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Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits
- Distributed by
- Reprise Records, American, founded 1960
- Recorded by
- Ellington, Duke, American, 1899 - 1974
- Owned by
- Smock, Ginger, American, 1920 - 1995
- Date
- 1967
- Medium
- vinyl, ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (album jacket): 12 5/16 × 12 5/16 in. (31.3 × 31.3 cm)
- Diameter (record): 12 in. (30.5 cm)
- Description
- A twelve-inch 33 1/3 rpm LP recording of the album "Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits" recorded by Duke Ellington. The front of the album jacket is white with blue, black and green text. A color image of Duke Ellington is on the left side. He is standing in front of a microphone slightly off center and has his arms raised.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Type
- record covers
- long-playing records
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lydia Samuel Bennett
- Object number
- 2016.161.3.10ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Cab Calloway Home Movie: Haiti
- Created by
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Subject of
- Presidential Palace, Haitian
- Holy Trinity Cathedral, Haitian, founded 1924
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- acetate film with metal and cardboard
- Dimensions
- Length: 122 Feet
- Duration (digital file): 4 min., 6 sec.
- Caption
- 16mm silent color film shot by Cab Calloway during his 1951 tour in Haiti. This film features footage of Cab Calloway and his band performing on an outdoor stage, the local townspeople, a local Haitian pottery market, and the Presidential Palace and Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port-au-Prince.
- Description
- This silent, color, home movie was shot by Cab Calloway while on a music tour in Haiti in 1951. It consists of an original 16mm film strip (a) on an original 100-foot film reel (b) and is housed in an original 100-foot film box (c).
- The film begins with footage of Cab Calloway and his band onstage playing. The band consists of a piano player, a brass section, a bass player, and a drummer in addition to Calloway. They appear to be ending a performance. The next scene shows the same stage, with a different band playing. This band has a percussion section with maracas, a drum and two other percussion instruments. There is also a guitar player. The next scene shows three people in front of a stage with a colorful background. The woman in the middle appears to be Nuffie Calloway, Cab Calloway's wife. The camera then pans to a seating area and some men setting up tables. The next scene is shot from a mountain overlooking a city. There is footage of four children and a man in front of a building, and footage of a marketplace with people selling objects carved from wood. The next scene shows a bust of Toussaint L'Ouverture on a column with another statue below the bust reaching up to it. The next scene shows the exterior of the Presidential Palace in Port-au-Prince as well as a busy street scene. The film concludes with footage of the exterior of Holy Trinity Cathedral, and the sign with the name of the church and schedule of services in English and French.
- An original 100-foot cardboard film box (2013.237.20.1c). The cardboard box is brown and has a handwritten address and a postal stamp on the back.
- Place filmed
- Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Topic
- Actors
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Travel
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- 2013.237.20.1abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Cabella Calloway Langsam
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Machito: A Latin Jazz Legacy
- Created by
- Ortiz, Carlos, Puerto Rican, 1947 - 2008
- Subject of
- Machito, Cuban American, 1908 - 1984
- Puente, Tito, American, 1923 - 2000
- Barretto, Ray, American, 1929 - 2006
- Gillespie, Dizzy, American, 1917 - 1993
- Gordon, Dexter, American, 1923 - 1990
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- polyester film
- Dimensions
- Duration (Reel 1): 24 Minutes
- Length (Film): 850 Feet
- Duration (Reel 2): 28 Minutes
- Length (Film): 1000 Feet
- Title
- 16mm motion picture film of Machito: A Latin Jazz Legacy
- Description
- 16mm film on two reels (ab). A documentary profile of Cuban bandleader Frank "Machito" Grillo and a history of Latin jazz in the United States, with a focus on New York City, and the history of Cuban music in general, with footage from New York City and Cuba. Features Machito himself, as well as interviews with Tito Puente, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon and Ray Barretto. The film includes performances, film clips, still photographs and newsreel material.
- Cultural Place
- Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, New York, North and Central America
- Collection title
- DC Public Library Film Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- motion pictures (information artifacts)
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Composers (Musicians)
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Film
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Latin jazz (Music)
- Musical films
- Salsa (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.55.67.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Icarus Films, ©1987. Permission required for use.
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Of Minnie the Moocher & Me
- Written by
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Rollins, Bryant
- Published by
- Thomas Y. Crowell Company, American, 1876 - 1978
- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- cardboard , paper (fiber product) and ink
- Dimensions
- 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (23.5 x 15.9 x 2.9 cm)
- Description
- A hard cover adhesive bound 282 page book (a) written by Cab Calloway and Bryant Rollins about the life and times of Cab Calloway. The paper wrap around jacket (b) is printed with a silver background with a red and white art deco outline frame. At the center is a black and white photograph of Cab Calloway wearing a white tuxedo holding a conductor’s wand and singing. Above the photograph, at the top of the cover is [OF MINNIE / THE / MOOCHER / & ME] and below the photograph [CAB / CALLOWAY] in large bold black letters and [and Bryant Rollins] in small black letters. The verso features a black and white photograph of the two authors working.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.158.2ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Cab Calloway 1976. Permission required for use.
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Minnie the Moocher
- Produced by
- Fleischer Studios, Inc., American
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Owned by
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Date
- ca. 1932
- Medium
- 16mm Film (a): acetate film;
- Reel (b): metal;
- Cardboard Box (c): cardboard.
- Dimensions
- Duration: 12 Minutes
- Length (Film): 380 Feet
- Title
- 16mm motion picture film of Minnie the Moocher
- Caption
- “Minnie the Moocher” is a 1932 cartoon starring two of Fleischer Studios’ most famous characters, Betty Boop and Bimbo. It heavily features the music of Cab Calloway, including the eponymous song, as well as a short live-action sequence of Calloway and his orchestra performing “St. James Infirmary.”
- Description
- Consists of: 16mm Film (a), Original 400 foot Film Reel, and Original Cardboard Box (c).
- 2015.273.2.9.1a: 16mm film. The film begins with a wide shot of Cab Calloway and his orchestra performing an instrumental version of “St. James Infirmary” as the opening credits appear. Calloway performs an elaborate dance as he conducts the orchestra. In the cartoon’s first scene, Betty Boop is castigated by her parents for refusing to eat. Betty’s father’s head turns into a cylinder phonograph and her mother changes the cylinder from his voice to one that plays music when Betty leaves the table in tears. In the next scene, Betty sings “They Always Pick on Me” as she decides to run away and makes preparations to do so. She calls her friend Bimbo to inform him of her departure and he agrees to accompany her. As they make way, Cab Calloway’s “Minnie the Moocher” begins to play. They enter a dark cave and encounter a walrus who sings (With Calloway’s voice) the lyrics to the song. While the song plays, Betty and Bimbo see many fantastical and terrifying images, such as skeletons, ghosts, and ghouls. When the song ends, all of the creatures inside chase Betty and Bimbo out of the cave and all the way home, as “Vine St. Blues” plays in the background. The Film concludes with Betty’s note to her parents tearing up to reveal the phrase “Home sweet home.”
- 2015.273.2.9.1b: Original 400 foot film reel.
- 2015.273.2.9.1c: Original cardboard box.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Archival Collections
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- motion pictures (information artifacts)
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Composers (Musicians)
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Entertainers
- Film
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- 2015.273.2.9.1abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Fleischer Studios. Permission required for use.
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Photographic print of Cab Calloway and his band in a sleeper car
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Date
- 1933
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 7 5/16 × 9 7/16 in. (18.6 × 24 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 3/16 in. (20.3 × 25.9 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Cab Calloway and his band in sleeper car. Calloway and the band are pictured wearing pajamas, while holding their instruments. Calloway is visible in bottom right corner of photograph. [PH6-13] is inscribed in the bottom left corner of the photograph. The back of the photograph is blank.
