Photograph by

Williams, Milton, American, born 1940

Subject of

Johnson, Robert L., American, born 1946

Black Entertainment Television, American, founded 1980

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

H x W (Image): 6 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (16.5 x 24.4 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place depicted

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

June 5, 1981

Caption

Robert (Bob) L. Johnson, president and founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), in his Washington, DC Georgetown office in the early days of BET's evolution. June 5, 1981. The channel launched in 1980 and became a full-fledged cable channel in 1983.

Description

A black-and-white photograph of Robert L. Johnson sitting behind a desk. He is adjusting a television knob with his right hand. He is looking directly at the camera. The photograph is stamped and inscribed on the back.

Topic

African American

Local and regional

Mass media

Photography

Television

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Milton Williams Archives

Object number

2011.15.326

Restrictions & Rights

© Milton Williams

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Exhibition

Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse, C 050

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Written by

LaBello, Joshua

Illustrated by

Tartamella, Vinnie, American

Published by

TidalWave Productions, American, founded 2001

Subject of

Winfrey, Oprah, American, born 1954

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D (Closed): 10 3/16 × 6 5/8 × 3/16 in. (25.9 × 16.8 × 0.5 cm)

H x W x D (Open): 10 3/16 × 13 1/16 × 7/8 in. (25.9 × 33.1 × 2.2 cm)

Type

comic books

Place printed

Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America

Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

Date

September 2009

Description

Female Force: Oprah Winfrey, volume 1 from September 2009. The front cover features a graphic illustration of Oprah Winfrey. Winfrey is depicted off center in bust pose against a brown gradient background. She is facing the viewer with her proper left shoulder held slightly forward. She is wearing a dark red shirt and gold, double hoop earrings. At the top of the comic book is a red banner with three (3) white stars and the series title, [FEMALE FORCE], printed in yellow text. Below, in white-and-red shadowed text is the title of the comic book, [Oprah Winfrey]. Next to Winfrey’s proper right shoulder is the cover illustration’s date and the artist’s signature, [08[double underlined] / Vinnie]. There is a white barcode in the bottom right corner. Below is the issue number, [1], circled in blue and printed in white. The price and date are printed to the right in white text that reads, [$3.99 / SEPT ‘09]. In the bottom left corner is the publisher’s logo, a circle with a light and dark blue wave graphic and a banner of blue-and-white gradient text and white text that reads, [BLUEWATER / COMICS]. The interior pages feature color, illustrated panels, text narrative, and advertisements. On the back cover is an advertisement of Otfaw.com and the edition of the Female Force comic featuring Stephenie Meyer. This issue is twenty-five (25) pages.

Topic

African American

Actors

Business

Gender

Mass media

Television

Women

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Rhea L. Combs

Object number

2017.72.3

Restrictions & Rights

© Bluewater Productions and Darren G. Davis. Permission required for use.

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials

Exhibition

Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse, C 050

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Alma Thomas, American, 1891 - 1978

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

H x W (Painting): 39 1/2 × 39 1/2 in. (100.3 × 100.3 cm)

Type

oil paintings

Place made

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

1967

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.

Topic

African American

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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Classification

Visual Arts

Exhibition

Visual Art and the American Experience

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Received by

Dick Howard, American, 1935 - 1967

Written by

President Richard M. Nixon, American, 1913 - 1994

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 9 x 7 in. (22.9 x 17.8 cm)

Type

letters (correspondence)

Place made

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

1824 Las Lomas N.E., Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States, North and Central America

Date

October 22, 1960

Description

A typed letter from Vice President Richard Nixon to Richard W. Howard extending his congratulations on Howard's performance in the 400M hurdles at the 1960 Rome Olympics. The letter is typed on Office of the Vice President letterhead and signed by Nixon on the bottom right. Along the top in the center is the seal of the United States with thirteen (13) stars surrounding a bald eagle.

Topic

African American

Athletes

Olympics

Track and field

United States--History--1953-1961

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Howard Family

Object number

2012.140.2.2

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Manufactured by

Unidentified

Owned by

Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010

Medium

metal

Dimensions

Diameter: 2 3/16 × 5/16 in. (5.6 × 0.8 cm)

Type

buttons (information artifacts)

Place depicted

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

2000

Description

Round pin-back button featuring black, yellow and green type. Button reads, [Million/FAMILY/MARCH/®/OCTOBER 16, 2000/WASHINGTON, DC]. Button has green and yellow circular border.

Topic

African American

Communities

Local and regional

Politics (Practical)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.201.1.19

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Published by

Black Pearl Productions, Inc.

