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A Walk in Paradise Gardens
- Created by
- Bearden, Romare, American, 1911 - 1988
- Owned by
- Barnett-Aden Gallery, American, 1943 - 1969
- Date
- 1955
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- oil on fiberboard
- Dimensions
- H x W (painting): 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
- H x W x D (frame): 28 5/8 × 24 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (72.7 × 62.9 × 3.8 cm)
- Description
- This oil painting depicts three abstract figures. Formed out of small rectilinear shapes in bright colors, the figures appear to be moving across an equally abstracted background.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- paintings
- Topic
- Art
- Communities
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert L. Johnson
- Object number
- 2015.2.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Romare Bearden Foundation/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.
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The Argument
- Created by
- Motley, Archibald John Jr., American, 1891 - 1981
- Owned by
- Barnett-Aden Gallery, American, 1943 - 1969
- Date
- 1940
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- H x W (framed): 40 × 30 in. (101.6 × 76.2 cm)
- Description
- This oil painting depicts a street scene with a group of men arguing. In the painting's foreground are five men standing in a rough circle. Two men have their backs to the viewer, one tall thin figure wearing a grey suit and fedora. He carries a cigarette in his left hand, held behind his back. The second man is short, fat, and wears a light colored shirt and dark blue pants. He is balding and has his hands on his hips. He faces three taller men. The tallest wears a brown bowler hat over one eye and red tie with a dark blue suit. He stands with his legs spread and has a cigarette in his open mouth. Next to him is a man in a light colored suit with a flat blue cap. He holds a smoking cigarette in front of his face with his right hand. The third man wears a dark blue suit and flat cap. He leans against the wall behind him and gestures with his right hand. Slightly in front of him is an overflowing can of garbage. Slightly behind the group of men to the left is another man with his head tilted upwards, drinking from a flask. Above the men is an open window in the brick building behind them. A woman in a green sleeveless dress sits at the window, right hand on the sill, left hand touching her hair. Her head is turned downwards towards the men. Beyond the brick building is a small green yard with a laundry line. A woman in a red dress and white apron is hanging white sheets on the line. She looks over her shoulder at the group of men. Beyond the laundry line is a small house with a porch. A man in a white shirt and dark pants stands on the porch, leaning forward on the railings. It is signed and dated by the artist.
- Place depicted
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- paintings
- Topic
- Art
- Communities
- Men
- Stereotypes
- Urban life
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert L. Johnson
- Object number
- 2015.2.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Valerie Gerrard Browne. Permission required for use.
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Jersey for the Atlanta Braves worn and autographed by Hank Aaron
- Created by
- Spalding, American, founded 1876
- Worn by
- Aaron, Hank, American, 1934 - 2021
- Date
- 1968-1969
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 052
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Medium
- wool, synthetic fiber, plastic
- Dimensions
- On form: 34 1/4 × 26 × 9 1/2 in. (87 × 66 × 24.1 cm)
- Description
- Atlanta Braves "away" or "road" jersey worn by Hank Aaron during the 1968 or 1969 MLB season. Jersey is grey in color with blue and red stitched type on front and back. Type on front chest area reads, [Braves]. Type on back reads, [44]. Patch on PR sleeve features an MLB logo with red type that reads, [100th ANNIVERSARY]. Patch on PL sleeve features an illustration of a caricatured American Indian face. Hank Aaron autograph in lower portion of jersey's front. Next to signature are several labels including a Spalding label and a size "40" label. Label with blue ink on inside of neckline reads, [44 40 68].