- Place depicted
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Advertising
- Band (Music)
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Dance
- Jazz (Music)
- Musicians
- Singers (Musicians)
- Transportation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- 2013.237.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Print of Cab Calloway conducting his band
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Al Morgan, American, 1908 - 1974
- Date
- 1930s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 4 5/8 × 6 9/16 in. (11.8 × 16.7 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 4 15/16 × 6 7/8 in. (12.5 × 17.5 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Cab Calloway conducting a band. Calloway is pictured at the right side of the image, in profile. He is turned facing towards the band, on the left. His proper left arm is raised, with a conductor's baton lightly grasped in his open hand. His head is pulled back, his face and gaze turned upwards, and his mouth open. He wears a light colored, double-breasted suit jacket and matching pants with a dark stripe up the side. The band members are gathered closely before him and to his proper left, wearing matching jackets and playing their instruments. From the bottom left is a trumpet player, a trombone player with slide outstretched, and an upright bass player turned to look and smile directly at the camera. To Calloway's proper right are two saxophone players. In the background are four chorus girls in matching light colored headdresses and sequined outfits. A large floral arrangement is in the top left corner and an art deco style, diamond shaped light fixture is in the top center. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Dance
- Jazz (Music)
- Musicians
- Nightlife
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- 2013.237.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Print of Cab Calloway with his band and dancers onstage at the Cotton Club
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Cotton Club, American, 1923 - 1940
- Date
- 1937; printed 1970s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 11/16 × 4 3/4 in. (9.4 × 12 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 4 × 5 in. (10.2 × 12.7 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of dancers in matching outfits in front of Cab Calloway. Calloway is depicted wearing a light colored tuxedo. The large group of women dancers are wearing matching white tops with black and white vertically striped shorts. Calloway's band is also visible in the background.
- Place captured
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Jazz (Music)
- Nightlife
- Popular music
- Segregation
- Singers (Musicians)
- Stereotypes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- 2013.237.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Photograph of Count Basie
- Photograph by
- Calvert Studio, American
- Subject of
- Basie, Count, American, 1904 - 1984
- Date
- ca. 1942
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 4 7/16 × 3 1/2 in. (11.3 × 8.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 4 15/16 × 4 1/16 in. (12.6 × 10.3 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Count Basie against a light colored background. He is depicted in three quarters profile, from the chest up, with his face turned towards the viewer. He has short hair that has been smoothed back from his face, a small mustache, and is wearing a slight smile. He is wearing a tuxedo with a black bow tie. The photographer's mark is printed in the negative in the bottom right corner, [Calvert / Chicago]. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.65
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Photograph of Cab Calloway
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Date
- ca. 1930
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 5 1/16 × 3 1/8 in. (12.9 × 8 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 5 1/2 × 3 9/16 in. (14 × 9 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Cab Calloway. Calloway is depicted seated, from the waist up. His body is depicted in profile, facing the left edge of the image, and his head is turned slightly towards the viewer. He is smiling and he holds a conductor’s baton with both hand in his lap. He is wearing a white tuxedo jacket, white pants, and a white bow tie. There is a white pocket square in his proper left breast pocket. He is shown against a solid black background. In the bottom right corner of the front of the photograph is an inscription in black ink that reads, [Hi – de – Ho / Cab Calloway.]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.251
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Promotional photo of Cab Calloway and his Orchestra
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Date
- 1930s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 9/16 × 7 1/2 in. (21.7 × 19.1 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 3/16 in. (25.4 × 20.8 cm)
- Description
- A black and white promotional photograph of Cab Calloway. Calloway is pictured in the center of the image, light by a round spotlight and casting a large shadow on the plain wall behind him. He wears a light colored, double breasted suit with dark colored bow tie and white pocket square. His arms are bent at the elbows and his arms raised chest high, palms facing down. A conductor's baton is in his proper right hand. At the bottom left of the image is the photographer's mark: [Bloom / Chicago]. Along the bottom of the photograph is printed on the left side: [CAB CALLOWAY / and his Cotton Club / Orchestra] and on the right side: [CAB CALLOWAY, INC. / 1619 BROADWAY / NEW YORK CITY]. There are no marks or inscriptions on the back.
