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  • Poster advertising a concert for Mrs. Coretta Scott King on October 6, 1958

    Created by
    Montgomery Improvement Association, American, founded 1955
    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006
    Dr. Simpson, Ralph Ricardo, American, born 1933
    Holt Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1909
    Date
    October 6, 1958
    Medium
    ink on paper with pressure-sensitive tape
    Dimensions
    H x W: 14 × 11 in. (35.5 × 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A poster advertising a concert for Mrs. Coretta Scott King on October 6, 1958. A black-and-white image of Scott King is featured near the top edge of the poster. She is depicted in bust pose, in three-quarters profile looking towards the left edge of the image. She is wearing sleeveless dark dress with a light colored, ruffled neckline. Above the image is black text that reads, [APPEARING IN CONCERT]. Below the image is more black text that reads, [MRS. CORETTA SCOTT KING / National Famous Soprano / MR. RALPH SIMPSON, Accompanist / Monday, October 6, 1958 – 800 p.m. / Holt Street Baptist Church / Sponsored by The / MONTGOMERY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION / Gen. Adm. $1.00]. There are inscriptions in pencil and black ink on the back of the poster as well as a purple sticky note secured with clear tape.
    Place used
    Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    posters
    Topic
    American South
    Civil rights
    Classical (Music)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.90.5.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57b66295e-b0b7-44a0-80ad-fd70b3c90af8
  • Program from a Mrs. Coretta Scott King recital on September 30, 1956

    Created by
    Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, American, founded 1877
    Subject of
    King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006
    Scott, Minnie Kimbrough, American, died 2012
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Date
    September 30, 1956
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal and graphite
    Dimensions
    H x W: 9 × 6 × 1/16 in. (22.9 × 15.3 × 0.1 cm)
    Description
    A program for a recital for Mrs. Coretta Scott King on September 30, 1956. A black-and-white image of Scott King is centrally featured. She is depicted in bust pose, in three-quarters profile looking towards the left edge of the image. She is wearing sleeveless dark dress with a light colored, ruffled neckline. Above the image is black text that reads, [THE USHER BOARDS / AND THE / YOUNG MATRONS COUNCIL / OF / DEXTER AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH / PRESENT]. Below the image is additional black text that reads [CORETTA SCOTT KING / SOPRANO / In Recital / MINNIE KIMBROUGH SCOTT / ACCOMPANIST / MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA / Sunday, September 30, 1956 – 5:30 P.M. / Rev. M. L. King, Jr. ………………….Pastor / Mr. L. W. Smiley ………………….Chairman / Mrs. Norman Walton ………………….Co-Chairman / Mr. R. D. Nesbitt ………………….Advisor]. The program has eight (8) interior pages, a front cover, a back cover, and handwritten notes on some of the interior pages. There is a purple sticky note affixed to the back of the booklet.
    Place used
    Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    souvenir programs
    Topic
    American South
    Amusements
    Classical (Music)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Religion
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.90.5.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57f5aeecd-9ade-4d15-bf9e-01467f3dadc4
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    Promotional card for a piano recital given by Eunice Waymon (Nina Simone)

    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Simone, Nina, American, 1933 - 2003
    National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc., founded 1919
    Date
    1954
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 1/4 x 3 7/8 in. (5.7 x 9.8 cm)
    Description
    An advertising card for a piano recital performed by Eunice Waymon, later known as Nina Simone, at age 21. The grey card is rectangular with rounded corners and is printed in black ink. The text on the front of the card reads: [IN RECITAL... / EUNICE WAYMON, PIANIST / NEW CENTURY AUDITORIUM / One Twenty-four Sourth Twelfth Street / Friday Evening, February 19, 1954 / at 8:30 o'clock / SUBSCRIPTION (INCLUDING TAX) $1.30 / SPONSORS / Philadelphia Branch N.A.N.M., Inc. / and Young People's Music Club]. The back of the card has no marks, printing, or inscriptions.
    Place depicted
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    advertising cards
    Topic
    Classical (Music)
    Composers (Musicians)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.132.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e353db53-8f11-4ae9-bd32-30ed154bbaf3
  • Program for George Walker concert

    Printed by
    The Superior Printing Company, American
    Subject of
    Walker, George Theophilus, American, 1922 - 2018
    Owned by
    Johnson, Hall, American, 1888 - 1970
    Date
    1960 (printed); March 3, 1960 (date of event)
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 5/16 × 6 9/16 in. (26.2 × 16.7 cm)
    Description
    Red, white, and black, double-sided, program for a George Walker concert. The top front of the program has a red background with white type that reads: GEORGE / WALKER / PIANIST]. The center front of the program has a black and white photograph of George Walker wearing a suite and bowtie. The bottom front of the program has a red background with black type that reads: [Photo by Seymour Bernstein / Town Hall / THURSDAY EVENING at 8:30 / MARCH 3, 1960 / (Program overleaf)]. The back of program has black type set against a white background and features a short biography, quotes from critics, and the details of the performance.
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place printed
    New York, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    The Hall Johnson Collection
    Classification
    Archival Collections
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    programs
    Topic
    Classical (Music)
    Composers (Musicians)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Eugene Thamon Simpson, Representative, Hall Johnson Estate
    Object number
    TA2013.166.1.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Hall Johnson Estate
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5faab80c4-2d38-49d8-82bc-86c5b45afc5f
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    Photograph of Hall Johnson and the Negro String Quartet

    Photograph by
    Tarr, S., American, active 1920s
    Subject of
    Johnson, Hall, American, 1888 - 1970
    Weir, Felix, American, 1884 - 1978
    Cumbo, Marion, American
    Boyd, Arthur
    Date
    ca. 1923
    Medium
    silver and gelatin on photographic paper with paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W (Overall): 7 1/4 × 11 in. (18.4 × 27.9 cm)
    H x W (Photograph): 5 × 7 in. (12.7 × 17.8 cm)
    H x W (Frame): 7 1/4 × 11 in. (18.4 × 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A photograph of the Negro String Quartet. The photograph features four men sitting in chairs positioned in a semi circle around two music stands. The men are all dressed in suits. The men from left to right are: Felix Weir, Marion Cumbo, Hall Johnson, and Arthur Boyd. The photograph isin a green/gray paper frame. A stamp on the front of the paper frame reads: [S. Tarr / 164 West 125 St. / NY]. The back of the frame is blank.
    Place printed
    New York City, New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    The Hall Johnson Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Archival Collections
    Type
    photographs
    Topic
    Classical (Music)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Men
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Eugene Thamon Simpson, Representative, Hall Johnson Estate
    Object number
    TA2013.166.1.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b22b0913-83f8-41a9-b5ff-957a08c9c604
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    Ensemble associated with Marian Anderson's 1939 Lincoln Memorial concert

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Anderson, Marian, American, 1897 - 1993
    Date
    1939; modified 1993
    Medium
    Jacket: silk, metal, thread, sequin;
    Skirt: nylon velveteen, tulle, metal, cloth
    Dimensions
    Jacket on form: 26 × 23 × 19 in. (66 × 58.4 × 48.3 cm)
    Skirt on form: 44 × 36 × 38 in. (111.8 × 91.4 × 96.5 cm)
    Caption
    The skirt and the decorative trim on the orange jacket were worn by Marian Anderson in 1939 when she sang at the Lincoln Memorial. In 1993, with Anderson’s permission, the original velvet jacket was remade using silk fabric.
    Description
    This is a virtual record for the orange tailored silk shantung jacket and black velvet skirt worn by Marian Anderson at her Lincoln Memorial Concert in 1939.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Clothing-Costume
    Type
    jackets
    skirts
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Classical (Music)
    Clothing and dress
    Fashion
    Local and regional
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ginette DePreist in memory of James DePreist
    Object number
    2014.27.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56d288877-07f1-4ae9-b80f-4232ee7f278d
  • Hubert Laws, 1993