- Place depicted
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- jerseys
- sports uniforms
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.297.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Jet Vol. XLIV No. 4
- Published by
- Johnson Publishing Company, American, founded 1942
- Subject of
- Mays, Willie Howard Jr., American, born 1931
- Aaron, Hank, American, 1934 - 2021
- Allen, Richard Anthony, American, born 1942
- Gibson, Robert, American, born 1935
- Williams, Billy Leo, American, born 1938
- Chicago White Sox, American, founded 1901
- St. Louis Cardinals, American, founded 1881
- Atlanta Braves, American, founded 1871
- New York Mets, American, founded 1962
- Chicago Cubs, American, founded 1876
- Date
- April 19, 1973
- Medium
- paper, ink, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 7/16 × 5 1/8 × 1/8 in. (18.9 × 13 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- Two copies of Jet Magazine, Volume XLIV, Number 4. The front covers are bright green with the title in the upper left corner. The title is slightly obscured by a circle-shaped photographic portrait of Dick Allen which overlaps the bottoms of the "e" and the "t" of [JET]. Above the title in much smaller black text is the date of publication, cost and publishing information: [April 19, 1973/35¢ A Johnson Publication]. To the immediate right of the magazine's title are two lines of bolded, capitalized white text: [BASEBALL UNDERWAY FOR/RECORD-BREAKING SEASON]. Five circle cutouts of photographic portraits dominate the bottom 75% of the cover; Hank Aaron's portrait is foregrounded in the center and covering small portions of the two portraits above (Dick Allen, Willie Mays) and below (Bob Gibson, Billy Williams) Aaron’s. The men's respective names appear in small black text as captions at the bottom (Dick Allen, Willie Mays), top (Bob Gibson, Billy Williams), and right (Hank Aaron) of their portraits.
- 2013.108.4.1 has an inscription on the front cover of the date [4/16/73]. There is also an inscription on the interior table of contents with the same date.
- 2013.108.4.2 has an address label on the front cover.
- Place made
- 820 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Athletes
- Baseball
- Mass media
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.108.4.1-2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1973 Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. Permission required for use.
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Baseball card for Hank Aaron in his rookie year
- Manufactured by
- The Topps Company, Inc., American, founded 1938
- Subject of
- Aaron, Hank, American, 1934 - 2021
- Atlanta Braves, American, founded 1871
- Date
- 1954
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 052
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 3/4 × 2 11/16 in. (9.5 × 6.8 cm)
- Description
- Henry (Hank) Aaron rookie card. Baseball card features both a black and white and color image of Aaron. The large color image at center depicts Aaron from above the shoulders. In bottom left corner is a black and white image of Aaron fielding a ground ball. White and black type at top of card reads: [HENRY AARON / outfield MILWAUKEE BRAVES]. In the top left corner there is an illustration of a Native American Indian. A reproduction of Aaron's signature appears across the bottom right of the card. The reverse side of baseball card features a biography, statistics, and a two panel comic strip featuring Aaron.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- baseball cards
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.120.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Flier for the Madison County Movement
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1966
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 7 1/8 x 8 1/2 in. (18.1 x 21.6 cm)
- Description
- An off white flier with black type and photocopied handwritten text. The flier is a call to the citizens of Madison County. The flier askes, "What can you do about the tear-gas raid?" and "(1) Black Out for Black Power / (2) Work Stop for Black Power / (3) Register to Vote for Black Power." Typed in the bottom half of the flier is “OUR TAX DOLLARS HELPED TO BUY THAT TEAR-GAS. / DON’T BUY ANYTHING DOWNTOWN. / IF YOU WORK FOR THE WHITE MAN, DON’T GO TO WORK FRIDAY. / HIT THEM WHERE IT HURTS. / WE’VE GONE TOO FAR TO TURN BACK NOW!!! / MADISON COUNTY MOVEMENT.”
- Place used
- Madison County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Madison County Movement
- Topic
- Activism
- Business
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Labor
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Segregation
- Suffrage
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
- Object number
- 2011.109.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Photograph of Hank Aaron hugging his mother
- Created by
- United Press International, American, founded 1907
- Subject of
- Aaron, Hank, American, 1934 - 2021
- Date
- April 8, 1974
- Medium
- toner on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/8 x 10 in. (20.6 x 25.4 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photomechanical print of Hank Aaron hugging his mother and clutching a baseball after hitting his record-breaking 715th home run. A caption on the right gives information about the subject, date, and game that the photograph captures. The caption reads: [AJEX040804 - 4/8/74 - Atlanta: Hank Aaron is hugged by his mother after the Atlanta Braves Slugger hit his record breaking 715th home run [illegible] Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Al Downing in the 4th Inning [illegible] 715th home run ball is held to the right. (UPI) jls/pc.]
- Place depicted
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Topic
- Athletes
- Baseball
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
- Object number
- 2011.17.78
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1974 United Press International. Permission required for use.
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Box signed by Jimmy Carter housing a cuff link worn by Eugene Allen
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Worn by
- Allen, Eugene, American, 1919 - 2010
- Signed by
- President Carter, Jimmy, American, born 1924
- Date
- 1977-1981
- Medium
- cardboard, coated paper, synthetic fiber, ink
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 3/16 × 2 5/16 × 1 in. (8.1 × 5.9 × 2.5 cm)
- Description
- Box signed by President Jimmy Carter containing one cuff link from a White House butler uniform worn by Eugene Allen. The white box is signed on the lid by Carter in green ink. The white box is slightly discolored. There is an insert inside the box with two (2) hand-made holes to secure cuff links. Only one cuff link is in the box and the second opening is empty.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Occupational
- Type
- boxes (containers)
- Topic
- Business
- Clothing and dress
- Government
- Labor
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles E. Allen in memory of Eugene Allen & Helene Allen
- Object number
- 2018.5.1.9.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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United States Department of State Distinguished Honor Award
- Issued by
- United States Department of State, American, founded 1789
- Received by
- Carter, William Beverly Jr., American, 1921 - 1982
- Date
- January 1981
- Medium
- gold with metal and silk (textile)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 15/16 × 1 7/16 × 3/8 in. (7.5 × 3.7 × 0.9 cm)
- Description
- A United States Department of State Distinguished Honor Award issued to Ambassador William Beverly Carter, Jr. This medal is a composite object: a bar pin with a safety catch, holding a white ribbon attached to a gold medal. The ribbon is looped over the front of the bar pin. The ribbon is white with three (3), thin, vertical, navy blue stripes. The bottom of the ribbon is threaded through the bail at the top of the medal. The medal is gold toned and roughly rounded. The obverse is dominated by the Great Seal of the United States: a bald eagle with its wings displayed, holding a bundle of thirteen (13) arrows in its left talon and an olive branch in its right talon. In its beak, the eagle clutches a scroll with the motto [E PLURIBUS] and [UNUM]. Over the eagle’s head there is a cluster of thirteen (13) five-pointed stars surrounded by a ring of circular clouds. A vertically striped shield covers the eagle's breast. The seal is framed by two relief concentric circles. Text between the circles reads, [DEPARTMENT OF STATE] at the top and [UNITED STATES OF AMERICA] at the bottom, separated by two five-pointed stars. Wrapped around the bottom of the circular frame, is a wreath and a scroll with stamped text that reads [DISTINGUISHED / HONOR AWARD]. On the reverse of the medal at the center is stamped text that reads [W. BEVERLY CERTER / JANUARY 1981]. At the bottom is a stamped maker’s mark and carat stamp [P / S / PROV] and [10KT].
- Place made
- Providence, Rhode Island, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa, Africa
- Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
- Collection title
- Archive of Ambassador W. Beverly Carter
- Classification
- Awards and Medals
- Archival Collections
- Type
- commemorative medals
- Topic
- Africa
- Government
- International affairs
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Ambassador William Beverly Carter, Jr.
- Object number
- A2019.45.1.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Pinback button with "LGBTQ+ for Stacey Abrams"
- Created by
- Abrams, Stacey for Governor, American, founded 2018
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Abrams, Stacey, American, born 1973
- Date
- 2018
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
- Description
- A round, navy blue pinback button. A rainbow is printed at the top, with [LGBTQ+] in bright blue letters followed by [FOR / STACEY / ABRAMS] in white letters. Across the bottom is printed [Stacy Abrams, Sarah Riggs Amico, Charlie Bailey and John Barrow - Delivering for Georgia] in white letters. There is a union printing label beneath the text.