- Place made
- New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- 2013.237.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Print of Cab Calloway in checked suit standing in front of microphone
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Date
- 1930s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 6 15/16 × 4 13/16 in. (17.6 × 12.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 6 15/16 × 5 in. (17.6 × 12.7 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Cab Calloway wearing a checked tuxedo and singing into a microphone. Calloway is pictured in the center of the image, both arms bent at the elbow and raised chest high, a conductors baton held in his proper left hand and pointing downwards. His head is tilted slightly to his proper left, his eyes are closed and his mouth open and smiling slightly. The checked tuxedo has high-waisted pleated pants and a tail coat with dark colored trim at the collar. He wears a white shirt and white bow tie. Behind him and slightly out of focus are seated band members. All wear light colored suits and most hold their instruments in their hands, not playing. At the back right side, a trumpet player holds an upturned trumpet to play with both hands. Behind the band, a sequined curtain is partially visible where the spotlight on Calloway shines on it. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- 2013.237.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Print of Cab Calloway and dancers performing
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Date
- 1930s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 7/16 × 7 7/16 in. (24 × 18.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 1/8 × 8 in. (25.7 × 20.3 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Cab Calloway performing with dancers around him. Calloway is pictured in the center of the image, pictured from the waist up at an angle from the bottom left corner. He wears a checked tuxedo with tail coat and white bowtie. His mouth is open as if singing and he is glancing down past his proper right shoulder. In the foreground, the hands, neck, chin, and torso of a dancer in a partial backbend is visible. Behind her, in the background, another dancer is visible, but out of focus. She wears a striped costume with white bodice and stands with one arm raised above her head, bending back slightly from the waist. Behind Calloway, only the legs of another dancer are visible. She is atop an elevated platform, behind and facing away from Calloway, standing upon her proper left foot with her proper right bent at the knee and her dark colored high heeled shoe visible in the center of the image. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- 2013.237.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Print of Cab Calloway dancing at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- David "Panama" Francis, American, 1918 - 2001
- Date
- 1950s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 4 3/8 × 6 1/2 in. (11.1 × 16.5 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 5 1/16 × 7 1/8 in. (12.9 × 18.1 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Cab Calloway performing with his band at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba. Calloway is pictured just left of center, in profile turned towards his proper right, his right hand raised and blurred as if in motion. His left hand holds a microphone stand, tilted so the microphone is near his turned face. He wears a plaid tuxedo jacket with white shirt, dark pants and bow tie, and white pocket square. Directly behind Calloway is an upright bass, the face of the player only partially visible behind Calloway's shoulder. Another man stands behind the bass. To the right of him is a drummer, Panama Francis, seated at a white drumkit with "CC" on the large bass drum at the front. The two visible musicians both wear dark colored suit jackets, patterned neck ties, and white pocket squares. To the left is a grand piano, the bench and player out of frame. Behind Calloway's band is an orchestra seated at paneled stands with a logo marking resembling "JM" or "NM." In the background is a striped curtain. There are no inscriptions or markings, front or back.
- Place captured
- Havana, Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Dance
- Jazz (Music)
- Musicians
- Nightlife
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- 2013.237.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Poster for Ebony Parade
- Distributed by
- Astor Pictures, American, 1930 - 1963
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Dandridge, Dorothy, American, 1922 - 1965
- Basie, Count, American, 1904 - 1984
- The Mills Brothers, American, 1928 - 1982
- Moreland, Mantan, American, 1902 - 1973
- Everett, Francine, American, 1915 - 1999
- Smythe, Vanita, American, 1925 - 1994
- Hill, Ruby, American, born 1922
- Flowers, Pat, American, 1917 - 2000
- Day, Dawn, and Dusk, American, 1940 - 1960
- The Jubalaires, American, c. 1940-1950
- Lee, Mable, American, 1921 - 2019
- Date
- 1947
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 36 5/8 × 20 7/8 in. (93 × 53 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 41 1/4 × 26 15/16 in. (104.7 × 68.5 cm)
- Caption
- Released in 1947, Ebony Parade was a series of short sketches and numbers originally distributed as musical shorts by the Soundies Distributing Corporation of America.
- Description
- A large poster for the film Ebony Parade with a blue background and an off-white border. Across the blue background are red musical notes and stars outlined in white. At the top center in red lettering is [20 Great Stars]. Printed in the center in small black type is [Astor Pictures presents] followed by [EBONY PARADE] in large yellow letters over a red background. Surrounding the title are color photographic portraits of the stars of the film. At the top left are the faces of Mantan Moreland, Dorothy Dandridge and Ruby Hill, followed by a full portrait of a seated Mabel Lee and in the bottom left corner is an image of the Mills Brothers gathered around two microphones. On the right side are the faces of Cab Calloway, Vanita Smythe, Francine Everett, and Count Basie. At the bottom right is a yellow box bordered in black with red text that reads [featuring / Cab Calloway * Count Basie / His Band His Band / Mills. Bros. * Vanita Smythe / Mantan Moreland * Mable Lee/ Ruby Hill * Francine Everett / Dorothy Dandridge * Pat Flowers / and / Day, Dawn, and Dusk * Jubilaries]. At the bottom left, in small white text on a red background is [RELEASED THRU ASTOR PICTURES CORP.]. On the back of the poster are two stamps in purple that say [Screen Classics, Inc. / 1632 Central Parkway, Cincinnati 10, Ohio].
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Actors
- Comedy
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Musical films
- Musicians
- Race films
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.118.31
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The Renowned Dr. J. DeKoven Killingsworth, conducting the Clark College Philharmonic Society
- Photograph by
- Henry, Horace C., American, born 1948
- Subject of
- Dr. Killingsworth, J. DeKoven, American
- Clark College Philharmonic Society, American
- Young, Andrew Jackson, American, born 1932
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886
- Date
- January 15, 1969; printed 2011
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
- Caption
- Beautiful music filled Ebenezer Baptish [sic] Church on this 15th day of January in 1969 as they celebrated the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Here we see the renowned Dr. J. DeKoven Killingsworth, chairman of the music department, conducting the Clark College Philharmonic Society.
- Description
- This black and white photograph shows Dr. J. DeKoven Killingsworth conducting the Clark College Philharmonic Society from Clark Atlanta University inside the Ebenezer Baptist Church for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969.
- The Clark College Philharmonic Society is dressed in black and arranged standing in two lines facing out toward the audience (not pictured). Killingsworth is facing the Philharmonic Society. There are a few unidentified seated attendees behind the Philharmonic Society. Andrew Young is seated in front of Killingsworth facing out toward the audience.
- The back of the photograph has a manufacturer's mark, and handwritten and printer's inscriptions.
- Place depicted
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- One Day in January: A Collection of Images Taken at Dr. King’s First Memorial Service
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- inkjet prints
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Photography
- Religion
- Singers (Musicians)
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Horace C. Henry
- Object number
- 2011.94.22
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Horace Henry
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Performance contract between Fletcher Henderson and The Hollywood Cotton Club
- Printed by
- American Federation of Musicians, founded 1896
- Subject of
- Henderson, Fletcher, American, 1897 - 1952
- The Jubilairs, American, active 1940s
- Date
- March 29, 1949
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- 11 15/16 x 8 1/2 in. (30.3 x 21.6 cm)
- Description
- A single sheet pre-printed contract by the American Federation of Musicians for a week of performances by Fletcher Henderson at the Hollywood Cotton Club in March 1949. The details of the contract have been typed into the form in black ink, with additions and signatures added by hand in blue ink. The "place of engagement" is given as [Cotton Club, 5955 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood 28, Calif.] with the dates of employment [Starting March 28, 1949, continuing for 2 consecutive weeks]. The "2 consecutive weeks" has been struck out in blue ink and [(1) week] added by hand in blue ink. The hours of employment are given as [9:30 P.M. til 1:30 A.M.]. The "price agreed upon" is [$150.00], to be paid [At the close of each week]. "Each" has been struck out in blue ink with [the] added above it. At the bottom, the "Name of Employer" is typed as [THE JUBILAIRS], with signatures by Freddy Henderson and Willie Johnson, both in blue ink.
