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Blueprints for Success
- Issued by
- Black Enterprise, American, founded 1970
- Written by
- Whittingham-Barnes, Donna
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Williams, Paul R., American, 1894 - 1980
- Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012
- American Institute of Architects, American, founded 1857
- Owned by
- Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012
- Date
- February 1991
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 7/8 × 8 in. (27.6 × 20.3 cm)
- Title
- Article from Black Enterprise magazine featuring Norma Merrick Sklarek
- Description
- A three (3) page article titled "Blueprints for Success," written by Donna Whittingham-Barnes, published in the February 1991 issue of Black Enterprise magazine. The article has been removed from the magazine and the three (3) pages are loose. The first page has a photograph of architects Donald Stull and David Lee seated on stairs. The article begins [Architects are modern-day alchemists. But their task is harder than changing base metal into gold…]. Architect Norma Sklarek is also featured. There are advertisements interspersed on the pages.
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Type
- articles
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David Merrick Fairweather and Yvonne Goff
- Object number
- TA2018.23.4.1.6.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Earl G. Graves Publishing Co., Inc. Permission required for use.
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Howard Conference A Rallying for Black Female Architects
- Published by
- The Washington Post, American, founded 1877
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012
- Kemp-Rotan, Renee
- Welton Becket and Associates, American, 1949 - 1987
- Owned by
- Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012
- Date
- December 15, 1983
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 15/16 × 9 3/8 in. (30.3 × 23.8 cm)
- Title
- Article from the Washington Post featuring Norma Merrick Sklarek
- Description
- A newspaper clipping of an article titled “Howard Conference A Rallying for Black Female Architects” from the December 15, 1983 edition of the Washington Post. The article begins with a quote from architect Renee Kemp-Rotan, “When I was in architecture school at Syracuse University in the early 1970s, I was the only black female there.”] Kemp-Rotan organized the one day conference at Howard University which […brought together about 100 black female architects, apprentices and students from all around the country to exchange stories of isolation, racism and sexism.] Architect Norma Sklarek, keynote speaker for the conference, is featured and there is an image of her on the right side. The reverse has cut-off images from other articles.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- articles
- Topic
- Architecture
- Education
- Mass media
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David Merrick Fairweather and Yvonne Goff
- Object number
- TA2018.23.4.2.1.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © The Washington Post Company. Permission required for use.
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Ebony Jr! Vol. 10, No. 9
- Issued by
- Johnson Publishing Company, American, founded 1942
- Subject of
- Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012
- Williams, Paul R., American, 1894 - 1980
- Owned by
- Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012
- Date
- March 1983
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 9 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 1/8 in. (24.8 × 16.5 × 0.3 cm)
- Title
- Ebony Jr! issue featuring Norma Sklarek and Paul Williams
- Description
- Issue of Ebony Jr! Vol. 10, No.9 from 1983. The cover has orange and white text for [EBONY JR!] at the top surrounded by geometric shapes. Bellow this is [DESIGNING IDEAS! LET’S BUILD!]. The center of the cover has an illustration of two (2) children. The child on the left is wearing a red sweater and yellow skirt with her arms raised. The child on the right is holding rolled drawings and a ruler in his arms. They are standing on a stylized graphic of the world with highlighted architectural features, including pyramids and skyscrapers. Articles in this issue include “Two Terrific Builders,” about Norma Sklarek and Paul Williams, and “Building a Career in Architecture.” There are games and stories throughout the magazine. The back cover is titled [EBONY JR! ART GALLERY] and has hand drawn pictures from different children.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Type
- periodicals
- Topic
- Architecture
- Children
- Mass media
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David Merrick Fairweather and Yvonne Goff
- Object number
- TA2018.23.4.1.6.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. Permission required for use.
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Africa News Vol. VI Number 19
- Published by
- African News Inc., American
- Subject of
- Kissinger, Henry Alfred, German, American, born 1923
- Date
- May 10,1976
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 8 1/2 × 7 in. (21.6 × 17.8 cm)
- Description
- This edition of Africa News discusses Henry Kissinger's policies, Ethiopia, and South African and Rhodesian responses to activism. The publication is square shaped and is printed on brown paper with black text. The title reads [Africa News / A WEEKLY DIGEST OF AFRICAN AFFAIRS]. The back of the paper has the continuation of a story and publication information.
