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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
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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
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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 ViewCulture/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
- 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
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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 ViewCulture/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
- 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
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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
- 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
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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
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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
- 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
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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
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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 ViewCulture/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
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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
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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
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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
- 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.
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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 ViewCulture/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
- 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
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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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.68.2abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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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 ViewCulture/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
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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
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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 ViewCulture/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
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.22
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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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.