- The reverse side of the contract is a pre-printed chart with the headings [NAMES OF EMPLOYEES], [LOCAL NUMBER], [S.S. NUMBER], and [WAGES] with a full page of lines underneath to make entries. On the top line, which is marked with [(Leader)], is written [Fletcher Henderson], [767], [$150.00]. At the bottom right corner is a [DATE RECEIVED] stamp in black ink with [4-7-49] handwritten in black ink.
- Place used
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- contracts
- Topic
- Band (Music)
- Business
- Composers (Musicians)
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Labor
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.57.36.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
-
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Baton used by Dr. Issac Greggs with The Human Jukebox marching band
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Dr. Greggs, Isaac Ben, American, 1929 - 2014
- Subject of
- The Human Jukebox, American, founded 1969
- Southern University and A&M College, American, founded 1880
- Date
- ca. 2000
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 052
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Medium
- wood and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W (width at handle): 12 1/4 × 3/4 in. (31.1 × 1.9 cm)
- Description
- A baton used by Dr. Issac Ben Greggs, the Director of the Southern University - Baton Rouge marching band nicknamed "the Human Jukebox." The baton has a white plastic stick and a varnished, light brown wooden handle that is smoothly rounded at its base. The stick of the baton tapers towards the tip, away from the handle. Dr. Greggs used the baton to direct The Human Jukebox during games and performances.
- Place used
- Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Musical Instruments
- Topic
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Conductors (Musicians)
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Marching bands (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mrs. Rose Greggs in loving memory of her husband Dr. Isaac Ben Greggs
- Object number
- 2016.21.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
-
Lobby card for the film Ebony Parade
- Published by
- Astor Pictures, American, 1930 - 1963
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Basie, Count, American, 1904 - 1984
- Smythe, Vanita, American, 1925 - 1994
- Lee, Mable, American, 1921 - 2019
- Moreland, Mantan, American, 1902 - 1973
- Dandridge, Dorothy, American, 1922 - 1965
- Everett, Francine, American, 1915 - 1999
- Date
- 1947
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 14 in. (28 × 35.5 cm)
- Description
- Lobby card for the 1947 film Ebony Parade. The card features a yellow background with red and white text. The rectangular lobby card has a large, tinted color image from the film on the upper left side. In the image Mabel Lee is sitting on a blue table wearing a two piece black costume. Seated at the table next to her is Mantan Moreland dressed as a female fortune teller, his hands on a crystal ball on top of the table. Mabel Lee is also resting her right hand on the crystal ball. A yellow curtain is behind them. To the right of the image are colored head shots of performers appearing in the film, including Moreland, Dorothy Dandridge, Count Basie, Mabel Lee, Vanita Smythe, Cab Calloway, and Francine Everett. Musical clefs and notes are behind the head shots. Printed text on the bottom of the card reads "ASTOR PICTURES / Presents / EBONY PARADE" and "with Cab Calloway / HIS BAND / Count Basie / HIS BAND / Vanita Smythe / Mabel Lee / and many others." The card has a yellowish white border. Printed in black ink in the bottom right corner is [Country of Origin U. S. A.]. The back of the lobby card is blank.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- lobby cards
- Topic
- Actors
- Advertising
- Comedy
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Film
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Musical films
- Musicians
- Race films
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2019.22.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Arthur Blythe, 1989
- Photograph by
- Spitzer, David D., American
- Subject of
- Blythe, Arthur, American, born 1940
- Date
- 1989
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 3/16 in. (35 x 23.4 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 x 11 in. (35.4 x 28 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician and composer Arthur Blythe playing saxaphone during a performance in North Miami, FL. Blythe is photographed from a low angle and from the left. He is wearing a dark checked sport jacket and white dress shirt.
- Place captured
- North Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Composers (Musicians)
- Conductors (Musicians)
- 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
- 2012.164.149
- Restrictions & Rights
- © David D. Spitzer