- Place depicted
- Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Earl Fowlkes in honor of Thomas Kevin King
- Object number
- 2019.43.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Promotional pamphlet for Soul City, North Carolina
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Soul City Company, American, 1974 - 1979
- McKissick, Floyd, American, 1922 - 1991
- United States Department of Commerce, American, founded 1903
- Date
- 1974-1979
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 1/16 in. (27.5 × 21.5 × 0.1 cm)
- Description
- A promotional pamphlet for Soul City, North Carolina, printed in brown ink on tan paper, with a stapled center binding. The cover features an image of a two story building with two smoke stacks or towers on the right and a tree on the left. The building appears at the center across an oval graphic with vertical lines radiating from the above and below the building. At the top is [SOUL] and at the bottom is [CITY] in large block letters. At the bottom of the page, in the same block lettering, is [THE BOLD ALTERNATIVE]. There are fourteen pages total and the content includes reprinted newspaper articles and additional text about Soul City and the plans for the future. A color, fold-out map illustrating the planned city's infrastructure is in the center of the pamphlet. The back cover has brown text in the lower left corner reading [For further information contact: / Floyd B. McKissick / The Soul City Company / Soul City, North Carolina / The preparation of this document was / financed in part by a contract with / the United States Department of / Commerce, Office of Minority Business / Enterprise].
- Place depicted
- Soul City, Warren County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- pamphlets
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2019.28.21.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Flier for an African American Resource Machine benefit with Eldridge Cleaver
- Illustrated by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Cleaver, Eldridge, American, 1935 - 1998
- African-American Resource Machine, American
- Artists' Television Access, American
- Date
- ca. 1990
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 8 9/16 in. (28 × 21.7 cm)
- Description
- A flyer for a benefit hosted by the African-American Resource Machine advertising a presentation by Eldridge Cleaver. The flyer is mostly off-white with a black silhouette of a man dominating the center left side of the flyer. The top and bottom of the flyer have thick black bands with the name [ELDRIDGE] and [CLEAVER] writing in negative space, off-white text. There is a small red design in the black band in the top right corner. Printed vertically and along the right edge, and horizontally along the bottom edge, is repeating black text that reads [African-American Resource Machine]. Next to the silhouette, at the center right, is the benefit information printed in black text that reads [Saturday, / April 14 / Artist's Television Access 2pm / 992 Valencia St. / San Francisco / 824-3890 / BENEFIT: A A R M]. The ticket price is printed in black vertical text next to Cleaver’s last name, [$18]. There is a quote by Cleaver printed in negative space, off-white text over the shoulders of the silhouetted figure that reads: “The system is evil. It is criminal; it is / murderous. And it is in control. It is in / power. It is arrogant. It is crazy. And / it looks upon the people as its proper- / ty. So much so that cops, who are pub- / lic servants, feel justified in going onto / a school campus, and spraying Mace in / the faces of the people.” The back of the flyer is blank with two handwritten pencil inscriptions in the top left corner.
- Place used
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Activism
- Art
- Black power
- Politics
- Race discrimination
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2019.22.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pinback button with "LGBTQ+ for Stacey Abrams"
- Created by
- Abrams, Stacey for Governor, American, founded 2018
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Abrams, Stacey, American, born 1973
- Date
- 2018
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
- Description
- A round, navy blue pinback button. A rainbow is printed at the top, with [LGBTQ+] in bright blue letters followed by [FOR / STACEY / ABRAMS] in white letters. Across the bottom is printed [Stacy Abrams, Sarah Riggs Amico, Charlie Bailey and John Barrow - Delivering for Georgia] in white letters. There is a union printing label beneath the text.