- Place made
- Durham, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- South Africa, Africa
- Ethiopia, Africa
- Zimbabwe, Africa
- Somalia, Africa
- Djibouti, Africa
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Pan Africanism
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- Black power
- Colonialism
- Decolonization
- International affairs
- Journalism
- Mass media
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.25
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Africa News Service, Inc. Permission required for use.
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The Liberator, Vol. XXVI, No. 6
- Created by
- The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
- Edited by
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Published by
- Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
- Printed by
- J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
- Date
- February 8, 1856
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 25 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (64.8 × 47 cm)
- Description
- A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXVI, No. 6 dated February 8, 1856. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink at the top right facing corner of the first page.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Activism
- Antislavery
- Journalism
- Mass media
- Resistance
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Societies
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.41.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Harpo Studios jacket worn by Bill Camacho on set of The Oprah Winfrey Show
- Manufactured by
- Hilton Apparel, founded 1980
- Worn by
- Camacho, Bill, American
- Subject of
- Harpo, Inc., American, founded 1986
- Date
- 1990-2011
- Medium
- synthetic fiber, leather, nylon thread, and metal fasteners
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (on form): 27 1/2 × 26 × 13 1/2 in. (69.9 × 66 × 34.3 cm)
- Description
- This jacket was worn by Bill Camacho during his employment as a crew member for The Oprah Winfrey Show. The body of the jacket is made from heavy black synthetic fleece while the full-length sleeves and the standard collar are made from caramel colored leather. The jacket closes at the center front with a black metal zipper and three (3) metal snaps, one at the center front neck and two at the waistband. The cuffs and the waistband are made from ribbed black synthetic fabric. There are two (2) patch pockets with flap closures, one at each front side waist. The flaps close with one (1) metal snap at the center. Two (2) welted pockets, with the welts made from the caramel leather, open vertically at the exterior side of each front waist patch pocket. The name "Camacho" is machine-embroidered in white thread at the proper left front chest. A large design in silver, teal, yellow, purple, and black thread is embroidered at the center back across the shoulders. The design features an oval sign with the text "HARPO / STUDIOS" inside it. The sign is above a building placed catty-corner and with a banner on the building reading "THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW".
- The jacket is fully lined in a black synthetic fabric that is quilted in a grid set on point throughout. There is one (1) welted pocket at the interior proper left waist with the welts made from the caramel leather. White stabilizing material is present where the reverse of the designs on the back and left chest are embroidered. There is a manufacturer's tag sewn at the interior center back neck that reads "HILTON / ACTIVE APPAREL / RN 71661 / MADE IN THE U.S.A." with two smaller tags below it, one indicating size and the second identifying the item as made in the United States.
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Type
- jackets
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Communication
- Entertainers
- Labor
- Mass media
- Television
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
- Object number
- 2016.7.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Black Enterprise, Volume 3, No.1
- Published by
- Earl G. Graves Publishing Co., Inc., American, founded 1969
- Subject of
- Black Enterprise, American, founded 1970
- Date
- 1973
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11 × 8 1/4 × 1/4 in. (27.9 × 21 × 0.6 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 11 × 16 × 1/4 in. (27.9 × 40.6 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- An issue of Black Enterprise magazine, June 1973, Volume 3, No. 11. The front cover is gray with black type at the top that reads: [June/1973 / BLACK / ENTERPRISE]. Red type, underneath the magazine’s name, reads: [THE NATION'S 100 TOP BLACK BUSINESSES]. The middle of the cover displays a color illustration of a three men's face with various colors of green lines attaching them together, on a yellow graph paper background. The corners of the image are curved. There is a black ink stamp, stamped diagonally across the title that reads: [CANCELLED]. In the top right corner there is another black ink stamp that reads: [GLENVILLE BRANCH]. A white sticker, with black type, is positioned vertically in the bottom left corner. The stamp reads: [CLEVE660PAA BE 221 / 296311 OO 1 JUN 7306 / CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY / GLENVILLE BRANCH H41 / 660 PARKWOOD DR / CLEVELAND OH 44108].The interior pages, 142 in total, are off-white paper with black type. The pages contain both black-and-white and color images and drawings. The content of the magazine covers economic articles, a letter from President Richard Nixon, and advertisements. The back cover is an advertisement for KOOL Filter Kings cigarettes, and has a color image of a man with a cigarette in his proper left hand with a lake and trees in the background, and super imposed over his stomach. Black text at the top reads: [TIRED OF HOT TASTE?] and white text in the middle of the image reads: [COME ALL THE WAY UP TO KOOL. / AMERICA'S #1 SELLING MENTHOL.].
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Business
- Mass media
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.76.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Black Enterprise Magazine. Permission required for use.
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Handbill from James Brown concert at the Pleasure Pier Ballroom
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Brown, James, American, 1933 - 2006
- James "Sugar Boy" Crawford, American, 1934 - 2012
- Byrd, Bobby Howard, American, 1934 - 2007
- Lloyd, "Baby", American, 1941 - 2002
- Date
- 1965
- Medium
- printing ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 7/16 × 7 in. (24 × 17.8 cm)
- Description
- A 3-color handbill for a concert by the singer James Brown held on Tuesday, November 30, 1965 at the Pleasure Pier Ballroom in Port Arthur, Texas. The handbill adversises James Brown and the performers accompanying him for this performance. The top of the handbill lists the concert venue, date, time, and ticket price. At center-right is a cropped portrait photograph of Brown, smiling and looking to the viewer's left, next to white text on a red background, "James/Brown/ "Out of Sight"/ Grits and Soul" "Virginia Wolfe". Below this text and image, from viewer's left to right, are three rows of text and images depicting additional performers, including: James Crawford, The Famous Flames, Bobby Byrd, and T.V. Mama; "Baby" Lloyd and Al Brisco Clark; and James Brown 18-Piece Orchestra. The handbill has text printed in blue and black ink, four text boxes in red with white print, and two text boxes outlined in red with black text inside.
- Place depicted
- Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- handbills
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.97.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 23
- Created by
- The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
- Edited by
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Published by
- Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
- Printed by
- J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
- Date
- June 5, 1857
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 25 × 18 1/4 in. (63.5 × 46.4 cm)
- Description
- A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 23 dated June 5, 1857. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink at the top edge of the first page.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Activism
- Antislavery
- Journalism
- Mass media
- Resistance
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Societies
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.41.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Newsweek Vol. CXXIII, No. 26
- Published by
- Newsweek, Inc., American, founded 1933
- Subject of
- Simpson, O. J., American, born 1947
- Date
- June 27, 1994
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 10 1/2 × 8 in. (26.7 × 20.3 cm)
- H x W (open): 10 1/2 × 15 7/8 in. (26.7 × 40.3 cm)
- Description
- An issue of Newsweek, Vol. CXXIII, No. 26. The front cover features a mugshot of OJ Simpson. Simpson is depicted staring in to the camera and is shown wearing a white shirt and dark jacket. In front of his chest is the prison number from the Los Angeles Police Department. Red type over the image reads: [TRAIL OF / BLOOD]. Black type along top edge of front cover reads: [HEALTH CARE: Who's Afraid / of 'Rationing"? / GAYS: / Tony Kushner / on Stonewall 25]. A barcode is featured in the bottom right corner of the cover. The interior consists of sixty-two pages. The back cover of the magazine features and advertisement for Absolut vodka.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1994 Newsweek, Inc. Permission required for use.
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BLK Vol. 1 No. 8
- Published by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Edited by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Subject of
- Rev. Bean, Carl, American, born 1944
- Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985
- Hall, Arsenio, American, born 1956
- Foundation for AIDS Research, American, founded 1985
- Parker, Pat, American, 1944 - 1989
- National Association of Black and White Men Together, American, founded 1980
- Gay Men of African Descent, American, founded 1986
- Fraziear, Thelma, American, 1932 - 2016
- Date
- July 1989
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- The 8th issue of BLK magazine, published July 1989. The front cover features an image of Rev. Carl Bean, wearing clergy collar and robes. At top left,[BLK] is printed in large, bold, white uppercase letters within a red rectangular textbox. The letters are partially obscured by the image of Bean. There are 30 pages in total, with articles, advertisements, classifieds, black and white photographs, and cartoon illustrations originally from Ebony Magazine with new captions written by BLK throughout.
- The inside cover features an ad for the [Minority AIDS Project “Coming Home For Friends 2 Annual Gospel Benefit]. The content opens with a section entitled [WORD UP] with short blurbs about Arsenio Hall, an Art Against AIDS fundraiser by the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR), and products by The Mysteria Love Company of Arlington, Texas. This is followed by a calendar of events, titled [BLK BOARD], and a remembrance of the Pat Parker written by Ayofemi Stowe Folayan titled [Pat Parker: Noted black lesbian writer and activist dies following battle with illness]. Pages 8-17 contain an interview with Rev. Carl Bean titled [Rev. Carl Bean Perhaps the most important black gay AIDS activist in the entire world].
- In the [Blk Community News] section, the articles include: [Wheaten Killed; Man Sought for Questioning], [Merton Provides Funds BWMT Joins LIFE Lobby], [Women, Minorities Tally Rage Door Policy Bias], [Launch Tanzania Drive], [Name Room for Black Gay AIDS Activist in N.Y.] about Charles Angel, [BLK Plans New Titles for Fall], [Long Beach AIDS Group Quizzes Board Member], [Racists Go on Trial for Slaying Black Gay Men], [Thelma Fraziear Will Leave State AIDS Post], [Hospital Gives Minority Patients Useless Drug], [L.A. Gay Film Festival Includes Black Works], [Slate First ‘Gold Coast’ Model Contest at Catch], [Project Slates ‘Coming Home for Friends II’].
- The issue continues with a gossip column titled [Read My Lips] and concludes with a classified ads section titled [BLK MARKET].
- There are advertisements throughout, including: [Being Alive / People With AIDS ACTION COALITION], [Unity Fellowship Church / A Church For All People], [The Black Gay Mens’ Exchange], [A DIFFERENT LIGHT] bookstore, [Hot, Horny and Health!] AIDS prevention program, [Visiting Nurse Home Services], [Chris Brownlie Hospice, A Place Where Everyday Counts.], [976-CAMP], [970-WOLF], [976 HUGE], and [MIDTOWNE SPA]. The back cover consists of a full page notice for the [WAR ON AIDS MEMORIAL] being built on the grounds of the Chris Brownlie Hospice. The top of the page reads: [58,000 American Death to AIDS / 57,704 American Deaths in Vietnam / 57 HOURS OF REMEMBRANCE].
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Activism
- Communities
- Health
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Mass media
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
- Object number
- 2018.108.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- © BLK Publishing Company, Inc.
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Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 6
- Published by
- Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
- Edited by
- Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
- Subject of
- Ausby, Ellsworth, American, 1942 - 2011
- Machado de Assis, Joaquim Maria, Brazilian, born 1839
- Butler, Jerry Jr., American, born 1939
- Owned by
- Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954
- Date
- February 1970
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 1/8 × 10 7/8 in. (33.3 × 27.6 cm)
- Description
- Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 6. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [FEBRUARY 1970 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [A SPECIAL LOOK / AT THE WORLD OF / BLACK CULTURE / New Artists: / The Style is Personal / The Moviemakers: / Saying It On Film / The Negro in / World History: / Novelist, / Machado de Assis / Jerry Butler: / “The Rhythm, the / Blues, the Roots”]. The front cover has an image of artist Ellsworth Ausby in front of a colorful background. The cover photography is by Doug Harris. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Kool cigarettes advertisement. The magazine has twenty-eight (28) pages.
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Advertising
- Art
- Business
- Film
- Literature
- Mass media
- Music
- Musicians
- Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.17.11.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1970. Permission required for use.
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Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4
- Published by
- Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
- Edited by
- Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Owned by
- Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954
- Date
- December 1970
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 × 10 15/16 in. (33 × 27.8 cm)
- Description
- Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [DECEMBER 1970 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [FOLK SAYINGS / ON THE HOLIDAY SEASON / THE NEGRO IN WORLD HISTORY / MYSTERY OF THE MAGI / CHRISTMAS CANDY / SWEET & SOULFUL]. The front cover has a photograph of a small child named Charles, highlighting an article about adoption and foster homes. He is wearing a red sweater with black detailing. There is an ornate metal grate open in front of him. The cover photography is by Doug Harris. The lower right corner reads [CHILDREN WITHOUT HOMES: THE ADOPTION PROBLEM/PAGE 6]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Kool cigarettes advertisement. The magazine has thirty-two (32) pages.
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Advertising
- Business
- Children
- Families
- Holidays and festivals
- Mass media
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.17.11.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1970. Permission required for use.
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BLK Vol. 1 No. 1
- Published by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Edited by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Photograph by
- Rockshots, Inc., American, founded 1978
- Illustrated by
- Ebony, American, founded 1945
- Subject of
- Sylvester, American, 1947 - 1988
- Goldberg, Whoopi, American, born 1955
- Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, American, 1988 - 2003
- AIDS Healthcare Foundation, founded 1987
- Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985
- Date
- December 1988
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- The first issue of BLK magazine, published December 1988. It is printed in black and white and the front cover features an unidentified shirtless man wearing a Santa Claus hat and faux beard. A black text box, with the letters [BLK] in large uppercase bold letters, covers his pelvic region. To his right, pearls and ornaments hang from the branches of a Christmas tree.
- Inside the issue, there is a [December Calendar of Events], which details one-time events for that month. There is also a section devoted to [Community News], in which three headlines appear: [Brownlie Hospice Opens December 5], about the opening of the first facility of the AIDS Hospice Foundation, [90 Attend ‘Fences’ to Raise Conference $], about a fundraiser by the Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, and [Women’s Committee Needs Volunteers] about the Women's Research Committee of the Minority AIDS Project. The “Community News” section is followed by a full-spread photograph of singer Sylvester, which is then followed by a full-page image of Whoopi Goldberg and an accompanying article about awards the two received at the National Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Conference. The magazine also has several advertisements scattered throughout its pages, including ads for a car dealership, pizzeria, chat and party lines and personal classified ads. There are 15 pages in total, all of which are printed in black and white.
- The back cover features a full advertisement for [Midtowne Spa].
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Activism
- Communities
- Health
- Holidays and festivals
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Mass media
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
- Object number
- 2018.108.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © BLK Publishing Company, Inc.
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Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 2
- Published by
- Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
- Edited by
- Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
- Subject of
- Simpson, O. J., American, born 1947
- Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel, British, 1875 - 1912
- Owned by
- Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954
- Date
- October 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 1/8 × 10 7/8 in. (33.3 × 27.6 cm)
- Description
- Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 2. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / -ZINE] with [OCTOBER 1968 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [O. J. SIMPSON / FOOTBALL’S LATEST ‘GREATEST’ / THE NEGRO IN WORLD HISTORY / SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR / IN MEXICO / THE OLYMPICS GO ON]. The images on the cover, illustrated by Dennis Luczak, show two (2) women dressed in pink and purple outfits over images of four (4) different cars. The lower right corner reads [SPECIAL AUTOMOBILE SECTION: THE LOOK OF 1969/PAGE 12]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Chevrolet advertisement. The magazine has forty-eight (48) pages.
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.17.11.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1968. Permission required for use.
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Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 3
- Published by
- Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
- Edited by
- Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
- Subject of
- Delany, Martin Robison, American, 1812 - 1885
- Illustrated by
- Gall, Ted, American, born 1941
- Owned by
- Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954
- Date
- November 1971
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 × 10 7/8 in. (33 × 27.6 cm)
- Description
- Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 3. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [NOVEMBER 1971 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [THANKSGIVING DINNER / THE CARIBBEAN WAY / THE NEGRO IN WORLD HISTORY / MARTIN R. DELANY / THE BLACK WORKER & THE / AMERICAN LABOR MOVEMENT]. The front cover has an image of a sculpture by Ted Gall. The metal sculpture shows a football player wearing his helmet and gear in a dynamic pose. The figure has his proper right arm extended out holding a football. The image has a blue background. The lower right corner reads [ROOKIES OF THE YEAR: TUESDAY’S PRO FOOTBALL FORECAST/PAGE 12]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Kool cigarettes advertisement. The magazine has forty (40) pages.
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Advertising
- Business
- Football
- Labor
- Mass media
- Social life and customs
- Sports
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.17.11.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1971. Permission required for use.
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Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 9
- Published by
- Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
- Edited by
- Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
- Subject of
- National Teacher Corps, American, 1965 - 1983
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Owned by
- Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- May 1969
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 × 10 7/8 in. (33 × 27.6 cm)
- Description
- Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 9. The cover has black printed text at the top and an image below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [MAY 1969 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [THE INSIDE TRACK: / CAREERS & OPPORTUNITIES / THE NEGRO IN WORLD HISTORY / EMPIRE OF KUSH / ON THE GOLF TOUR / “OLD CHARLIE” KEEPS SWINGING]. The front cover has an image of students in a 6th grade classroom at the Woodward Elementary School in Detroit highlighting the national Teachers Corps effort. The photograph is by Jim Taylor. The lower right corner reads [THE TEACHERS CORPS: FINDING THE RIGHT DIRECTION/PAGE 6]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has an Ultra Sheen Permanent Creme Relaxer advertisement. The magazine has thirty-six (36) pages.
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.17.11.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1969. Permission required for use.
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Talking to Lonnie Bunch about his Smithsonian-size Task
- Published by
- Chicago Tribune, American, founded 1847
- Written by
- Johnson, Steve, American
- Subject of
- Bunch, Lonnie G. III, American, born 1952
- Used by
- Jim Vance, American, 1942 - 2017
- Date
- December 10, 2014; printed February 28, 2017
- Medium
- ink on paper, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
- Description
- A printed copy of an interview given by Lonnie G. Bunch III to Steve Johnson, a reporter for the Chicago Tribune. The interview was published on the Chicago Tribune website in 2014. The interview is titled “Talking to Lonnie Bunch about his Smithsonian-size Task.” The copy was made by Jim Vance in 2017 for research purposes. It is printed on white paper with back ink and consists of seven pages stapled together. Portions of the text are highlighted in yellow. Other portions are blocked off with black, handwritten brackets.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Topic
- Journalism
- Local and regional
- Mass media
- Museums
- Television
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of NBC Universal / WRC-TV
- Object number
- 2019.12.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Chicago Tribune. Permission required for use.
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Black Enterprise, Volume 20, No. 9
- Published by
- Earl G. Graves Publishing Co., Inc., American, founded 1969
- Subject of
- Black Enterprise, American, founded 1970
- Stanley, Love-Stanley, P.C., American, founded 1978
- Love-Stanley, Ivenue, American
- Stanley, William J. III, American
- Date
- 1990
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (2014.76.12.11a (Closed)): 10 13/16 × 8 1/8 × 1/8 in. (27.5 × 20.6 × 0.3 cm)
- H x W x D (2014.76.12.11b (Open)): 10 13/16 × 16 5/16 × 1/8 in. (27.5 × 41.4 × 0.3 cm)
- H x W: 4 1/4 × 5 7/8 in. (10.8 × 14.9 cm)
- Description
- 2014.76.12.11a: An issue of Black Enterprise magazine, April 1990, Volume 20, No. 9. The front cover header in white type reads: [BLACK / ENTERPRISE / APRIL 1990 $1.95] and in yellow type: [PLANNING FOR YOUR RETIREMENT]. Underneath the header there is a color image of a man standing behind a woman who sits behind an architectural model. The man has his hands on the woman’s shoulders and the woman has her proper right hand over the man’s proper left hand. Yellow type on the left side of the front cover reads: [COPRENEURS / Partners In / Marriage And / Business]. White type in the bottom left corner identifies the people in the image and reads: [Bill and Ivenue / Stanley run / an architectural / firm in Atlanta]. There is a white mailing address sticker with black type, which is partially blacked out, positioned upside down in the bottom left corner. The interior pages, ninety-six in total, are off-white paper with black type, and both black-and-white and color images and drawings. The contents of the magazine include economic articles, lifestyle articles, and advertisements. The back cover is an advertisement for Benson & Hedges cigarettes. The advertisement consists of three images of men and women sitting, talking on the phone, laughing, and smoking cigarettes. Black type in the advertisement reads: [For people who like to smoke… / Benson & Hedges].
- 2014.76.12.11b: A mail-in card that fell loose from the magazine.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Architecture
- Business
- Families
- Finance
- Mass media
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.76.12.11ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Black Enterprise Magazine. Permission required for use.
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Rev. F. W. McGee (1927-1930)
- Recorded by
- McGee, Ford Washington, American, 1890 - 1971
- Produced by
- Parth, Johnny, Austrian, born 1930
- Distributed by
- Eden Records, Austrian
- Manufactured by
- Document Records, Scottish, founded 1985
- Date
- recorded 1927-1930; manufactured after 1985
- Medium
- vinyl, ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Diameter (record): 11 13/16 in. (30 cm)
- H x W (album jacket): 12 3/8 × 12 3/8 in. (31.5 × 31.5 cm)
- Description
- A 33 1/3 rpm record album titled “REV. F. W. McGee (1927-1930)” recorded by REV. F. W. McGee. The vinyl record (2014.98.19a) has a white label with black text. The album sleeve (2014.98.19b) is white with black text. A box in the top left corner is black text that reads [REV. F. W. McGEE / 1927-1930 / Sermons with Congregational Singing and / Jazz Band Accompaniment]. In the bottom right corner of the sleeve is a black-and-white photographic portrait of REV. F. W. McGee, pictured from the shoulders up wearing a dark-colored suit. The back of the sleeve has a track listing as well as information on where and when each track was recorded. The recordings took place in Chicago between 1927-1929 and in New York City in 1930. Below the track listing is a note [Compiled and produced by Johnny Parth].
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Type
- record covers
- long-playing records
- Topic
- Gospel (Music)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Mass media
- Preaching
- Religious groups
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gayle Wald
- Object number
- 2014.98.19ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible