentation from corrosion.
- Place used
- Ghana, West Africa, Africa
- Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- Collection title
- William & Mattye Reed Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Coins and Currency
- Topic
- Africa
- Commerce
- Trans Atlantic slave trade
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of William & Mattye Reed
- Object number
- 2014.182.58.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
-
Wedding Invitation Suite: Invitation with attached RSVP token envelope
- Designed by
- Williams, Hadiya, American, born 1978
- Subject of
- Lewis, Shantrelle P., American, born 1978
- Lawson, Tony Oluwatoyin, born 1978
- Date
- 2016
- Medium
- card stock with paper, ink and adhesive
- Dimensions
- L x W: 9 × 3 3/4 in. (22.9 × 9.6 cm)
- Description
- Wedding invitation designed by Hadiya Williams for the wedding of Shantrelle Lewis and Oluwatoyin Lawson. The navy blue wedding invitation is vertically oriented and decorated with gold pigment in linear art-deco style. The bride and groom’s names are printed in cursive, in the center of the invitation, reading [Shantrelle / & / Oluwatoyin]. At the top center of the invitation, is the letter [Z], surrounded by a decorative, upside down triangle. Below, text in gold print introduces the parents of the bride and groom, [AS THE SUN SETS ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER / MR. AND MRS. ELDRIDGE SCOTT / MR. WAYNE LEWIS & / MR. AND MRS. LIDGETT LAWSON / REQUEST THE HONOUR OF YOUR PRESENCE / AT THE MARRIAGE OF THEIR CHILDREN]. Following the central decorative names, text with details regarding the wedding ceremony states, [SATURDAY / THE NINETEENTH OF NOVEMBER / TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN / SIX O’CLOCK IN THE EVENING / THE ACE HOTEL / 600 CARONDELET STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130]. A square, white envelope is adhered to the bottom half of the invitation containing a gold RSVP token. Embossed on the envelope flap is a large central letter [Z], with the date surrounding, [11/19 / 20/16]. The envelope is held closed by a gold sticker with a lion insignia. The lion is in silhouette standing on its hind legs, one leg rests on a crescent moon while his arms hold a sun with radiating rays. Below the white envelope, text reads, [ADULT RECEPTION / TO FOLLOW], surrounded by gold linear designs. On the back of the invitation, the art-deco gold pattern continues. The top center design has a silhouette of a skyscraper in a rectangular box with the letter [Z] in large gold print. Boxes and rectangles continue in a diagonal pattern forming a central diamond with the lion insignia. Below the diamond, the columns and triangles continue in gold with the date on the left, [NOV/19] and on the right, [20/16].
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- Africa
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Type
- invitations
- Topic
- Africa
- African diaspora
- Communities
- Families
- Film
- Graphic design
- Identity
- Marriage customs and rites
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Hadiya Williams
- Object number
- 2018.30.1b
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2016 Hadiya Williams
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Textile made by the Ibo Jewish Community in Nigeria
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Received by
- Rabbinit Funnye, Miriam, American
- Subject of
- Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation, American, founded 1984
- Date
- 2001
- Medium
- cloth, dye
- Dimensions
- L x W: 215 1/2 × 44 3/4 in. (547.4 × 113.7 cm)
- Description
- A length of fabric with a repeating pattern of temple doors, windows, columns, trees, and a partial sun against a blue, brick patterned background. At the top and bottom edges of the cloth, there are five sets of three pairs of orange, tablet-shaped windows capped with three white arches. Below the top band there is a second band that depicts a green palm tree, an orange partial sun behind two blue hills and clouds drawn against a white background. The center panel had a blue brick wall background and depicts an archway of the white, temple doors surrounded by orange outlined columns on either side, an orange arch above the door frame underlining green text that reads [TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM]. On either side of the columns are three, orange, tablet-shaped windows capped with three, white arches. Below the temple doors is additional text that reads [SABBATH WOMEN CONFERENCE/ (ARISE AND SHINE)] in green lettering.
- Place made
- Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Textiles
- Religious and Sacred Objects
- Type
- textiles
- Topic
- Africa
- Religious groups
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of Rabbi Capers Funnye and the Beth Shalom B’nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation
- Object number
- 2011.88.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
-
Wedding Invitation Suite: Invitation
- Designed by
- Williams, Hadiya, American, born 1978
- Subject of
- Lewis, Shantrelle P., American, born 1978
- Lawson, Tony Oluwatoyin, born 1978
- Date
- 2016
- Medium
- ink on card stock
- Dimensions
- L x W: 9 × 3 3/4 in. (22.9 × 9.6 cm)
- Description
- Wedding invitation designed by Hadiya Williams for the wedding of Shantrelle Lewis and Oluwatoyin Lawson held in the gold sleeve and maroon envelope, [2018.30.1f-g]. The navy blue wedding invitation is vertically oriented and decorated with gold pigment in linear art-deco style. The bride and groom’s names are printed in cursive in the center of the invitation, reading [Shantrelle / & / Oluwatoyin]. At the top center of the invitation, is the letter [Z] surrounded by a decorative upside down triangle. Below, text in gold print introduces the parents of the bride and groom, [AS THE SUN SETS ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER / MR. AND MRS. ELDRIDGE SCOTT / MR. WAYNE LEWIS & / MR. AND MRS. LIDGETT LAWSON / REQUEST THE HONOUR OF YOUR PRESENCE / AT THE MARRIAGE OF THEIR CHILDREN]. Following the central decorative names, text with details regarding the wedding ceremony states, [SATURDAY / THE NINETEENTH OF NOVEMBER / TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN / SIX O’CLOCK IN THE EVENING / THE ACE HOTEL / 600 CARONDELET STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130]. The lower half of the invitation has a silhouette of a skyscraper in a box with rectangular gold lines fanning outward. Text at the bottom reads, [ADULT RECEPTION / TO FOLLOW] surrounded by gold linear designs. There are areas of loss in pigment and paper. On the back of the invitation, the art-deco gold pattern continues. The top center design has the same silhouette of a skyscraper with the letter [Z] at the center, in large gold print. Boxes and rectangles continue in a diagonal pattern forming a central diamond with a lion insignia. The lion is in silhouette standing on its hind legs, one leg rests on a crescent moon while his arms hold a sun with radiating rays. Below the diamond, the columns and triangles continue in gold with the date on the left [NOV/19] and on the right [20/16].
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- Africa
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Type
- invitations
- Topic
- Africa
- African diaspora
- Communities
- Families
- Film
- Graphic design
- Identity
- Marriage customs and rites
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Hadiya Williams
- Object number
- 2018.30.1e
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2016 Hadiya Williams
-
Wedding Invitation Suite: RSVP token
- Designed by
- Williams, Hadiya, American, born 1978
- Subject of
- Lewis, Shantrelle P., American, born 1978
- Lawson, Tony Oluwatoyin, born 1978
- Date
- 2016
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (6.3 × 6.3 cm)
- Description
- RSVP token from the white envelope adhered to the wedding invitation [2018.30.1b] designed by Hadiya Williams for the wedding of Shantrelle Lewis and Oluwatoyin Lawson. The gold circle token has an outer circle with linear designs and text on the right reading [CODE 71740]. The inner circle has silhouettes of a man on the left and woman with an afro hairstyle on the right, both in profile and facing each other. Below the silhouettes, three lines join to make a "V" shape design with the letter [Z] in the center, surrounded by the wedding date, [11/19 / 20/16]. The text above the silhouettes read [RSVP by September 15] the text below has the wedding website, [www.jollofandjambalaya.com]. The back of the RSVP token is blank.
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- Africa
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Type
- reply cards
- Topic
- Africa
- African diaspora
- Communities
- Families
- Film
- Graphic design
- Identity
- Marriage customs and rites
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Hadiya Williams
- Object number
- 2018.30.1c
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2016 Hadiya Williams