Attributed to

African American Business Association

Subject of

Farrakhan, Louis, American, born 1933

Benjamin Chavis, American, born 1948

Owned by

Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010

Medium

paper, ink, metal

Dimensions

H x W: 11 1/8 × 8 9/16 × 1/8 in. (28.3 × 21.7 × 0.3 cm)

Type

magazines (periodicals)

Place printed

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

1995

Description

Magazine with a large color photograph of Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. and Minister Louis Farrakhan. The image shows both men standing with Chavis on the left and Farrakhan on the right. Both men are dressed in suits and bow ties. The men stand in an interior room with chairs and small flags resting on the window sills. Behind the men is a palm plant. In the top left of the cover, behind the men, is the partial title of the publication [African-American/CONSUMER]. The word "consumer" is in large red and black letters. In the upper right corner in black text is the date, location, price, and a continuation of the publication title [NOVEMBER"/"DECEMBER 1995/WASHINGTON METRO BALITMORE/NORTHERN VIRGINIA/$3.00/and Business/Magazine]. Down the left side in red and yellow text is the publication's featured article [Million/Man/March/Peaceful/Rally/Makes/History]. On the lower right side is additional text in green and red [Message To/The Masses/Lead,/Follow/or Get/Out Of/The Way!]. Along the bottom of the image is the image caption in black text [Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan]. The entire image as well as all the text is contained within a yellow border on a black background.

Topic

African American

Business

Labor

Local and regional

Mass media

Politics (Practical)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.201.27

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Documents and Published Materials

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Third World Newspaper

Edited by

Lewis, John W., Jr.

Subject of

X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965

Owned by

Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010

Medium

newsprint, ink

Dimensions

H x W: 12 1/8 × 8 1/4 × 1/16 in. (30.8 × 21 × 0.2 cm)

Type

newspapers

Place printed

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1965

Description

Third World magazine featuring a large black and white portrait drawing of Malcolm X. The illustration is a close up of Malcolm X's face depicting him squinting through his horn-rimmed glasses. The illustration is contained within a large rectangle bordered in a small black line that takes up the bottom two-thirds of the front. Over top of the illustration in the lower part of the image is white text on a black background [HONOR/MALCOLM X]. Above the second "M," on the PL cheek of Malcolm X is the artist's signature, vertically oriented [CHAMBERS]. At the top of the cover, contained within a smaller rectangle taking up the top third, is the publication title, number and price [THIRD WORLD/No. 9 25¢]. To the left of the publication title is a graphic of a globe with the number "3" on top.

Topic

African American

African diaspora

Civil Rights

Communities

Local and regional

Mass media

Politics (Practical)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.201.30

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Documents and Published Materials

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s

Owned by

Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010

Medium

paper, ink

Dimensions

H x W: 11 1/16 × 8 9/16 in. (28.1 × 21.7 cm)

Type

fliers (printed matter)

Place depicted

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

after 1960

Description

Black and white flyer with a large image of two hands clasped. The hand on the left has a jean cuff in the lower left quadrant of the image. The hand on the right has a suit jacket cuff with a white dress shirt cuff underneath seen in the lower right quadrant of the image. At the top, in gray, is text [The Brother needs you]. In the lower right corner is a small gray box bordered in white with black text centered inside [STUDENT NONVIOLENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE/SNCC/2208 14th St. N.W., Washington, D. C. 387-7445].

Topic

African American

Associations and institutions

Civil Rights

Communication

Local and regional

Politics (Practical)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.201.9.1-2

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Issued by

Anacostia Community Museum, American, founded 1967

Written by

Hutchinson, Louise D., American, 1928 - 2014

Received by

Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012

Subject of

Welton Becket and Associates, American, 1949 - 1987

Owned by

Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 10 1/2 × 8 in. (26.7 × 20.3 cm)

Type

letters (correspondence)

Place made

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Place used

Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

August 1982

Description

Letter from the Anacostia Museum to Norma Sklarek. The white paper has a black printed letterhead with a sun logo on the left and text [EXHIBITS DESIGN AND PRODUCTION LABORATORY / THE ANACOSTIA NEIGHBORHOOD MUSEUM SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION]. Below this is contact information. There is a black stamp on the upper right which reads [RECEIVED / AUG 13 1982 / WELTON BECKET ASSOCIATES]. The letter is addressed to Sklarek and begins [Thank you so very much for your prompt reply…]. The letter discusses the revision of an exhibit titled “Black Women: Achievements Against the Odds” and requests a photograph of Sklarek at work for inclusion. The reverse is blank.

Topic

African American

Architecture

Correspondence

Local and regional

Museums

Women

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David Merrick Fairweather and Yvonne Goff

Object number

TA2018.23.3.1.11.18

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Documents and Published Materials

Archival Collections

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Published by

Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957

Subject of

Wiebenson, John Jacob, American, died 2003

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 16 × 11 1/2 in. (40.6 × 29.2 cm)

Type

journals (periodicals)

Place depicted

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 15, 1968

Description

The May 15, 1968 edition of Soul Force, the official journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. The cover reads [POOR FOLKS' CAMPAIGN HITS D.C. / YOU CAN HELP / "TO MAKE THIS DREAM A REALITY"] and features an illustration by Henry Brownlee of the faces of five individuals. Stories include "Mule Train Moves Out," about travel to Washington, D.C.; "Poor People's University," about a curriculum developed for college students joining the campaign to educate on issues of poverty; and "Campaña De Los Pobres Proposito," a Spanish-language piece on goals and grievances that the Chicano movement seeks to achieve and address through participation in the Poor People's Campaign. Eight numbered pages.

Topic

African American

Activism

Civil Rights

Political organizations

Poverty

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Abigail Wiebenson & sons, John, Derek & Sam in honor of John Wiebenson

Object number

2017.76.1

Restrictions & Rights

@ SCLC, Henry Brownlee, Brig Cabe, Bill Mahoney, Fletcher Drake.. Permission required for use.

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Exhibition

City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign

On View

National Museum of American History (14th St & Constitution), National Museum of American History, NMAH East Wing, 2nd Floor, Room 2200

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

O'Halloran, Thomas

Subject of

Wiebenson, John Jacob, American, died 2003

Unidentified Man or Men

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium

dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on Fome-Cor (TM)

Dimensions

H x W x D (Image and sheet): 15 1/4 × 23 3/8 × 1/4 in. (38.7 × 59.4 × 0.6 cm)

Type

black-and-white photographs

chromogenic color prints

Place depicted

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

1968

Description

A chromogenic print depicting a black-and-white image of four people outdoors in an open space building an A-frame structure from wooden 2x4s and plywood. The man at center, John Wiebenson, stands on a milk crate holding plywood against the 2x4 frame. Two others, faces obstructed, do the same. A fourth swings a hammer. A fifth person squats holding a camera to capture the proceedings. A final person stands with his back to the camera while looking to a piece of paper in his left hand. There are scattered trees in the background. The photograph is dry-mounted on Fome-Cor.

Topic

African American

Activism

Architecture

Civil Rights

Housing

Poverty

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Abigail Wiebenson & sons, John, Derek & Sam in honor of John Wiebenson

Object number

2017.76.3

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Exhibition

City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign

On View

National Museum of American History (14th St & Constitution), National Museum of American History, NMAH East Wing, 2nd Floor, Room 2200

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Williams, Milton, American, born 1940

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, mounting board

Dimensions

H x W (Image and Sheet): 7 7/8 x 9 15/16 in. (20 x 25.2 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

1979

Description

A black-and-white photograph of two men sitting on the side of the street. One man sits on the curb with a dog next to him. The other man sits on a cooler with a fishing rod next to him. The photograph is attached to a thick mounting board. The board is stamped and inscribed on the back.

Topic

African American

Local and regional

Photography

United States--Social life and customs

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Milton Williams Archives

Object number

2011.15.49

Restrictions & Rights

© Milton Williams

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

P. Kenneth Jadin, American

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium

dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (image and sheet): 13 3/4 × 11 in. (35 × 28 cm)

Type

chromogenic color prints

Place depicted

Resurrection City, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

Description

A color photograph of Resurrection City from the 1968 Poor People's Campaign on the National Mall that was taken by one of Resurrection City's lead architects, Ken Jadin. The photograph is an aerial view facing the Lincoln Memorial from the Washington Monument. The tent settlement, known as Resurrection City, is shown to the left of the Reflecting Pool in West Potomac Park. The tents, made of white tarp over plywood, are visible in the dirt encampment. The Reflecting Pool is lined with trees and there are larger groves on the left side of the image. Rainbow Pond, now the World War II Memorial, can be seen in the foreground. The background shows the Potomac River and the far Washington, D.C. and Virginia landscape. The Arlington Memorial Bridge is shown over the river behind the Lincoln Memorial. The image colors are considerably deteriorated. An inscription on the reverse reads [R. Res City].

Topic

African American

Activism

Civil Rights

Freedom

Health

Housing

Local and regional

Photography

Social reform

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of P. Kenneth Jadin

Object number

2017.98.1

Restrictions & Rights

© P. Kenneth Jadin

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Media Arts-Photography

Exhibition

City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

United Press International, American, founded 1907

Subject of

King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

H x W (Image (Including type on right side)): 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (26 × 19.1 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place captured

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 12, 1968

Description

A print of a press photograph of Coretta Scott King leading the Mother's Day March for Welfare Rights, part of the kick-off to the Poor Peoples Campaign. King is pictured in the center of the image wearing a dark suit, large corsage, and dark glasses. She links arms with people next to her, including two women in light colored jackets and corsages to her proper right and a man holding a megaphone to her proper left. Directly behind her is a man in a clerical collar with a young girl on his shoulders. Behind her is a large crowd of men and women, with buildings visible in the background. To the right of the image is printed the caption [WAP -051213 5/12/68 WASHINGTON: Mrs. Martin Luther King (center, dark glasses) leads a Mother's Day March for welfare rights, here 5/12. The parade kicked off the Poor People's Campaign which will culminate in a mass march on Memorial day. Others are unidentified. UPI]. On the back of the print are inscriptions and a stamp from the Examiner Reference Library.

Topic

African American

Activism

Civil Rights

Motherhood

Photography

Poverty

Social reform

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III

Object number

2011.17.142

Restrictions & Rights

© United Press International. Permission required for use.

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Media Arts-Photography

Exhibition

City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture