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James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
- Directed by
- Thorsen, Karen, American
- Subject of
- Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987
- Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
- Angelou, Maya, American, 1928 - 2014
- Short, Bobby, American, 1924 - 2005
- Leeming, David Adams, American
- Styron, William, American, 1925 - 2006
- Reed, Ishmael, American, born 1938
- Happersberger, Lucien, Swiss, 1932 - 2010
- Owned by
- D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
- Date
- 1989
- Medium
- 16mm Film (a): acetate film;
- 16mm Film (b): acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration (Reel 1): 50 Minutes
- Length (Film): 1800 Feet
- Duration (Reel 2): 24 Minutes
- Length (Film): 850 Feet
- Title
- 16mm motion picture film of James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
- Caption
- "James Baldwin: The Price of The Ticket" recounts the life and influence of author James Baldwin using a combination of archival footage of Baldwin and contemporary interviews with his surviving family and friends. The film was directed by Karen Thorsen in collaboration with the famous documentary production company Maysles Films.
- Description
- James Baldwin: The Price of The Ticket recounts the life and influence of author James Baldwin using a combination of archival footage of Baldwin and contemporary interviews with his surviving family and friends. The film was directed by Karen Thorsen in collaboration with the famous documentary production company Maysles Films.
- The film includes footage of interviews and public speeches by Baldwin, scenes from Baldwin's funeral service, and explorations of Baldwin's homes in France, Switzerland, Turkey, and Harlem. Interviews with family and friends include his brother David; biographer David Leeming; writers Maya Angelou, Amiri Baraka, William Styron, Ishmael Reed and Yashar Kemal; painter Lucien Happersberger and entertainer Bobby Short.
- Consists of: 16mm Film (ab).
- 2017.55.23.1ab:16mm film.
- Original film can labels read:
- AUDIO-VISUAL DIVISION / THE MARTIN LUTHER KING MEMORIAL LIBRARY / DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARY / 901 G Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. / FILM No. X347 / TITLE JAMES BALDWIN: THE PRICE OF THE TICKET / PRINT No. 1 PART 1 / MAYSLES FILMS, INC. 250 West 54th Street, New York City
- AUDIO-VISUAL DIVISION / THE MARTIN LUTHER KING MEMORIAL LIBRARY / DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARY / 901 G Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. / FILM No. X348 / TITLE JAMES BALDWIN: THE PRICE OF THE TICKET / PRINT No. 1 PART 2 / MAYSLES FILMS, INC. 250 West 54th Street, N.Y. / 212-582-6050
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Istanbul, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
- Switzerland, Europe
- Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- Collection title
- DC Public Library Film Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- motion pictures (information artifacts)
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Civil rights
- Film
- Gender
- LGBTQ
- Literature
- Sexuality
- Spirituality
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.55.23.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Karen Thorsen (Nobody Knows Productions). Permission required for use.
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Michael Holman Family Home Movie #15
- Created by
- Wood, Pauline Thompson, American, born 1901
- Owned by
- Holman, Michael, American, born 1955
- Subject of
- United Nations Office at Geneva, Swiss, founded 1929
- Date
- ca. 1963
- Medium
- 8mm Film (a): acetate film;
- Film Reel (b): plastic;
- Film Box (c): cardboard
- Dimensions
- Duration: 3 Minutes
- Length (Film): 50 Feet
- Title
- 8mm motion picture film of Michael Holman Family Home Movie #15
- Caption
- This film is from a collection of home movies filmed by the family of Michael Holman, an important figure in the history of hip hop. The collection predominately contains family vacation footage shot when Holman's father, Lt. Thomas Holman, was stationed in Europe with the US Army. Most of the footage was captured by Holman's grandmother, Pauline Thompson Wood. In addition to the European vacation films, the footage shot by Pauline Wood documents her involvement with the Baha'i Faith and includes footage of Baha'i events and pilgrimages to holy sites in Israel and Palestine. There is also footage of the family at home in San Francisco and other sites in California.
- Description
- This film is from a collection of home movies filmed by the family of Michael Holman, an important figure in the history of hip hop.
- Consists of: 8mm Film (a), Original Film Reel (b), and Original Film Box (c).
- 2016.31.3.15.1a: 8mm film. The film begins with a series of shots depicting tourist sites around Barcelona, Spain. Included are many shots of the Sagrada Familia. Next is a series of shots taken on an unidentified beach, though several signs are in French. Many of the shots contain a young girl in a bathing suit and conical sun hat. This is followed by shots of the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland and shots of Lake Geneva and its famous Jet d'Eau. The film ends with multiple shots depicting street life from a balcony in an unidentified location.
- 2016.31.3.15.1b: Original film reel.
- 2016.31.3.15.1c: Original film box. Standard yellow Kodachrome 8mm film box with handwritten mailing addresses for processing film. Includes a brief handwritten content note.
- Collection title
- Michael Holman Family Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Topic
- Families
- Film
- Recreation
- Travel
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.31.3.15.1abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Michael Holman
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Michael Holman Family Home Movie #4
- Created by
- Lt. Thomas Holman, American, born 1926
- Owned by
- Holman, Michael, American, born 1955
- Subject of
- Wood, Pauline Thompson, American, born 1901
- Holman, Alice, American, 1927 - 2009
- Lt. Thomas Holman, American, born 1926
- Holman, Michael, American, born 1955
- Holman, Linda, American, born 1953
- Date
- 1957-1958
- Medium
- 8mm Film (a): acetate film;
- Film Reel (b): plastic;
- Film Box (c): cardboard
- Dimensions
- Duration: 3 Minutes
- Length (Film): 50 Feet
- Title
- 8mm motion picture film of Michael Holman Family Home Movie #4
- Caption
- This film is from a collection of home movies filmed by the family of Michael Holman, an important figure in the history of hip hop. The collection predominately contains family vacation footage shot when Holman's father, Lt. Thomas Holman, was stationed in Europe with the US Army. Most of the footage was captured by Holman's grandmother, Pauline Thompson Wood. In addition to the European vacation films, the footage shot by Pauline Wood documents her involvement with the Baha'i Faith and includes footage of Baha'i events and pilgrimages to holy sites in Israel and Palestine. There is also footage of the family at home in San Francisco and other sites in California.
- Description
- This film is from a collection of home movies filmed by the family of Michael Holman, an important figure in the history of hip hop.
- Consists of: 8mm Film (a), Original Film Reel (b), and Original Film Box (c).
- 2016.31.3.4.1a: 8mm film. The film begins with several shots depicting Twann (Douanne), Switzerland. These are followed by shots of mountains taken from a moving vehicle. Next, there is a series of shots of street scenes in at least one unidentified town in Germany, as well as several street scenes in Heidelberg. A quick shot of three women walking together shows Pauline Thompson Wood on the left wearing a grey coat with toggles and Alice Holman in the middle wearing a grey jacket and white gloves. This shot precedes several shots of an unidentified historic building. This is followed by wide shots from a high vantage point overlooking an unidentified town along a river. Street scenes in France are shown before the camera depicts an American soldier speaking with a French local. Next, several shots show American military families at a train station with their luggage. Thomas Holman is wearing a military uniform and stands to the right of Alice Holman, who is wearing a beige overcoat as they prepare to board the train. The next shot shows Michael Holman and Linda Holman with their parents on the platform. Michael is wearing a red cap and Linda Holman is wearing a beige coat. This is f followed by shots of the families sitting in front of a bar, and Linda Holman standing on the steps of the bar wearing a blue sweater and holding her coat. In one of the shots, the Holman children hold hands with a friend and pose for the camera. Michael Holman stands on the left wearing a black and white striped sweater and Linda Holman stands on the right wearing a red sweater. The subsequent shots depict American soldiers embarking on a ship in Livorno (Leghorn), Italy, as well as several shots on the ship. The film concludes with shots of an unidentified womanAlice Holman wearing a white headscarf and beige overcoat, smiling at the camera on the deck of a ship.
- 2016.31.3.4.1b: Original film reel.
- 2016.31.3.4.1c: Original film box. Standard yellow Kodak 8mm film box with handwritten mailing addresses for processing film in Europe.
- Place depicted
- Twann, Bern, Switzerland, Europe
- Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe
- Livorno, Livorno, Italy, Europe
- France, Europe
- Collection title
- Michael Holman Family Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.31.3.4.1abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Michael Holman
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Black and purple figure skating costume worn by Debi Thomas
- Worn by
- Dr. Thomas, Debra Janine, American, born 1967
- Created by
- MacDonald Sheehan, Lauren, American, born 1956
- Date
- 1986
- Medium
- Lycra, spandex, polyester, nylon, beads, and sequins
- Dimensions
- H x W: 27 3/16 × 14 9/16 in. (69 × 37 cm)
- Caption
- Debi Thomas wore this purple and black costume when she won the U.S. and World Championships in 1986. Thomas would go on to become the first African American to win a medal at the Winter Olympics when she won a bronze medal in Ladies’ Singles Figure Skating in Calgary in 1988.
- Description
- A black and purple figure skating costume designed by Lauren Sheehan and worn by Debi Thomas in the 1986 U.S. and World Championships. The costume consists of a black, long-sleeve leotard with attached skirt. The leotard features a deep V at the neck, center back and center of each sleeve with sheer panels in the center and decorative crescent-shaped pieces of fabric in various shades of purple along the edges. They are outlined in clear bugle beads and small rhinestones. The body of the costume and sleeves are also covered in large rhinestones set in silver metal rings.
- The skirt of the costume is made up of sheer black pieces of fabric attached to the leotard, with strands of rhinestones, both medium and small. Some of the pieces of sheer black fabric have small, circle sequins at the end, while other have larger petal shaped beads in silver with a rainbow colored design on the back.
- On the back of the costume, a tan zipper runs from the neck down to the lower back.
- Place used
- Geneva, Switzerland, Europe
- Uniondale, Nassau County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Costume
- Clothing-Historical
- Type
- leotards
- sports uniforms
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Debra Janine Thomas
- Object number
- 2016.38.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Watch from the inaugural Acapulco Black Film Festival awarded to Jeff Friday
- Manufactured by
- Wittnauer, American, founded 1885
- Issued by
- American Black Film Festival, American, founded 1997
- Received by
- Friday, Jeff, American
- Date
- 1997
- Medium
- metal and glass with imitation leather
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 1/16 × 1 3/8 × 2 3/16 in. (7.8 × 3.5 × 5.6 cm)
- Description
- A commemorative wrist watch presented to Jeff Friday at the inaugural Acapulco Black Film Festival (ABFF) held June 24-29, 1997. The Wittnauer Swiss Movement watch has a white dial with a black hands and minute markers. The watch case, buckle, and stick markers are gold toned and the straps are black faux leather. The watch dial is dominated by a central graphic of the ABFF logo, which resembles a stylized half rayed-sun with a half of an eye at the center. The sun's rays lengthen towards the top and there is a film strip at the bottom of the logo. The logo is primarily black and white outlined in red, orange, and yellow. Printed in black text along the bottom edge of the watch dial is the model number of the watch [JV8072 SWISS MVT.0762]. The back of the watch is silver toned with [WATER RESISTANT] stamped on the top and [[down arrow] BASE METAL] stamped on the bottom.
- Place made
- Switzerland, Europe
- Place used
- Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Adornment
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- watches
- Topic
- Film
- Holidays and festivals
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jeff and Nicole Friday
- Object number
- 2019.55.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Commemorative bell from the 1883 Swiss National Exhibition
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Terrell, Mary Church, American, 1863 - 1954
- Date
- 1883
- Medium
- metal, string
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 3/4 × 5 15/16 × 5 15/16 in. (14.6 × 15.1 × 15.1 cm)
- Description
- Commemorative bell from the 1883 Swiss National Exhibition. The metal bell has a rectangular handle at top. There is star detailing around the top border. The center front has raised relief text which reads [DIPLOME / L’EXPOSITION / NATIONALE SUISS / ZURICH 1883]. Below this [ROSA] is engraved on the rim. Each side of the bell has a central raised design, including a wheat sheaf on the back. There is a yellow string tied around the base of the clapper.
- Place used
- Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Europe
- Place collected
- Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mary Church Terrell Family Archive
- Classification
- Archival Collections
- Tools and Equipment-Ceremonial Tools
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell
- Object number
- A2017.13.1.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Omega stopwatch
- Created by
- Omega SA, Swiss, founded 1848
- Owned by
- Dundee, Chris, American, 1907 - 1998
- Subject of
- Dundee's 5th St. Gym, American, 1950 - 1983
- Date
- ca. 1960
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- metal , plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 3/4 x 2 x 5/8 in. (7 x 5.1 x 1.6 cm)
- Description
- An Omega stopwatch with scuff marks on the face. The hands are at 60 and there is embossing on the back.
- Place used
- Miami, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Switzerland, Europe
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Sports and Recreational
- Type
- stopwatches
- Topic
- Boxing
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Suzanne Dundee Bonner
- Object number
- 2012.123.2.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Address book belonging to James Baldwin
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- cardboard , paper (fiber product) and ink
- Dimensions
- 4 3/8 x 2 15/16 x 1/4 in. (11.1 x 7.5 x 0.6 cm)
- Description
- A date book with a red cover and the year 1951 printed on the top right corner. Most of the interior pages have been torn out. The book contains both addresses and personal notes.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Place Chauderon 24, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland, Europe
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- address books
- Topic
- Literature
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family
- Object number
- 2011.99.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Framed set of eight IAAF world record holder plaques awarded to Carl Lewis
- Issued by
- International Association of Athletics Federation, founded 1912
- Received by
- Lewis, Carl, American, born 1961
- Date
- 1984-1994
- Medium
- metal, glass, wood, cloth
- Dimensions
- Frame: 24 x 24 x 1 1/4 in. (61 x 61 x 3.2 cm)
- H x W (World Record Plaques, Each): 3 7/8 x 2 3/4 in. (9.8 x 7 cm)
- H x W (Carl Lewis Plaque): 4 x 2 3/4 in. (10.2 x 7 cm)
- Description
- Eight (8) small plaques issued by the IAAF recognizing each World Record Carl Lewis set in regulated international competition. Each plaque describes the event, venue, year, record, and individuals associated with the record. Plaques are set against a black background and are housed in a gold painted wood frame. The ninth plaque, situated in the bottom center of the arrangement, reads, [CARL LEWIS/WORLD RECORDS].
- Place depicted
- Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Monte Carlo, Monaco, Europe
- Zürich, Switzerland, Europe
- Tokyo, Japan, Asia
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Europe
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Walnut, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Awards and Medals
- Type
- plaques
- Topic
- Athletes
- 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
- 2013.126.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Reel-to-reel tape recorder and reels used by sound engineer Russell Williams II
- Manufactured by
- Kudelski Group, Swiss, founded 1951
- Used by
- Williams, Russell II, American, born 1952
- Date
- ca. 1972 (manufactured)
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- metal and plastic with adhesive , leather and 1/4 inch tape
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (2015.29.20a): 4 1/2 × 14 3/4 × 12 1/2 in. (11.4 × 37.5 × 31.8 cm)
- Diameter (2015.29.20b): 5 in. (12.7 cm)
- Diameter (2015.29.20c): 7 in. (17.8 cm)
- Description
- 2015.29.20a: Nagra 4.2 recorder
- 2015.29.20b: 5 inch plastic reel
- 2015.29.20c: 7 inich plastic reel
- A metal NAGRA® 4.2 reel-to-reel audio recorder used by Russell Williams II as a sound engineer on film sets. The machine is silver in color. The front side of the machine has dials, a meter, a headphone jack, and switches. Each part is designated by black type and numbers. Black type at the top, center of the front side reads: [NAGRA® 4.2]. A number is engraved to the right of the machine name and reads: [84543]. There is a silver handle partially covered with black leather (worn), attached to the proper left and proper right sides. The handle can be moved from laying against the top to laying against the bottom (almost 180 degrees). The proper left side of the machine has a speaker, two plugs and four jacks. Each part is identified by black type. The proper right side of the machine has four plugs, two jacks, and a dial. Each part is identified by black type. There is a clear, plastic lid that is hinged in the back and flips open, matching in shape to the top of the recorder (two circles that line up with where the reels would sit), with rounded edges. A piece of Velcro is attached on the underside of the lid. The top has two spindles, one for the supply reel and another for the takeup reel. The spindle on the proper right has a 5 inch reel acting as the supply reel with the majority of the tape on it (2015.29.20b). The spindle on the proper left is a 7 inch reel acting as the takeup reel (2015.29.20c) with only a small amount of the tape on it. The reels can be removed. Along the bottom of the top there are the idle roller, the heads, the lifters, and the pinch roller that help guide the reel through. There is also a lever that can be pushed to the left or the right, to move the tape, in the bottom left corner. A metal plate is at the center of the top of the machine identifies the maker in black type that reads: [KUDELSKI SA / 1033 CHESEAUX / SWITZERLAND]. At the center of the plate there is a dial that controls speed & equalization. The bottom of the machine has a section that could be opened if unscrewed and a black sticker of the letter: [D].
- Place made
- Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland, Europe
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Audiovisual
- Type
- audio equipment
- Topic
- Film
- Technology
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Russell Williams II
- Object number
- 2015.29.20abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Geneva
- Photograph by
- Stewart, Frank L., American, born 1949
- Date
- late 20th to early 21st century
- Medium
- aluminum
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 19 3/4 × 19 13/16 in. (50.2 × 50.3 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 19 15/16 × 19 15/16 in. (50.7 × 50.6 cm)
- Description
- An aluminum laser print depicting an open window obscured by a sheer curtain. At bottom right is a vent, possibly an air conditioning unit. There are no marks on the back.
- Place depicted
- Geneva, Switzerland, Europe
- Portfolio/Series
- Windows
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- prints
- Topic
- Art
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.133.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Frank L. Stewart