- Place depicted
- Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Earl Fowlkes in honor of Thomas Kevin King
- Object number
- 2019.43.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Sample ballot for the 2008 Presidential election
- Printed by
- New York Board of Elections
- Subject of
- President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
- Vice President Biden, Joseph Robinette, Jr., American
- John McCain, American, 1936 - 2018
- Palin, Sarah, American, born 1964
- Democratic Party, American, founded 1828
- Republican Party, American, founded 1854
- Date
- 2008
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 36 × 43 3/8 in. (91.5 × 110.1 cm)
- H x W x D (partly rolled): 36 × 43 3/8 × 7 1/16 in. (91.5 × 110.1 × 18 cm)
- Caption
- New York’s 31 Electoral Votes helped to secure the Presidential victory for Obama. In New York, then-Democratic nominee Barack Obama took 62.9% of the vote, defeating Republican nominee John McCain with a 26.9% margin. At the time, this was the highest Democratic vote share in New York since Johnson’s Victory over Goldwater in 1964. Four years later, Obama would defeat his own New York state record with 63.35% of the vote in 2012.
- Description
- A sample ballot for the United States 2008 Presidential election in New York, New York. Printed in black ink on large off-white cardboard paper, the hyper visual ballot is designed with 11 top to bottom voting columns; voting machine instructions; voting party/group options from A to K, and an amendment proposal. Extensive voting machine instructions on the far left of the board are presented first in English, then again, in Spanish. To the right of the machine instructions, twenty rows of horizontal voting choices, A to K, list political parties and their candidates: Barack Obama/Joe Biden; John McCain/Sarah Palin; Roger Calero/Alsyon Kennedy; Gloria La Riva/Eugene Puryear; Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez; Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente; Bob Barr/Wayne A Root; Martin Schoenfeld; Marcy L. Kahn; Judith J. Gische; Shirley Werner Kornreich; Nora S. Anderson; Nancy M. Bannon, Charles B. Rangel; Bill Perkins; Adam Clayton Powell; Edward Daniels; Norma Soriano; George L. Espada, Sr.; Martin Koppel and Craig Schley. The last voting column on the far right, with the number one inside, offers “yes” or “no” in English and Spanish, on a proposed amendment to Article 5, section 6 of the Constitution. A blue ink stamp from the Board of Elections [SAMPLE BALLOT] features towards the lower half of the board, and at the bottom of the of the last column are Chinese and Korean characters, instructing the use of the voting machine lever. There are no markings on the reverse of the ballot.
- Place printed
- Manhattan, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Karen J. Greene, Ph.D.
- Object number
- 2019.103.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button for Stacey Abrams gubernatorial campaign
- Created by
- Abrams, Stacey for Governor, American, founded 2018
- Subject of
- Abrams, Stacey, American, born 1973
- Date
- 2018
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 3/16 × 2 3/16 × 3/8 in. (5.6 × 5.6 × 1 cm)
- Description
- A pin-back button indicating support for Stacey Abrams for Governor of Georgia. Button reads [STACEY / ABRAMS / GOVERNOR] in rainbow-hued letters on white background. Union bug at bottom center reads [PRINTING SECTOR / ® UNION (CWA) LABEL (8) / AUSTIN, TEXAS].