    Photograph by
    Spitzer, David D., American
    Subject of
    Laws, Hubert, American, born 1939
    Date
    1993
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 13 5/8 x 9 1/4 in. (34.6 x 23.5 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 13 3/4 x 10 13/16 in. (35 x 27.4 cm)
    H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of musician Hubert Laws playing the flute at a performance in Miami Beach, FL. Laws is photographed from a slightly low angle. His flute is raised to his mouth and his eyes are tightly closed while he plays. he wears a dark pinstripe suit and black dress shirt.
    Place captured
    Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Classical (Music)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Jazz (Music)
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
    Object number
    2012.164.164
    Restrictions & Rights
    © David D. Spitzer
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53304983e-04e0-4512-9f27-2124d81df224
  • Estudiantina

    Recorded by
    The American Band, American, founded 1837
    Manufactured by
    Victor Talking Machine Company, 1901 - 1929
    Owned by
    McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
    Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
    Date
    1902
    Medium
    shellac
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 7 × 1/8 in. (17.8 × 0.3 cm)
    Description
    A shellac 78-rpm record manufactured by the Victor Talking Machine Company. The label in the center, in gold, has an image of a dog near a phonograph with the caption that reads: [His Master’s Voice]. The gold reads: [Victor Record / Estudiantina / American Band of Providence / 1742 / Victor Talking Machine Co / Camden NJ / Patented]. The label has some wear.
    Place collected
    Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Audio Recordings
    Type
    78 rpm records
    Topic
    Classical (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bob and Sherri Brennan in memory of Vernon Sugg McDonald
    Object number
    2014.316.4.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5261ce53c-79af-434a-b93f-ebfe3d912ac0
  • Verdi - Aïda (Highlights)

    Published by
    RCA Records, founded 1901
    Recorded by
    Price, Leontyne, American, born 1927
    Vickers, Jon, Canadian, 1926 - 2015
    Gorr, Rita, Belgian, 1926 - 2012
    Merrill, Robert, American, 1917 - 2004
    Tozzi, Giorgio, American, 1923 - 2011
    Date
    1962
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    magnetic tape, paper, plastic
    Dimensions
    Diameter (tape reel): 7 × 1/2 in. (17.8 × 1.3 cm)
    H x W x D (reel box): 7 7/16 × 7 7/16 × 3/4 in. (18.9 × 18.9 × 1.9 cm)
    Description
    A tape reel of Verdi-Aida (2016.68.10a) that is housed in a cardboard case (2016.68.10b). The front of the case features a closely framed portrait of Leontyne Price looking upward in costume as the character Aïda from Verdi's opera "Aïda." Above Price's portrait are two equally-sized rectangle text boxes; the rectangle to the left is orange while the rectangle to the right is black. White and black text in the rectangle to the left reads [HIGHLIGHTS / AÏDA / VERDI]. White and orange text in the rectangle to the right reads [PRICE • VICKERS / GORR • MERRILL • TOZZI / SOLTI • / ROME OPERA HOUSE / ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS / Selected by the Metropolitan Opera]. Above these two rectangle text boxes is a series of text boxes aligned with the top edge which contain the record label logo and stereo specifications. The back of the case has black text on a white background that gives information about the tape. The reel has a RCA Victor red label.
    Classification
    Media Arts-Audio Recordings
    Type
    audiotapes
    Topic
    Classical (Music)
    Composers (Musicians)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Opera (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.68.10ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bcc15e3c-c60a-437e-9cb4-6ada0e255568
  • Imperial Edward

    Recorded by
    Sousa, John Philip, American, 1854 - 1932
    Sousa's Band, 1892 - 1931
    Manufactured by
    Victor Talking Machine Company, 1901 - 1929
    Owned by
    McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
    Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
    Date
    1902
    Medium
    shellac
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 7 × 1/8 in. (17.8 × 0.3 cm)
    Description
    A shellac 78-rpm record manufactured by the Victor Talking Machine Company. The label in the center, in gold, has an image of a dog near a phonograph with the caption that reads: [His Master’s Voice]. The gold reads: [Victor Record / Imperial Edward / Sousa’s Band / 1418 / Victor Talking Machine Co / Camden NJ / Patented]. The label has wear and scratches.
    Place collected
    Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Audio Recordings
    Type
    78 rpm records
    Topic
    Classical (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bob and Sherri Brennan in memory of Vernon Sugg McDonald
    Object number
    2014.316.4.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a7530071-5cbf-44a6-b03f-fe7cfef5ebe0
  • Nibelungen March

    Composed by
    Wagner, Wilhelm Richard, German, 1813 - 1883
    Recorded by
    Columbia Band
    Created by
    Columbia Records, American, founded 1888
    Owned by
    McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
    Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
    Date
    ca. 1904-1905
    Medium
    shellac
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 7 × 1/8 in. (17.8 × 0.3 cm)
    Description
    A shellac 78-rpm record manufactured by Columbia Phonograph Company. The label, in the center, in white type, reads: [Columbia Disc Record / Condition of Sale / This record is sold upon the express condition that it shall not be copied or duplicated and that the full right of property or possession reverts to the Columbia Phonograph Co. upon violation of this condition. / Columbia Phonograph Co. / New York / London / Grand Prize / Paris, 1900 / Nibelungen March / Wagner / Columbia Band / No. 958 / Patented May 4, 1886, and December 10, 1901.] Under the label there is a series imprinted into the vinyl that reads: 958-6-A. There is a crack in the record on the left side of the label that extends from the center hole to the edge of the record. The back of the record has scratches on it and a piece of paper glued on that reads: [This record is manufactured by the American Graphophone Company under certain patents and licensed or sold through its sole sales agent, the Columbia Phonograph Company, General, subject to conditions and restrictions as to the persons to and the prices at which it may be resold by any person into whose hands it comes. Copies or duplicates must not be made from it. The price of this record throughout the United States is Fifty Cents. No sale is authorized and no license is granted to use this record when sold below that price. / Any violation of any such conditions or restrictions makes the seller or user liable as an infringer of said patents. / American Graphophone Co.]
    Place collected
    Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, Sonora, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Audio Recordings
    Type
    78 rpm records
    Topic
    Classical (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bob and Sherri Brennan in memory of Vernon Sugg McDonald
    Object number
    2014.316.4.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd566951b6a-4c79-4bbd-8db9-06528a6256ac
  • Marian Anderson, Celebrated Contralto, Recognized as one of the Greatest of All Time

    Published by
    The Associated Publishers, Inc., American, 1921 - 2005
    Subject of
    Anderson, Marian, American, 1897 - 1993
    Date
    1947
    Medium
    paper (fiber product) and ink
    Dimensions
    L x W: 5 11/16 x 4 in. (14.4 x 10.2 cm)
    Description
    A reproduction of a black-and-white press photograph of singer, Marian Anderson with the following title below the image: "Celebrated Contralto, Recognized as one of the Greatest of All Time".
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    portraits
    Topic
    Classical (Music)
    Opera (Music)
    Photography
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jackie Bryant Smith
    Object number
    2010.66.145
    Restrictions & Rights
    ©1947 The Associated Publishers, Inc. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5967d828d-4d9e-4a7a-81db-a2d756d9de23
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    Conductor's baton used by James DePreist

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Used by
    DePreist, James, American, 1936 - 2013
    Date
    1965-2013
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    wood, cork (bark)
    Dimensions
    15 3/4 x 13/16 x 13/16 in. (40 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm)
    Description
    A conductor's baton used by James DePreist. The baton is made of a narrow wood rod with a small tear-drop shaped handle of cork at the base.
    Classification
    Musical Instruments
    Type
    batons (music equipment)
    Topic
    Classical (Music)
    Conductors (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ginette DePreist in memory of James DePreist
    Object number
    2014.27.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57a82ab22-69fd-491b-9ffe-4fef73db6102
  • Spirituals in Concert

    Published by
    Deutsche Grammophon, German, founded 1898
    Recorded by
    Battle, Kathleen, American, born 1948
    Norman, Jessye Mae, American, born 1945
    Date
    1991
    Medium
    magnetic tape, plastic, paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (audio cassette): 2 1/2 × 4 1/16 × 1/2 in. (6.4 × 10.3 × 1.3 cm)
    H x W x D (case): 4 5/16 × 2 3/4 × 11/16 in. (11 × 7 × 1.7 cm)
    Description
    A cassette tape of Spirituals in Concert recorded by Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman.
    (2016.68.2a): A translucent black cassette tape with white type. It reads [SPIRITUALS IN CONCERT: Kathleen Battle • Jessye Norman • James Levine / (see insert for program)] above the window on both sides. Production information is below the window on both sides
    (2016.68.2b): The interior paper is folded to fit to the clear plastic lid. The front of the paper is red and overlaid the background color are portraits of two women in evening gowns aligned with the left and right sides of the frame; between the two women is text which reads [KATHLEEN JESSYE / BATTLE NORMAN / SPIRITUALS / IN CONCERT / CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA / conducted by / JAMES / LEVINE].
    (2016.68.2c): A clear plastic cassette case with a hinged opening.
    Classification
    Media Arts-Audio Recordings
    Type
    audio cassettes
    Topic
    Classical (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Spirituals (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.68.2abc
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57e7984d3-fa34-46c1-9315-761610aa1623
  • Green hat worn by Alicia Keys on the album cover of Songs in A Minor

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Worn by
    Keys, Alicia, American, born 1981
    Date
    2001
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    wool felt and metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 4 3/4 × 17 × 17 in. (12.1 × 43.2 × 43.2 cm)
    Description
    A kelly green wool fur felt hat worn by Alicia Keys on the cover of the album Songs in A Minor (2001). The hat has a wide, floppy brim and a tall crown. A gold metal chain link is tacked down with green thread around the bottom crown. There are no labels in the hat.
    Classification
    Clothing-Costume
    Type
    hats
    Topic
    Classical (Music)
    Clothing and dress
    Composers (Musicians)
    Costume
    Hip hop (Music)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Jazz (Music)
    Neo-Soul (Music)
    Popular music
    Rhythm and blues (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.118.1.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd597f5cf76-ae9c-4242-b63f-52925f416c10
  • American Beauty Waltz

    Recorded by
    Columbia Band
    Manufactured by
    Columbia Records, American, founded 1888
    Owned by
    McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
    Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
    Date
    ca. 1904-1905
    Medium
    shellac
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 7 × 1/8 in. (17.8 × 0.3 cm)
    Description
    A shellac 78-rpm record manufactured by Columbia Phonograph Company. The label, in the center, in silver type, reads: [Columbia Disc Record / Condition of Sale / This record is sold upon the express condition that it shall not be copied or duplicated and that the full right of property or possession reverts to the Columbia Phonograph Co. upon violation of this condition. / Columbia Phonograph Co. / New York / London / Grand Prize / Paris, 1900 / American Beauty Waltz / With Trombone Solo / Columbia Band / No. 1131 / Patented May 4, 1886, and December 10, 1901]. The label has some wear. The back of the record has some bubbling.
    Place collected
    Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Audio Recordings
    Type
    78 rpm records
    Topic
    Classical (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bob and Sherri Brennan in memory of Vernon Sugg McDonald
    Object number
    2014.316.4.17
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd599c4bdc3-8e08-4e5d-b731-496dd91adb88
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    Letter to Mary Church Terrell from Joseph Douglass

    Written by
    Douglass, Joseph Henry, American, 1871 - 1935
    Received by
    Terrell, Mary Church, American, 1863 - 1954
    Subject of
    Stowe, Harriet Beecher, American, 1811 - 1896
    National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1896
    Date
    May 31, 1911
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 × 8 3/8 in. (27.9 × 21.3 cm)
    Description
    Letter to Mrs. Terrell from Joseph H. Douglass, grandson of Frederick Douglass, dated May 31, 1911. Single page written on Douglass' personal stationary. Black ink on tan paper. Letter head at the top reads [JOSEPH H. DOUGLASS / Solo Violinist / ENGAGEMENTS ACCEPTED / FOR RECITALS / CONCERTS AND CHURCH / SERVICES / NOW TOURING AMERICA]. Along the left side of the page is a text box containing five quotes from newspapers titled [PRESS COMMENTS]. The handwritten letter reads [1644 Fla. ave N. W. / Wash. D.C. May 31st 1911 / My dear Mrs Terrell: / Replying to your esteemed / favor just received, will say / that it is my pleasure to / accept the invitation to the present / and render a violin selection / on the occasion of the one hun- / dredth anniversary of Harriet / Beecher Stowe. / I thank you for the oppor- / tunity and honor which enables / me to add my little mite / in the celebration of that noble / woman's birth as well as to appear / before such a body of honored women. / I am proud of the fact that / among those mentioned in your / letter, none will be more represen- / tative or distinguished among the / speakers of the meeting than your / honored self. / Yours most sincerely / Joseph H. Douglass / (P.S. / I have carefully / noted the date June 14")]
    Place made
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Classical (Music)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Political organizations
    Social reform
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.46.22
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c69c705b-7adc-43ce-84c5-697d665e5b1e
  • Songs in A Minor

    Recorded by
    Keys, Alicia, American, born 1981
    Published by
    RCA Records, founded 1901
    Produced by
    Davis, Clive, American, born 1932
    Edge, Peter, English
    Robinson, Jeff
    Keys, Alicia, American, born 1981
    Date
    2001
    Medium
    a, b: vinyl, ink on paper;
    c, d, e: ink on cardboard
    Dimensions
    Diameter (a): 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)
    Diameter (b): 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)
    H x W (c): 12 5/16 × 12 3/8 in. (31.3 × 31.4 cm)
    H x W (d): 12 × 12 3/16 in. (30.5 × 31 cm)
    H x W (e): 12 × 12 3/16 in. (30.5 × 31 cm)
    Description
    A double disc copy of Songs in A Minor (2001) by Alicia Keys including two long-playing vinyl discs (a, b), a cardboard jacket (c), and two cardboard sleeves for the discs (d, e).
    The first vinyl disc (a) contains Side A ("Piano & I," "Girlfriend," "How Come You Don't Call Me," "Fallin'," "Troubles") and Side B ("Rock Wit U," "A Woman's Worth," "Jane Doe"). A label is adhered to the center of the disc on both sides listing the album name and the songs on that side. Side A features a sepia toned photograph of Keys, the same as the color image featured on the jacket (c). The B side has a sepia toned photograph of keys looking at the camera with her head tilted and wearing large sunglasses and her hair in braids with beads at the ends.
    The second vinyl disc (b) contains Side C ("Goodbye," "The Life," "Mr. Man (duet with Jimmy Cozier") and Side D ("Never Felt This Way (Interlude)," "Butterflyz," "Why Do I Fell So Sad," "Caged Bird," "Lovin U"). A label is adhered to the center of the disc on both sides listing the album name and the songs on that side. Sid C features a sepia tone photograph of Keys leaning against a wall wearing a button down shirt, black tie, and furry vest, looking at the camera with her head tilted. The D side has a sepia toned photograph of Keys lying on a sofa on her stomach with her head turned backward toward the camera.
    The cardboard jacket (c) has a color photograph of Keys standing on the proper right side of the front. She wears a green and black striped crop top under a black leather jacket, dark denim jeans, and the green hat 2015.118.1.1. Her name and the album name are printed at the left center, extending somewhat onto her body. The back side of the jacket has a color photograph of Keys leaning over a white piano with her head resting above the keys. She wears a tie-dyed blue and white jacket and pants. The album information and credits are printed in black, green, and blue text along the upper left corner.
    Each vinyl disc is stored inside a cardboard sleeve. The sleeve (d) contains the disc (a). The front side has a black-and-white photograph of Keys wearing a floral blouse with a ruffled collar and holding her left arm up with her elbow parallel to the ground and her fingers covering her mouth. Script text is printed over her arm in black and white with lyrics and song titles. The back of the sleeve has complete credit information for each song printed in black on a white ground.
    The sleeve (e) contains the disc (b). The front side has a black-and-white photograph of Keys leaning against a window sill and wearing the same blouse as the photograph on sleeve (d), with her head turned toward the camera. Script text is printed below her face in black and white with lyrics and song titles. The back of the sleeve has a thank you letter written by Keys printed in black on a white ground.
    Classification
    Media Arts-Audio Recordings
    Type
    record covers
    long-playing records
    Topic
    Classical (Music)
    Composers (Musicians)
    Hip hop (Music)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Jazz (Music)
    Neo-Soul (Music)
    Popular music
    Rhythm and blues (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.118.1.2a-e
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 2001. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58a3a8118-656a-404a-af4d-bdfa0ef72cc6
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