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Spring--Delightful Flower Bed
- Created by
- Alma Thomas, American, 1891 - 1978
- Date
- 1967
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- acrylic paint on canvas
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (unframed): 36 × 36 in. (91.4 × 91.4 cm)
- H x W x D (framed): 39 1/2 × 39 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (100.3 × 100.3 × 3.8 cm)
- Description
- This is an abstract and colorful mosaic-style painting with concentric circles filling a square space with a light green background. Each circle is composed of rectangular shapes of similar color and size, but each circle varies in color and width.
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- oil paintings
- Topic
- Art
- Local and regional
- Nature
- Resistance
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of William J. and Brenda L. Galloway and Family
- Object number
- 2015.151
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Charles Thomas Lewis
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Pinback button with "I Believe Anita Hill"
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Hill, Anita, American, born 1956
- Thomas, Clarence, American, born 1948
- Date
- 1991
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 3/16 × 3 3/16 in. (8.1 × 8.1 cm)
- Description
- A pink and black pinback button in support of Anita Hill. The front of the button is a pink background with black text reading [I believe Anita Hill]. The back of the button has a pin with a hook.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Activism
- Feminism
- Gender
- Government
- Justice
- Law
- Local and regional
- Men
- Politics
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Cash Bestebreurtje
- Object number
- 2019.32
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button stating "The National African American Museum is coming..."
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Smithsonian Institution, American, founded 1846
- Date
- ca. 1995
- On ViewConcourse, C X06
- Exhibition
- A Century in the Making
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 1/8 × 2 1/8 × 3/8 in. (5.4 × 5.4 × 1 cm)
- Description
- Square pinback button featuring a black and white image of the Smithsonian Arts and Industries building. To the left of the black and white photograph is red type that reads, [THE / NATIONAL / AFRICAN / AMERICAN / MUSEUM / Is coming…]. Border of button's back has red type on all sides that reads, [DESIGNED AS THE NATION'S FIRST / MUSEUM, THE NATIONAL MUSEUM / COMPLETED 1881, RENAMED ARTS / AND INDUSTRIES BUILDING 1916].
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Topic
- Associations and institutions
- Local and regional
- Museums
- Politics
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lonnie G. Bunch III
- Object number
- 2016.124
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Keepsake pocket bank for the National Negro Memorial
- Commissioned by
- National Memorial Association, American, 1916 - 1933
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Date
- ca. 1926
- On ViewConcourse, C X06
- Exhibition
- A Century in the Making
- Medium
- metal , celluloid , and ink
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 9/16 × 2 9/16 × 3/8 in. (6.5 × 6.5 × 1 cm)
- Description
- Three-dimensional cylinder with Bakelite ivory tone top and bottom covers; top cover features image of 1926 original design intent for the National Negro Memorial.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- souvenirs
- Topic
- Associations and institutions
- Identity
- Local and regional
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1919-1933
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Ball-Hoagland family in honor of Robert Ball
- Object number
- 2016.74
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Do It Now, Vol. IX., No. 4
- Published by
- National Organization for Women, American, founded 1966
- Subject of
- National Organization for Women, American, founded 1966
- Date
- 1976
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11 × 8 7/16 × 1/16 in. (27.9 × 21.4 × 0.2 cm)
- Description
- An issue of the National Organization for Women newsletter, Do It Now, May 1976, Volume IX, No. 4. The front cover reads, in white type on a black ground at the top: "DO IT NOW NOW NOW NOW" with the "O" in each stacked "NOW" being the logo of the National Organization for Women. Below the title, printed in black type on a white ground the cover reads: "VOL. IX, No. 4 NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN MAY, 1976". The bottom half of the cover includes a print of a black and white photograph of five (5) women marching in a city street holding banners reading "ERA NOW", in reference to the Equal Rights Amendment. A credit line identifying the women pictured is typed below the photograph reading, "Junior Bridge, Karen DeCrow, Lillian Ciarrochi, Suzy Sutton, Nada Chandler on the march for ERA. Photo: Betty Curtis." The interior pages of the newsletter, fourteen (14) total, are matte white paper with black type and black-and-white images. The contents of the newsletter include reports regarding activities and meetings of members and committees, and announcements of future member gatherings. The back cover has black type on a white ground with the organizations logo on the top and a list of task forces with contact information below it. On the proper left center is a sidebar with information about subscribing to Ms. Magazine. On the proper right lower three-quarters side is a sidebar with information about the background and ordering of the ERA Medallion. A white mailing address sticker with black type is adhered to the center top of the back cover.
- Place printed
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- newsletters
- Topic
- Local and regional
- Mass media
- Politics
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
- Object number
- 2014.198
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button promoting the Housing Now! National March
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
- Date
- 1989
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2 1/4 × 3/8 in. (5.7 × 1 cm)
- Description
- Round pin-back button featuring blue and red type against a white background. Type reads, [HOUSING / NOW! / NATIONAL MARCH / OCTOBER 7, 1989 / U.S. CAPITOL].
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.201.1.51
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Poster for African Liberation Day
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Attributed to
- All-African People's Revolutionary Party, founded 1958
- Owned by
- Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
- Date
- 1977
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- paper, printing ink
- Dimensions
- H x W: 16 13/16 × 11 1/16 in. (42.7 × 28.1 cm)
- Description
- The poster's background is split diagonally by two colors with the red taking up the upper left and right corners down toward the lower left corner and the yellow taking up the lower left and right corners extending up toward the upper right corner. In the center is a large green and black graphic of the continent of Africa. Within the center of Africa is a large fist. Above and to the left of the first is a quote ["THE CORE OF THE BLACK/REVOLUTION IS IN AFRICA"...!"]. Below the first is an additional quote ["SOUTH AFRICA, RHODESIA/AND ISRAEL: ENEMIES OF/AFRICA AND ALL MANKIND!"]. Along the top, in an arch is a large line of text with the letters "A," "L," and "D" emphasized [AFRICAN LIBERATION DAY]. Below this line is the date [SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1977]. To the left of the continent, below center, is additional information in black text [MARCH AND RALLY/MALCOM X/PARK 10/AM/WASHINGTON, D. C.]. Below the continent is the rally information, also in black text [2/ND/NATIONAL BLACK LEADERSHIP/SYMPOSIUM/MAY 27, 1977/CRAMPTON AUDITORIUM/Noon -10 P.M./HOWARD UNIVERSITY WASH, D.C.]. In the lower right corner is contact information for the rally [FOR FURTHER INFOMRATION CONTACT:/ALL-AFRICAN PEOPLES REVOLUNTIONARY/PARTY (A-APRP) P.O. BOX 3307/WASHINGTON, D.C. 20009 TEL (202)387-8996]. In the lower left corner is a small logo for the All-African People’s Revolutionary Party. The logo consists of two (2) concentric rings with an outline of the continent of Africa within the rings. Over the top of the continent is a large black, five-pointed star. Within the rings is text [ALL AFRICAN PEOPLES/REVOLUTIONARY PARTY]. Separating the two (2) lines of text within the logo are small, black, five-pointed stars.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- Associations and institutions
- Communication
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Resistance
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine M. Bailey
- Object number
- 2013.200.3.1-3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Block of Aquia Creek sandstone removed from the East Front of US Capitol
- Commissioned by
- Architect of the Capitol, American, founded 1793
- Date
- 1824-1826
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- sandstone
- Dimensions
- Overall with Weight: 15 3/4 × 21 1/4 × 14 1/2 in., 318 lb. (40 × 54 × 36.8 cm, 144.2 kg)
- Caption
- Enslaved African Americans, leased out by their slave owners, mined sandstone from local quarries and built the United States Capitol, the White House, and the Smithsonian Castle. Congress, the institution that guarded the peoples’ freedom, held sessions in a building constructed by forced labor, and the legislators would have witnessed lines of shackled slaves marching by daily en route to the Deep South. The block was quarried near Aquia Creek, Virginia, by free and enslaved workers and used in the construction of the Capitol building in 1824.
- Source: Nancy Bercaw, Curator, Slavery and Freedom
- Description
- A rectangular block of sandstone. One short side of the block has a smooth, finished surface. The other five sides are rough-hewn and pitted, showing evidence of quarry tool markings, softened by weathering. One of the long sides has mechanical tool markings across the surface, forming a cross-hatch pattern. The block predominantly is beige, with reddish-brown veins of color running lengthwise. The smooth side shows most clearly the variegation of reddish-brown strata. There is a loss at the lower-left corner of the smooth side.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place collected
- Aquia Creek, Stafford County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Buildings and Structures
- Topic
- Architecture
- Building Arts
- Free communities of color
- Government
- Labor
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Slave hire system
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.182
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Flyer advertising student strike against the Vietnam War
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
- Date
- 1968
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- paper, ink
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 1/16 × 8 9/16 in. (28.1 × 21.7 cm)
- Description
- White flyer with black text covering the whole of the front and back. Text is a combination of typed text and handwritten text. On the front, in the middle third on the left, are two (2) black and white images. The top image is of wounded and dead soldiers on the ground near buildings. The lower image is of police officers standing over bodies lying on the ground surrounded by smoke. At the top third is handwritten text [ON FRIDAY APRIL 26 THOUSANDS OF BLACK STUDENTS IN/EVERY PART OFHTE U.S. AND THROUGHOUT THE THIRD WORLD/WILL STAY OUT OF CLASSES IN A ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL/STUDENT STRIKE/AGAINST THE VIETNAM WAR/AND THE RACIST DRAFT]. On the back in the upper half is large handwritten text [WASHINGTON'S BLACK/STUDENT STRIKE/AGAINST THE WAR/FRIDAY 26TH/THOUSANDS OF D.C. BLACK/STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE].
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Education
- International affairs
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Resistance
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.201.11.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Mothership (Capsule)
- Created by
- Pinder, Jefferson, American, born 1970
- Subject of
- President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
- Ra, Sun, American, 1914 - 1993
- Wonder, Stevie, American, born 1950
- Date
- 2009
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- tin, wood, chrome, loudspeakers, audiovisual equipment and mixed media
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 92 1/2 × 75 × 86 in., 571 lb. (235 × 190.5 × 218.4 cm, 259 kg)
- Description
- An abstracted replica of the NASA Mercury space capsule. The sculpture is made from pieces of tin that were salvaged from structures in and around Baltimore, Maryland, and re-purposed lumber gathered from President Obama’s 2009 inaugural platform. The sculpture is displayed angled onto its side. Inserted into the top of the sculpture is an Altec (R) model 416-8A sub-woofer speaker, and the base of the sculpture is a 24" chrome alloy (wheel) rim. In the interior of the sculpture is a Philips DVD player (HTS3371D), with a Philips audio cable connecting the player to the speaker, and a remote to control the player externally. A DVD plays from inside the sculpture on a loop, bass tones only: “Space is the Place” by Sun Ra and “Living in the City” by Stevie Wonder.
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- multimedia works
- Topic
- African diaspora
- Art
- Funk (Music)
- Identity
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Technology
- Transportation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Henry Thaggert III in memory of Burnell P. Thaggert
- Object number
- 2013.234
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jefferson Pinder. Permission required for use.
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Pen used by Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the 1964 Civil Rights Act
- Created by
- Esterbrook Pen Company, American, 1947 - 1967
- Used by
- President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
- Date
- July 2, 1964
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- metal , plastic , paper
- Dimensions
- L x W (pen): 6 1/4 x 1/2 x 1/2 in. (15.9 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm)
- L x W (box): 7 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 5/8 in. (18.1 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm)
- Description
- An Esterbrook pen with an Esterbrook 2668 nib. The pen has a black plastic grip and a clear plastic body, with [THE PRESIDENT- THE WHITE HOUSE] printed in white ink. [ESTERBROOK] and [MADE IN U.S.A.] are imprinted on the black pen grip. Type reading: [ESTERBROOK / 2668 / MADE IN USA] is imprinted on the nib. The pen was one of the pens President Lyndon B. Johnson used to sign the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- fountain pens
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Law
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James F. Dicke, II
- Object number
- 2012.147ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button for the 1963 March on Washington
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Date
- 1963
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- metal, ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 15/16 x 1 3/4 x 3/16 in. (4.9 x 4.4 x 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A white pin-back button with black text. Around the edges of the front, on the top and bottom, is text surrounding more inner text. Inside the outside circle of text is the date for the March on Washington in 1963. [EMANCIPATION MARCH / AUGUST / 28 / 1963 / ON WASHINGTON]. On the reverse is a rectangular sticker with text [MLK I / HAVE A / DREAM / 912].
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Local and regional
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.159.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The People’s Inauguration Project program
- Created by
- The Stafford Foundation, American, founded 2002
- Subject of
- People's Inaugural Project, American, 2009 - 2009
- President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
- Date
- January 19-20, 2009
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 1/16 in. (21.6 × 14 × 0.2 cm)
- Description
- Program for The People's Inaugural Project. The front cover has an image of the U.S. Capitol with five red stripes extending out from the Capitol dome. Each stripe has a series of white stars down its center. Blue type at the top of the page reads: [THE PEOPLE'S / INAUGURAL PROJECT]. The back of the program has a quote from the Bible and the logos of the sponsors of the event.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- programs
- Topic
- Local and regional
- Politics
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stafford Foundation
- Object number
- 2012.142.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pen used by Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the 1965 Voting Rights Act
- Created by
- Esterbrook Pen Company, American, 1947 - 1967
- Used by
- President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
- Date
- 1965
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- chrome steel and acrylic with ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (Pen): 6 1/4 × 1/2 in. (15.9 × 1.3 cm)
- Description
- 2010.45.1a: A pen with a silver-colored nib, black grip, and clear barrel. "The President - The White House" is molded into the clear handle in white lettering.
- 2010.45.1b: Black ink on paper, a copy of S. 1564, an act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and for other purposes. The act was passed August 6, 1965.
- 2010.45.1c: Black ink on paper, a copy of H.R. 6400, a bill before the House of Representatives that purports to enforce the fifteenth amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
- 2010.45.1d: A magazine clipping showing an image of Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act
- The four items were originally framed together in a commemorative display.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- fountain pens
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Government
- Law
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Segregation
- Suffrage
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.45.1a-d
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Negro In Sports
- Written by
- Henderson, Edwin Bancroft, American, 1883 - 1977
- Published by
- The Associated Publishers, Inc., American, 1921 - 2005
- Date
- 1939
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 052
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 × 6 × 7/8 in. (20.3 × 15.2 × 2.2 cm)
- Description
- The Negro In Sports by Edwin Bancroft Henderson. This book has a yellow jacket with black type and black photographs of various African American sports athletes. The title centered at the top of the cover reads, [THE NEGRO IN SPORTS / EDWIN BANCROFT HENDERSON]. The book jacket's spine reads, [THE NEGRO / IN SPORTS / HENDERSON / $2.00 / NET / ASSOCIATED / PUBLISHERS]. The back cover of the jacket features several more photographs of various African American athletes. The words [W Falconer / Captain CEC USNR / 1943] are handwritten on the inside of the book.
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- hardcover books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Twelve Years A Slave
- Written by
- Northup, Solomon, American, 1808 - 1875
- Published by
- Derby and Miller, American, 1848 - 1853
- Date
- 1853
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper with gold, cloth, and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 7 3/4 × 5 1/2 × 1 5/16 in. (19.7 × 14 × 3.4 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 7 3/4 × 11 1/2 × 4 1/8 in. (19.7 × 29.2 × 10.5 cm)
- H x W x D (open at 90 degrees): 7 3/4 × 6 × 6 1/4 in. (19.7 × 15.2 × 15.9 cm)
- H x W x D (open at 60 degrees): 7 3/4 × 5 3/4 × 5 3/4 in. (19.7 × 14.6 × 14.6 cm)
- Description
- This book is a first edition, seventeenth thousand printing copy of “Twelve Years A Slave Narrative of Solomon Northup, A Citizen of New York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, and Rescued in 1853, From a Common Plantation Near the Red River, in Louisiana." The book has a brown cloth binding. The exterior spine is embossed with two lines running across the top and bottom of the spine. The title of the book has been embossed in gilt lettering [TWELVE/YEARS/A/SLAVE] across the top third of the spine and is surrounded by engraved flourishes. The name of the publishers [DARBY & MILLER] is embossed in gilt across the bottom of the spine. The front and back cover boards have been embossed with identical designs: two flourishes within two rectangles. The book has yellow end papers, a dedication to Harriet Beecher Stowe, a quote by Cowpee, an editor’s preface, twenty-two chapters and an appendix. The frontispiece is a portrait of Solomon Northup seated on a bench with his arms crossed. A facsimile of his signature is below the picture with a caption that reads, “IN HIS PLANTATION SUIT.” Three hundred and thirty-six pages with seven black and white plates.
- Place printed
- Auburn, Cuyahoga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- narratives
- hardcover books
- Topic
- American South
- Antislavery
- Caricature and cartoons
- Domestic slave trade
- Free communities of color
- Law
- Literature
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.262
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Usher badge from New Bethany Baptist Church
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- New Bethany Baptist Church, American, founded 1935
- Used by
- Penn, Ruby, American
- Date
- mid-20th century
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- metal, aluminium, plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 5/8 × 2 5/16 × 5/16 in. (9.2 × 5.9 × 0.8 cm)
- Description
- This is a faux gold usher badge was worn by Ruby Penn, a onetime member on the usher board at New Bethany Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. The badge is comprised of two major sections - a horizontal bar from which a round pendant hangs suspended from two chains. The top section has a pin back on its reverse; the obverse is a white rectangle of plastic framed by an ornate faux gold foliage pattern of gold tinted metal. The white rectangle contains a line of capitalized black text which reads: [MEMBER]. This top section is then attached to the circular pendant by two chains hanging from either end of the horizontal bar. The pendant is also white plastic with lines of capitalized black text which read: [SR. USHER BOARD / NEW BETHANY / BAPTIST CHURCH / WASH. D. C.]. The pendant is also bordered by the faux gold foliage border. On the reverse, there is aluminum backing visible, indicating that the white plastic element is actually separate and being held in place by the adorned border.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- badges
- Topic
- Communities
- Local and regional
- Religion
- Religious groups
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of New Bethany Baptist Church
- Object number
- 2015.146
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Member badge for Daughters of the IBPOEW Temple 422
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Issued by
- Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
- Date
- ca. 1940s
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ribbon, metal, cord, plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 7/8 × 2 1/4 × 1/4 in. (20 × 5.7 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- Daughters of I.B.P.O.E. of W. member badge. At the top is a rectangular gold-colored metal bar with a pin back. The front of the bar forms a frame for the word [MEMBER], in black against a gold background. Two (2) ribbons are attached through a hook on the reverse. The ribbon at the front is purple, while the ribbon on the back is black. Each ribbon features identical images and text. Decoration on the purple ribbon is in gold, while the black ribbon features silver decoration. Each features images of two hands shaking, an eagle, and an elk surrounded by a leaf motif. A gold pin-back button is attached overtop the elk picture on the purple ribbon. The round button features an identical elk image in black. Below the iconography is text that reads [COLUMBIA / TEMPLE NO. 422 / DAUGHTERS OF / I.B.P.O.E. OF W. / WASHINGTON, D.C.]. Gold fringe decorates the bottom of the ribbons.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- badges
- Topic
- Communities
- Fraternal organizations
- Local and regional
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.17.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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April 4
- Created by
- Gilliam, Sam, American, born 1933
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Date
- 1972
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- acrylic paint on canvas
- Dimensions
- H x W (unframed): 72 1/2 × 48 in. (184.2 × 121.9 cm)
- Description
- This is an abstract painting from the Martin Luther King series. Done with a thick layer of color, the painting field is made up of splashes of color in a variety of shades of pinks, yellows, blues, greens, and reds. There is a larger, more continuous field of blue at the bottom left hand side of the painting. There is a thin stripe of the same splash pattern down the center running from top to bottom.
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Martin Luther King Series
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- acrylic paintings
- Topic
- Art
- Civil rights
- Local and regional
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.37.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Sam Gilliam. Permission required for use.
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Dress designed by Tracy Reese and worn by the First Lady in connection with the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
- Designed by
- Reese, Tracy, American, born 1964
- Worn by
- First Lady Michelle Obama, American, born 1964
- Date
- 2013
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- silk and rayon blend with glass and plastic beads, and plastic zipper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (On Form): 40 1/4 × 22 1/2 × 14 in. (102.2 × 57.2 × 35.6 cm)
- Description
- A black dress with red poppy print and beaded details designed by Tracy Reese and worn by First Lady Michelle Obama on August 28, 2013. The sleeveless dress has a high rounded neckline in the front and a v-neckline in the back, with an A-line knee-length skirt. The fabric is a silk-rayon blend with a woven design of small raised assymetrical shapes. Large red poppy flowers are printed all over the black ground. Some of the flower centers have three-dimensional centers with clusters of short red bugle beads capped with a red seed bead interspersed with long black bugle beads capped with a black seed bead. The dress closes at the center back bodice with a black zipper that ends below the waist. There is a single black hook-and-eye closure at the top of the zipper.
- The interior of the bodice is lined with a black stretch net. The skirt is lined with black synthetic fabric. Between the skirt lining and facing is an attached black organdy petticoat. The designer label has been cut from the proper left back bodice of the dress. An additional manufacturer's label has been cut from the proper left side seam of the skirt lining near the hem.
- Place used
- National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Clothing-Fashion
- Movement
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
- Type
- dresses
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion
- Fashion design
- Local and regional
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.177
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Tracy Reese