- Place depicted
- Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- LGBTQ
- Politics
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Aaron Bryant
- Object number
- 2019.41.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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A Prospectus
- Written by
- Wells-Bowie, LaVerne, American
- Subject of
- Simmons, Lily, American, born 1925
- Corbette, Sarah, American
- Simmons, Agnes, American, born 1903
- Date
- 1994
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (folded): 6 × 6 in. (15.2 × 15.2 cm)
- H x W (unfolded): 18 × 6 in. (45.7 × 15.2 cm)
- Title
- Pamphlet on influences of the African diaspora on architecture and landscape
- Description
- A pamphlet composed of a single rectangular sheet, printed on both sides, and divided into three panels by two fold lines. The pamphlet makes a square when folded. The pamphlet is composed of cream paper and printed with brown ink. The front side features a photograph of the entry to Agnes Simmons' house on Daufuskie Island at the top panel with the text [A PROSPECTUS / LaVerne Wells-Bowie] printed at the bottom right corner of the image. The center panel features a photograph of the interior of Simmons' screened-in porch, with an individual on the porch swing and two other individuals at a table. Below the image is cream-colored text reading [How have African-derived peoples applied their knowledge of environment in New World settings?] set into a brown rectangle, along with text about how porches and other transitional indoor/outdoor spaces in the Southeastern United States and Caribbean are cultural expressions of the African diaspora. The text continues on the bottom panel and a photograph of Simmons' house, yard, and outbuildings is along the bottom edge.
- The opposite side features an illustrated map of Sarah Corbette's family settlement in Montserrat at the top and an illustrated map of Lily Simmons' Daufuskie Island settlement at the bottom. The text from the front continues in the center, next to a small inset map of the Southeastern United States and the Caribbean. Along the bottom of the center panel is a copyright notice beginning [Copyright 1994 by LaVerne Wells-Bowie].
- Place depicted
- Montserrat, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Daufuskie Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- pamphlets
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Professor LaVerne Wells-Bowie
- Object number
- 2019.102.1.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © LaVerne Wells-Bowie
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Yard sign for Lori Lightfoot mayoral campaign
- Created by
- Lightfoot for Chicago, American, founded 2018
- Subject of
- Lightfoot, Lori, American, born 1962
- Date
- 2018
- Medium
- plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 18 × 24 3/16 × 3/16 in. (45.7 × 61.5 × 0.4 cm)
- Caption
- Lori Lightfoot is the first black woman and the first openly gay leader of the city of Chicago. Her election in February of 2019 made Chicago the largest city in the United States to have an openly LGBTQ mayor and the largest city in the United States to be led by a woman.
- Description
- A plastic yard sign promoting Lori Lightfoot for the position of Mayor of Chicago. Sign is white, dark blue, and light blue. One side reads [Lori / Lightfoot / FOR CHICAGO MAYOR / PAID FOR BY LIGHTFOOT FOR CHICAGO] with a blue star radiating four light blue beams at top. Second side reads [BRING IN THE / LIGHT / Lori / Lightfoot / FOR CHICAGO MAYOR / PAID FOR BY LIGHTFOOT FOR CHICAGO]. At bottom right of both sides of sign is union bug reading [GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE / ® [UNION] GCC/IBT [LABEL] / INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS / 12-L / CHICAGO LOCAL 458-M]
- Place depicted
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- signs
- Topic
- LGBTQ
- Politics
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Aaron Bryant
- Object number
- 2019.41.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pinback button for the Democratic Party with LGBTQ rainbow stripes
- Created by
- Democratic National Committee, American, founded 1848
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Democratic Party, American, founded 1828
- Date
- 2018
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
- Description
- A round, white pinback button with the Democratic Party's donkey symbol printed in rainbow stripes in the center. There is a union printing label at the bottom center of the front.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Earl Fowlkes in honor of Thomas Kevin King
- Object number
- 2019.43.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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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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Navy baseball cap from the 2018 Stacey Abrams Georgia gubernatorial campaign
- Created by
- Abrams, Stacey for Governor, American, founded 2018
- Manufactured by
- Bayside Apparel & Headwear, American
- Subject of
- Abrams, Stacey, American, born 1973
- Date
- 2018
- Medium
- cotton (textile) and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 1/2 × 8 × 11 in. (8.9 × 20.3 × 27.9 cm)
- Description
- A navy blue baseball cap with [STACEY / ABRAMS] in white text and [GOVERNOR] in smaller blue text printed across the front. There is a metal buckle at the back center and a union printing label on the back right side.
- Place depicted
- Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- baseball caps
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Earl Fowlkes in honor of Thomas Kevin King
- Object number
- 2019.43.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions