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Holy Bible from New Bethany Baptist Church
- Published by
- A. J. Holman & Company, American, 1872 - 1961
- Subject of
- New Bethany Baptist Church, American, founded 1935
- Owned by
- Reverend Koger, John Jackson, American, died 1990
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- ink on book paper, ribbon
- Dimensions
- 11 9/16 × 10 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (29.4 × 26 × 5.7 cm)
- Description
- Hardback copy of the Bible. Cover is black, with incised decorations as borders (resembles an illustrated manuscript kind of style). Silver stickers on top of front cover, spell out "HOLY / BIBLE". Interior pages extremely thing, white with black type. Has a built in red ribbon bookmark that extends approximately 3 1/2 in. past the book pages. Presentation/Owner information page is filled out with black pen, and reads "This Bible was presented to / Rev. Dr. John J. Koger / on the 4th day of November 1979 / at New Bethany Baptist Church / by William H. Mathis / On the occasion of / 44th Anniversary of church". A chunk of pages (573-586) are paper clipped together. A couple scraps of paper with handwritten notes are stuck between pages.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- Bibles
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Local and regional
- Religious groups
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rev. Carson E. Wise, Sr.
- Object number
- 2014.260ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © A. J. Holman & Company
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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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This Was Resurrection City
- Produced by
- Boston, Bernie, American, 1933 - 2008
- Allott, Patricia, American, born 1939
- Cahn, Edgar, American, born 1934
- De Vincent, George, American, 1919 - 2014
- Published by
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Date
- ca. 1968
- Medium
- printing ink on book paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 15/16 × 7 15/16 × 1/16 in. (20.2 × 20.2 × 0.2 cm)
- Description
- A paperback booklet printed in black ink on white paper. The front cover is a black-and-white photograph of a person's bare right muddy foot. At the top of the front cover is the text in white print [All proceeds to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference $1] and at the bottom is the title in bold white print [This Was Resurrection City.] The back cover is a black-and-white photograph of the legs of two people, one wearing jeans, striding barefoot through mud. The booklet is 20 pages long, containing 28 photographs of men, women and children living, working, eating and playing within Resurrection City, interspersed with poetic text.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Civil rights
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Politics (Practical)
- Race relations
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Nina Mjagkij
- Object number
- 2014.92.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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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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Bible used during Vietnam War by soldier Thomas Smith
- Published by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Smith, Thomas, American, died 1987
- Date
- early 20th century
- Medium
- leather with ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 7 1/2 x 6 x 2 in. (19.1 x 15.2 x 5.1 cm)
- Description
- Bible with a black leather cover. The cover is very worn and all markings and lettering has faded away. The pages are very brittle and deteriorating. The title and copyright pages are missing as are several others. Many pages are out of order and are dog-eared.
- Place used
- Viet Nam, Asia
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Religious and Sacred Objects
- Type
- Bibles
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Local and regional
- Military
- Religion
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Devlin Culliver
- Object number
- 2012.163.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Delegate
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- Sen. Brooke, Edward, American, born 1919
- Morris Brown College, American, founded 1881
- Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, American, founded 1963
- Opportunities Industrialization Center of America, Inc., American, founded 1964
- Humphrey, Hubert Horatio Jr., American, 1911 - 1978
- General James, Daniel Jr., American, 1920 - 1978
- Wilkins, Roy, American, 1901 - 1981
- Shorter, Rufus B., American
- National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968
- National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
- Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
- Howard University, American, founded 1867
- National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
- Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), International, founded 1844
- Avon, founded 1886
- Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946
- National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1929
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1943
- National Association of University Women, American, founded 1910
- National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953
- Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932
- American Bridge Association, American, founded 1932
- Ashe, Arthur Jr., American, 1943 - 1993
- The Salvation Army, American, founded 1865
- National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
- Shriners International, American, founded 1870
- Davis, Sammy Jr., American, 1925 - 1990
- Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971
- Rev. King, Martin Luther Sr, American, 1899 - 1984
- Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- National Urban League Guild, American, founded 1946
- Association for the Study of African American Life and History, American, founded 1915
- 369th Veterans Association, American
- Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
- One Hundred Black Men, Inc., American, founded 1963
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 7/16 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1.1 cm)
- Description
- A 1978 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a pink ribbon that reads [1978 / DELEGATE] on a collage of cropped black and white photographic portraits with an orange tint. The magazine has a white spine with black text that reads [DELEGATE 1978 - The 2nd Year of the 3rd Century].
- The magazine’s content opens on the first page with an untitled editorial note recounting events of the past year, including the failed mayoral campaign of Percy Sutton, affirmative action, and the disappointments of the Carter administration. There is also a masthead, set in white text against a bright blue background reading [DELEGATE, 1977], followed by a table of contents.
- The content then continues with a feature on Senator Edward W. Brooke and an article about the Bakke case, followed by profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes Boggs Academy, Opportunities Industrial Centers, Canadian Club, Bottle and Cork Club, Johnson & Johnson, Rufus Shorter, National Association of Black Social Workers, National Urban Affairs Council, Association of Market Developers, Empire State Medical, Ponds, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Dr. George Alexander, National Newspaper Publishers Association, NBC, Clifford Alexander, Kraft, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, NAACP, Links, National Church Ushers, National Medical Association, National Dental Association, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Jeffrey Goldsen, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, National Urban League, ABC-TV, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Eta Phi Beta Sorority, National Association of University Women, CBS Records, National Bar Association, Gulf Oil, Whitfield, American Bridge Association, Shriners and the Daughters of Isis, Center for Social Change, Elks of the World, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, The Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, 369th Veterans Association, Brenda Schofield and Willa Benge, and Judge Constance Motley. There are sections on California, Houston, Minneapolis, Detroit, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Chicago, and New York, as well as a travel section featuring Jamaica, Barbados, Oak Bluffs, and West Africa.
- There are approximately 284 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements throughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Kool cigarettes.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- California, United States, North and Central America
- Houston, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, North and Central America
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Advertising
- Associations and institutions
- Business
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Fraternal organizations
- Fraternities
- Government
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Journalism
- Labor
- Mass media
- Men
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Professional organizations
- Religious groups
- Social life and customs
- Sororities
- Travel
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Urban life
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely
- Object number
- 2012.167.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Delegate
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- Sigma Phi Rho Fraternity, American, founded 1978
- National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, American, founded 1969
- Association of Black Women Attorneys, American, founded 1976
- National Urban Affairs Council, American, founded 1971
- Jordan, Raymond A. Jr., American, born 1943
- National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953
- The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946
- Northside Center for Child Development, Inc., founded 1946
- National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
- Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
- Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913
- Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc., American, founded 1964
- Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
- Carats, Inc., American, founded 1959
- Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932
- National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919
- Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1929
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- Dr. Alexander, Leslie L., Jamaican American, 1917 - 2002
- Smithsonian Institution, American, founded 1846
- Signed by
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- Subject of
- National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., American, founded 1906
- Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
- Shriners International, American, founded 1870
- Dr. Mays, Benjamin Elijah, American, 1894 - 1984
- Basie, Count, American, 1904 - 1984
- National Coalition of 100 Black Women, American, founded 1981
- National Bankers Association, American, founded 1927
- 369th Veterans Association, American
- One Hundred Black Men, Inc., American, founded 1963
- Association for the Study of African American Life and History, American, founded 1915
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 9/16 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1.5 cm)
- Description
- The 1985 20th Anniversary issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover has a white background featuring a grid of twenty-eight (28) portrait photographs. Under each photograph the name of the man or woman pictured is printed in red. At the upper left of the cover is a red ribbon badge with white text on a black background. It reads [1985]. To the right of the ribbon is [DELEGATE] in decorative blue & white block lettering with [20th ANNIVERSARY] printed underneath in red. Red text in the lower right corner reads [WASHINGTON / The Seat of / Government / & Education / 1900-1985 / Page 359]. The spine of the magazine is white with blue text that reads [DELEGATE, 1985 - The 9th Year of the 3rd Century].
- The magazine’s content opens with an untitled editorial note recounting the events since the first issue of Delegate was published in 1965. This is followed by a masthead, set in white text against a black background reading [DELEGATE, 1983], and a table of contents.
- The content then continues with profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, events, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the NAACP, National Urban League, Bottle and Cork Club, Sigma Phi Rho Fraternity, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, Black Achievers in Industry, The Northeasterners, National Association of Black Women Attorneys, The Beaux Arts Ball, Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, National Urban Affairs Council, Raymond A. Jordan Jr, Frederick Douglass Awards Dinner, National Association of Market Developers, Somerset Importers, Northside Center for Child Development, John Hunter Camp Fund, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, National Association of Urban Bankers, The Upward Fund, PHelps-Stokes Center for Human Development, Top Ladies of Distinction, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Carats, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, National United Church Ushers Association, National Women of Achievement, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, National Medical Association, Leslie Alexander, Smithsonian Institution, Chesebrough-Ponds, Ciba-Geigy, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Phi Delta Kappa, Tuskegee Airmen, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Phi Beta Sigma, Morehouse School of Medicine, Equitable’s 12th Black Achievement Recognition Dinner, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine, Kool City Jam Concert, Harlem Day Parade, Charles Buchanan, John Connors, George Meares Memorial Scholarship Fund, Dr. Benjamin Mays, Count Basie, Communications Excellence to Black Audiences, 100 Black Women, East Harlem Triangles Association, National Association for Sickle Cell Disease, National Bankers Association, 369th Veterans Association, The Edges Group, Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, American Wheelchair Association, National Association of Media Women, One Hundred Black Men, Associated Black Charities, E.P.C. International Inc. Evening of Elegance, The Nor-Jer-Men, Epsilon Sigma Chapter, Epsilon Beta Sigma Chapter, and Comus Social Club. There are also several wedding announcements and a feature on Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. The issue ends with an extended feature story on Washington, DC.
- There are approximately 480 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements throughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Kool cigarettes.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Advertising
- Associations and institutions
- Business
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Fraternal organizations
- Fraternities
- Government
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Journalism
- Labor
- Mass media
- Men
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Professional organizations
- Religious groups
- Social life and customs
- Sororities
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Urban life
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely
- Object number
- 2012.167.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Newsweek Vol. LXII No. 10
- Published by
- Newsweek, Inc., American, founded 1933
- Date
- September 2, 1963
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 x 8 1/4 in. (27.9 x 21 cm)
- Description
- An issue of Newsweek magazine featuring a cover story on the March on Washington. On the cover is the statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial as seen between two columns.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Civil rights
- Local and regional
- Mass media
- Politics (Practical)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dorey Butter
- Object number
- 2013.128
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1963 Newsweek, Inc. Permission required for use.
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Newsweek Vol. LXII No. 10
- Published by
- Newsweek, Inc., American, founded 1933
- Subject of
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Date
- September 2, 1963
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 x 8 1/4 in. (27.9 x 21 cm)
- Description
- An issue of Newsweek magazine featuring a cover story on the March on Washington. On the cover, the statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial as seen between two columns.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Civil rights
- Local and regional
- Mass media
- Politics (Practical)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
- Object number
- 2011.17.183
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1963 Newsweek, Inc. Permission required for use.
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Post Mortem 1929
- Published by
- Howard University College of Medicine, American, founded 1868
- Subject of
- Howard University, American, founded 1867
- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- cardboard , ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 3/4 x 8 x 1/2 in. (27.3 x 20.3 x 1.3 cm)
- Description
- The yearbook for the Howard University College of Medicine has black print on white paper and a brown/black marbled cover with gold lettering. There are black-and-white photographs of College of Medicine students. The book has seventy-two unnumbered pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- yearbooks
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Local and regional
- Medicine
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.54.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- public domain
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Offering Education
- Created by
- Catlett, Elizabeth, Mexican, 1915 - 2012
- Date
- 2003
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall with Weight: 73 × 31 × 11 1/2 in., 487 lb. (185.4 × 78.7 × 29.2 cm, 220.9 kg)
- Caption
- This sculpture by Elizabeth Catlett, Offering Education, was commissioned by the CarrAmerica Realty Corp. for Terrell Place, an office building in Washington, DC. The building was located on the site of the former Hecht’s Department Store. When the building was renovated in 2004, it was renamed Terrell Place, in commemoration of Mary Church Terrell’s leadership role in the fight to desegregate the store and other public buildings in Washington, D.C. Two other sculptures, Offering Life and Rejecting Injustice were also commissioned from Catlett for the space. The impetus behind the commission was to have artwork in the building’s public space that reflected its history as it intersected with the struggle for equality and civil rights. Each of the three bronze sculptures reflect Catlett’s long-standing interest in African American dignity, struggle, motherhood, and uplift. They all embody her slightly abstracted signature figural style.
- Description
- This large bronze sculpture is in the abstract form of a woman holding an open book. The figure stands with feet apart, her right foot slightly in front of her left. Her arms are positioned out in front of her, each hand supporting one side of an open book. Ripples across the front of her knee-length skirt indicate movement. Her hair is gathered into a bun at the top her head and she stands erect, looking forward.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- bronzes
- sculptures
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Unit Owners Association of the Offices at Terrell Place, a Condominium. Beacon Partners, LLC and AARP
- Object number
- 2016.88.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.
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Offering Life
- Created by
- Catlett, Elizabeth, Mexican, 1915 - 2012
- Date
- 2003
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall with Weight: 56 × 22 × 23 in., 460 lb. (142.2 × 55.9 × 58.4 cm, 208.7 kg)
- Caption
- This sculpture by Elizabeth Catlett, Offering Life, was commissioned by the CarrAmerica Realty Corp. for Terrell Place, an office building in Washington, DC. The building was located on the site of the former Hecht’s Department Store. When the building was renovated in 2004, it was renamed Terrell Place, in commemoration of Mary Church Terrell’s leadership role in the fight to desegregate the store and other public buildings in Washington, D.C. Two other sculptures, Offering Education and Rejecting Injustice were also commissioned from Catlett for the space. The impetus behind the commission was to have artwork in the building’s public space that reflected its history as it intersected with the struggle for equality and civil rights. Each of the three bronze sculptures reflect Catlett’s long-standing interest in African American dignity, struggle, motherhood, and uplift. They all embody her slightly abstracted signature figural style.
- Description
- This large bronze sculpture is in the slightly abstract form of a seated woman holding a child upon her lap. The figure is seated upright with the child upright on her lap. Her right hand holds the child's waist and her left hand rests on her thigh. Her knees and feet are slightly apart and placed squarely on the ground. She gazes straight ahead.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- bronzes
- sculptures
- Topic
- Art
- Motherhood
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Unit Owners Association of the Offices at Terrell Place, a Condominium. Beacon Partners, LLC and AARP
- Object number
- 2016.88.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.
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Rejecting Injustice
- Created by
- Catlett, Elizabeth, Mexican, 1915 - 2012
- Date
- 2003
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall with Weight: 73 × 11 × 42 in., 491 lb. (185.4 × 27.9 × 106.7 cm, 222.7 kg)
- Caption
- This sculpture by Elizabeth Catlett, Rejecting Injustice, was commissioned by the CarrAmerica Realty Corp. for Terrell Place, an office building in Washington, DC. The building was located on the site of the former Hecht’s Department Store. When the building was renovated in 2004, it was renamed Terrell Place, in commemoration of Mary Church Terrell’s leadership role in the fight to desegregate the store and other public buildings in Washington, D.C. Two other sculptures, Offering Education and Offering Life, were also commissioned from Catlett for the space. The impetus behind the commission was to have artwork in the building’s public space that reflected its history as it intersected with the struggle for equality and civil rights. Each of the three bronze sculptures reflect Catlett’s long-standing interest in African American dignity, struggle, motherhood, and uplift. They all embody her slightly abstracted signature figural style.
- Description
- This large bronze sculpture is in the slightly abstract form of a standing woman. She stands in a three-quarter turn with her feet apart, left leg in front and her right foot behind her at a forty-five degree angle to the rest of her. Her left arm is held up in front of her, her elbow bent and her hand in front of her face. Her right hand rests on her right hip.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- bronzes
- sculptures
- Topic
- Art
- Justice
- Resistance
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Unit Owners Association of the Offices at Terrell Place, a Condominium. Beacon Partners, LLC and AARP
- Object number
- 2016.88.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.
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Cardigan and skirt ensemble by Gene Bailey
- Designed by
- Bailey, Gene, American, 1945 - 1995
- Date
- 1970-1995
- Medium
- synthetic fiber , polyurethane and plastic with rhinestone
- Dimensions
- H x W (cardigan): 26 3/4 × 19 9/16 in. (68 × 49.7 cm)
- H x W (skirt): 23 7/16 × 13 3/16 in. (59.5 × 33.5 cm)
- Description
- This is a royal blue two-piece knit dress ensemble that consists of a cardigan top and a pull-on skirt with an elastic waist. The cardigan is made in a blue-on-blue knit pattern that has repeating stylized mushrooms. The neckline has a roll collar with a crocheted edge that is an extension from the crocheted border of the cardigan hem. The cardigan also has long blouson sleeves with knit cuffs and is fastened up the front with three diamond-shaped blue plastic buttons inset with clear rhinestones. There is a black fabric tag with red text at the inside of the back of the collar that reads "GENE BAILEY." There are attached shoulder pads in the shoulders. The skirt is in a matching blue color with an elasticized waistband. The skirt is mid-length and slightly A-line with a deep hem. There is a white fabric tag with black text inside the center back waistband that reads "GENE BAILEY."
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Gene Bailey Archive and Knitwear Collection
- Classification
- Clothing-Fashion
- Type
- skirts
- cardigans
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion
- Fashion design
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Omega C. Logan Silva, MD, MACP
- Object number
- A2018.88.1.1.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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A-line sleeveless dress with lace cap sleeves by Gene Bailey
- Designed by
- Bailey, Gene, American, 1945 - 1995
- Date
- 1970-1995
- Medium
- synthetic fiber and polyurethane
- Dimensions
- H x W: 42 11/16 × 20 1/16 in. (108.4 × 51 cm)
- Description
- This is a pale blue A-line knit dress with cap sleeves. The cap sleeves are done in a zig-zag crochet pattern in the same blue yarn as the body of the dress. It has a V-neckline edged in crochet. There is a white fabric tag with black text on the inside of the neckline that reads “GENE BAILEY.” There are attached shoulder pads in the shoulders. The dress flares outwards from the waist in a wide A-line. Along the bottom hem is a repeating pattern of mushroom clusters in a darker blue.
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Gene Bailey Archive and Knitwear Collection
- Classification
- Clothing-Fashion
- Type
- dresses by form
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion
- Fashion design
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Omega C. Logan Silva, MD, MACP
- Object number
- A2018.88.1.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Two-piece dress blouson sweater top and a matching long skirt by Gene Bailey
- Designed by
- Bailey, Gene, American, 1945 - 1995
- Date
- 1970-1995
- Medium
- synthetic fiber
- Dimensions
- H x W (sweater): 23 13/16 × 21 1/4 in. (60.5 × 54 cm)
- H x W (skirt): 29 3/4 × 11 1/4 in. (75.6 × 28.5 cm)
- Description
- This is an aqua blue two-piece dress consisting of a blouson sweater top and a matching long skirt. The sweater has open-work crochet patterns at the top of each sleeve. The sleeves end in cuffs crocheted in a diamond pattern. The sweater has a V-neckline with ribbed edging, and a gathered elasticized waist with a ribbed waistband. The calf-length, gathered drop-waist skirt has a wide elasticized waist made up of a band of knit ribbing. The skirt also has the same open-work pattern at the hem as the sleeve, running up the skirt in vertical rows.
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Gene Bailey Archive and Knitwear Collection
- Classification
- Clothing-Fashion
- Type
- sweaters
- skirts
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion
- Fashion design
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Omega C. Logan Silva, MD, MACP
- Object number
- A2018.88.1.11.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Three-piece knit suit by Gene Bailey
- Designed by
- Bailey, Gene, American, 1945 - 1995
- Date
- 1970-1995
- Medium
- synthetic fiber with polyurethane and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W (cardigan): 29 15/16 × 22 13/16 in. (76 × 58 cm)
- H x W (shell): 19 11/16 × 24 in. (50 × 61 cm)
- H x W (skirt): 26 9/16 × 15 3/16 in. (67.5 × 38.5 cm)
- Description
- This is a three-piece rust colored knit suit by Gene Bailey. It consists of a cardigan sweater, a sleeveless shell, and a fluted skirt. The cardigan has blouson sleeves. Down the sleeves and the area across the shoulders are knit in a shell pattern. The cardigan has a V-neckline. It fastens in front with three metal buttons. It is A-line and falls to the hip. The sleeveless shell is knit in a pattern of rectangles made up of stripes of yellow, green and rust. The shell has a scoop neckline edged in rust colored crochet. The neckline fastens in back with a button and loop closure. The metal button matches the ones on the cardigan. The shell has attached shoulder pads in the shoulders. The pull on skirt has an elasticized waist and pleats around the bottom hem. The cardigan and shell have a black cloth tag with red text that reads "GENE BAILEY." The skirt has a white fabric tag with black text on the inside of the waist that reads “GENE BAILEY.”
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Gene Bailey Archive and Knitwear Collection
- Classification
- Clothing-Fashion
- Type
- vests (main garments)
- skirts
- cardigans
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion
- Fashion design
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Omega C. Logan Silva, MD, MACP
- Object number
- A2018.88.1.12.1-.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Sweater vest with brick pattern by Gene Bailey
- Designed by
- Bailey, Gene, American, 1945 - 1995
- Date
- 1970-1995
- Medium
- textile materials
- Dimensions
- H x W: 25 3/16 × 18 1/8 in. (64 × 46 cm)
- Description
- This is a knit sweater vest in dark red with a brick pattern on the front. The vest is sleeveless with a V-neckline. Both the neckline and the armholes are edged in plain dark red knit. The back of the vest and the waistband are also solid red with no pattern. There is a white fabric tag with black text on the inside of the neckline that reads “GENE BAILEY.”
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Gene Bailey Archive and Knitwear Collection
- Classification
- Clothing-Fashion
- Type
- vests (main garments)
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion
- Fashion design
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Omega C. Logan Silva, MD, MACP
- Object number
- A2018.88.1.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Champagne peplum lace top with belt by Gene Bailey
- Designed by
- Bailey, Gene, American, 1945 - 1995
- Date
- 1970-1995
- Medium
- synthetic fiber with plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W (sweater): 18 5/16 × 18 7/8 in. (46.5 × 48 cm)
- H x W (belt): 25 × 1 15/16 in. (63.5 × 5 cm)
- Description
- (a)This is a champagne colored peplum knit lace top with a matching belt. It has a wide scoop neckline and long blouson sleeves gathered at the ends in narrow cuffs. The top is knit in a rectangular pattern of alternating blank rectangles and rectangles with an X on them, all done in in the same champagne tone. At the waist is a short peplum created out of the same knit lace material as the rest of the top. Gathers at the seam create a ruffled look. (b)This is a matching solid knit belt with a champagne colored plastic buckle.
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Gene Bailey Archive and Knitwear Collection
- Classification
- Clothing-Fashion
- Type
- dress shirts
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion
- Fashion design
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Omega C. Logan Silva, MD, MACP
- Object number
- A2018.88.1.14ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Cinch-hip dress with blouson top and peasant neckline by Gene Bailey
- Designed by
- Bailey, Gene, American, 1945 - 1995
- Date
- 1970-1995
- Medium
- synthetic fiber
- Dimensions
- H x W: 49 1/4 × 19 11/16 in. (125.1 × 50 cm)
- Description
- This is a pink knit cinch-hip dress with a blouson top and peasant neckline. The dress top has a gathered neckline with a matching pink drawstring threaded through the gathers. There is a small V-shaped opening at the front of the neckline where the drawstring is tied into a bow. The top has blouson sleeves gathered at the neckline and the cuff. The cuffs are striped in blue and pink rings around the wrist. The same blue and pink stripes run horizontally around the waist, which consists of a wide band of elasticized knit. This cinched-in waist causes the top of the dress to blouse outward over the waistband. The striped waistband transitions into a calf-length A-line skirt with multiple gathers at the waist. Scattered at intervals across the pink skirt are clusters of stylized blue mushrooms.
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Gene Bailey Archive and Knitwear Collection
- Classification
- Clothing-Fashion
- Type
- dresses
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion
- Fashion design
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Omega C. Logan Silva, MD, MACP
- Object number
- A2018.88.1.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible