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  • In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens

    Written by
    Walker, Alice, American, born 1944
    Published by
    Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, founded 1970
    Date
    1983
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product) with cloth and cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 8 1/2 × 6 × 1 in. (21.6 × 15.2 × 2.5 cm)
    H x W x D: 8 1/2 × 12 7/16 × 13/16 in. (21.6 × 31.6 × 2 cm)
    H x W: 8 1/2 × 20 1/2 in. (21.6 × 52 cm)
    Description
    A first edition hardback copy of In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens by Alice Walker. The book has a purple and white paper dust jacket with black type and a purple-and-white headshot of Walker on the front jacket. Walker looks at the viewer, smiling. She holds her proper left under her chin and rests her cheek on her raised, proper left index finger. She is wearing a woven wrap, patterned with rectangular blocks. There is a framed, white text box with the title of the book printed in black text that reads [IN / SEARCH / OF OUR / MOTHERS' / GARDENS / Womanist / Prose by / ALICE / WALKER]. At the top of the spine is the title of the book printed in black text that reads [IN SEARCH OF OUR / MOTHERS' GARDENS]. At the bottom of the spine is the publisher’s logo, a black oval with [HBJ] printed in the center with white text. Below is the name of the publisher, [HARCOURT / BRACE / JOVANOVICH] printed in black text. The back of the jacket is white with a purple text box with white text blurbs from Newsweek, the San Francisco Chronicle, Essence, and the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The ISBN number is printed in the bottom right corner in purple text. Black text is printed on the front and back interior flaps of the jacket with the price, a synopsis of the book, the author biography, and the publisher information. The hardback book itself is dark and light purple. The front cover has two black squares with stylized square crosses in the center. Gold metallic text on the spine that reads [IN SEARCH OF OUR / MOTHERS' GARDENS]. At the bottom of the spine is the publisher’s logo, a gold oval outline with [HBJ] printed in the center in gold text. Below is the name of the publisher, [HARCOURT / BRACE / JOVANOVICH] printed in gold text. The ISBN number is printed in the bottom right corner on the back cover in gold text. The front and back end papers are off white. The interior pages, three hundred and ninety-seven (397) in total, front and back, are off-white paper with black type and several graphics of black squares with stylized square crosses.
    Place printed
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
    Type
    hardcover books
    Topic
    Activism
    Art
    Caricature and cartoons
    Feminism
    Literature
    Motherhood
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2018.38.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Alice Walker. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d424f1e7-cf2e-441a-974b-f709455f4d68
  • This Child's Gonna Live

    Written by
    Wright, Sarah Elizabeth, American, 1928 - 2009
    Published by
    Dell Publishing Co., American, 1929 - 1974
    Date
    1971
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 050
    Exhibition
    Making a Way Out of No Way
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 7/8 x 5 1/4 in. (20 x 13.3 cm)
    Description
    A first edition paperback book entitled This Child’s Gonna Live by Sarah E. Wright with a cover that features sepia toned portrait of Sarah E. Wright with off-white text. The upper left-hand corner has publication and pricing information in small white text along with an excerpt from a Chicago Sunday-Times review. Large off-white text justified to the left shows the title [This / Child’s / Gonna / Live]. Beneath this, smaller off-white text reads [by / Sarah E. Wright].
    The back cover is beige with black text and features a synopsis, three reviews, and a biography of Sarah E. Wright.
    This 276-page book follows the main character, Mariah Upshur, wife and mother, living in the fictional fishing village of Tangierneck on Maryland's Eastern Shore in the 1930s. Mariah’s husband, Jacob has been swindled out of his land by rich, white landowners and is forced to choose between working in a system reminiscent of share-cropping or as a fisherman, enduring rough weather. The Upshurs have three sons, a daughter who died prematurely and another daughter with whom Mariah is pregnant. While Jacob oftentimes buckles under the unrelenting systemic forces that oppress his family, Mariah endures her day-to-day trials while remaining determined to create a better future for her children.
    Wright depicts the struggles of poor African American women, who confront the multiple oppressions of class, race, and gender.
    There are no signatures or inscriptions.
    Place depicted
    Eastern Shore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
    Type
    paperbacks
    Topic
    Agriculture
    American South
    Caricature and cartoons
    Families
    Literature
    Motherhood
    Poverty
    Rural life
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Family of Sarah Elizabeth Wright
    Object number
    2010.61.14
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1969 by Sarah E. Wright
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5db971f0c-0137-4250-afb0-e0fb3c301c4e
  • Praisesong for the Widow

    Written by
    Marshall, Paule, American, born 1929
    Published by
    G. P. Putnam's Sons, American, 1838 - 1996
    Date
    1983
    Medium
    cardboard , paper (fiber product) and ink
    Dimensions
    8 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 1 in. (22.2 x 13.3 x 2.5 cm)
    Description
    A hard cover case bound (adhesive) 256 page book (a), a novel written by Paule Marshall. The paper wrap around jacket (b) is printed with a thin black double line frame. At the top of the cover is [Paule Marshall] in brown, [Author of BROEN GIRL, BROWNSTONES] in black and [Praisesong / for the / Widow] in large bold purple letters. There is an illustration of a bust of a woman in the lower left. The verso features black, brown and purple text.
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    books
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Families
    Literature
    Motherhood
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.158.4ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    ©Penguin Books, 1983. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a1098623-9f06-4c41-80f5-c93993dc53c3
  • Offering Life

    Created by
    Catlett, Elizabeth, Mexican, 1915 - 2012
    Date
    2003
    Medium
    bronze
    Dimensions
    Overall with Weight: 56 × 22 × 23 in., 460 lb. (142.2 × 55.9 × 58.4 cm, 208.7 kg)
    Caption
    This sculpture by Elizabeth Catlett, Offering Life, was commissioned by the CarrAmerica Realty Corp. for Terrell Place, an office building in Washington, DC. The building was located on the site of the former Hecht’s Department Store. When the building was renovated in 2004, it was renamed Terrell Place, in commemoration of Mary Church Terrell’s leadership role in the fight to desegregate the store and other public buildings in Washington, D.C. Two other sculptures, Offering Education and Rejecting Injustice were also commissioned from Catlett for the space. The impetus behind the commission was to have artwork in the building’s public space that reflected its history as it intersected with the struggle for equality and civil rights. Each of the three bronze sculptures reflect Catlett’s long-standing interest in African American dignity, struggle, motherhood, and uplift. They all embody her slightly abstracted signature figural style.
    Description
    This large bronze sculpture is in the slightly abstract form of a seated woman holding a child upon her lap. The figure is seated upright with the child upright on her lap. Her right hand holds the child's waist and her left hand rests on her thigh. Her knees and feet are slightly apart and placed squarely on the ground. She gazes straight ahead.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Type
    bronzes
    sculptures
    Topic
    Art
    Motherhood
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Unit Owners Association of the Offices at Terrell Place, a Condominium. Beacon Partners, LLC and AARP
    Object number
    2016.88.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50f9e6068-06af-492c-9b17-e32568d1ed09
  • Lunchbox and thermos featuring Diahann Carroll from the sitcom Julia

    Manufactured by
    Thermos LLC, American, founded 1904
    Designed by
    LoBianco, Nick, American
    Subject of
    Carroll, Diahann, American, 1935 - 2019
    Beaird, Betty, American, born 1935
    Marc Copage, American, born 1962
    Link, Michael, American, born 1962
    Date
    1969
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
    Exhibition
    Taking the Stage
    Medium
    metal, plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (2013.108.13a Lunchbox Closed): 7 3/4 × 8 3/4 × 4 in. (19.7 × 22.2 × 10.2 cm)
    H x W x D (2013.108.13a Lunchbox Open): 4 1/16 × 8 13/16 × 14 11/16 in. (10.3 × 22.4 × 37.3 cm)
    H x W x D (2013.108.13b Thermos): 6 5/8 × 4 × 3 3/16 in. (16.8 × 10.2 × 8.1 cm)
    Description
    This is a lunchbox and thermos set printed with illustrations of actors from the sitcom "Julia" starring Diahann Carroll. The front of the lunchbox, i.e. the lid, has a green border and features the show logo, red block-text outlined in black reading [JULIA] in the top right corner. In the bottom right corner is an illustrated closely framed portrait of Carroll styled as the character Julia; her portrait is superimposed over a background image of two boys seated and reading at a table in an interior space. Repeated illustrated images of the actors from the show appear consistently on each face of the lunchbox. The thermos features a singular image wrapped around the cylinder in which Carroll wears a nurse's uniform and addresses a seated white man. The lunchbox has a green plastic handle. There is some rusting, mostly visible in the interior, and some chipping in the ink of the images, mostly visible on the exterior.
    Place used
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    lunchboxes
    canteens (vessels)
    Topic
    Actors
    Children
    Cooking and dining
    Families
    Medicine
    Motherhood
    Race relations
    Sitcoms
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.108.13ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1969 Savannah Productions. Inc. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd545d759fe-79be-4000-9eaa-333f284c5f02
  • Black Love Matters: Untitled

    Photograph by
    Lee, Zun, Canadian, born 1969
    Subject of
    Brown, Michael Jr., 1996 - 2014
    McSpadden, Lesley
    Head, Louis
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    October 11, 2014
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 4000 pixels × 6000 pixels
    Title
    Digital image of protestors, including Lesley McSpadden, in Ferguson, Missouri
    Description
    A digital image of protestors walking down Ferguson Avenue towards the Ferguson Police Department. Michael Brown's mother, Lesley McSpadden, is in the center of the image wearing a shirt that says "INNOCENT BLOOD." She is holding hands with her husband, Louis Head.
    68.96 MB
    Place depicted
    Ferguson, Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    Black Love Matters
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Black Lives Matter
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Families
    Justice
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Zun Lee
    Object number
    2016.52.20
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Zun Lee
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd578109b3f-d013-4ba7-9578-5e4938c5c1e1
  • Untitled

    Photograph by
    Allen, Devin, American, born 1989
    Subject of
    Hipple, Erica
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Gray, Freddie, American, 1990 - 2015
    Date
    May 2, 2015
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 4896pixels × 3264pixels
    Caption
    The beauty in fighting for what is beautiful part.5 ::: perfection :::: #ripfreddiegray #welovebaltimore ::: #DVNLLN - Devin Allen (@bydvnlln), Instagram, 05/02/2015.
    Description
    A black-and-white digital photograph by Devin Allen of a family at a rally or protest in Baltimore, Maryland. The father and mother are surrounded by their three children, two daughters standing in front of them and their son sitting on his father's shoulders. The father wears a long-sleeved plaid shirt unbuttoned over a printed t-shirt. His right arm is around one of his daughters and his left arm is around his wife's shoulders, with his left hand showing the peace sign. The mother has on a black tank top and jeans. The daughter at left wears a long-sleeved shirt with a butterfly printed on the front and a bow in her hair. The daughter at right wears a striped shirt under a jean jacket and a headband with a flower in her hair. Both daughters have one arm raised up with a fisted hand. The son wears a vest over a white shirt and light-colored pants. He holds both his hands up in front of him showing the peace sign. Other protestors can be seen behind the family, including a man at right holding a phone up to take a photograph or video.
    91.48 MB
    Place captured
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Black Lives Matter
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Children
    Communities
    Families
    Fatherhood
    Gesture
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Race relations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Devin Allen
    Object number
    2016.98.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Devin Allen
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58444d00d-2844-402a-938d-dda91dd644b8
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    No. 615, The Way the Negro Race is Dying Out: Mrs. Whitaker and her Children

    Photograph by
    Palmer, J. A., American, died 1896
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    1871-1896
    Medium
    albumen and silver on paper on card mount
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 3 3/4 × 6 3/8 in. (9.5 × 16.2 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 3 15/16 × 7 in. (10 × 17.8 cm)
    Description
    An albumen print mounted on a stereograph-sized card mount depicting a woman identified as Mrs. Whitaker and eleven (11) children. They are all siting on a wooden porch outside of a wooden building and looking at the camera. The two eldest children sit at the left frame on one side of a post, while the rest of the children sit in a row on the other side of the post. Mrs. Whitaker sits in a chair behind the long row of children nursing an infant. The image is mounted on orange cardboard that is pale pink on the reverse. A yellow paper label is adhered at the verso center with handwritten and printed text in black ink identifying the photographer, place, title, and number.
    Place captured
    Aiken, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Portfolio/Series
    Aiken and Vicinity
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    cabinet photographs
    albumen prints
    Topic
    American South
    Children
    Families
    Motherhood
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd509cc90bb-d7e3-4dc8-844e-533eb5603d78
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    Albumen print of enslaved women and their children near Alexandria, Virginia

    Attributed to
    Larkin, James E., American
    Subject of
    Hughes, William, American, born 1856
    Hughes, Lucinda, American
    Hughes, Fannie, American, 1860 - 1950
    Hughes, Mary, American, born 1860
    Hughes, Frances, American, born 1834
    Hughes, Martha E., American, born 1857
    Hughes, Julia Scott, American, born 1859
    Hughes, Harriet, American, born 1852
    Hughes, Charles W., American, born 1853
    Hughes, Marshall M., American, born 1854
    Volusia Plantation, ended 1896
    Richards, Felix, American, died 1864
    Richards, Amelia Macrae, American, died 1910
    Date
    December 2, 1861 to March 10, 1862
    Medium
    albumen and silver on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 5 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. (14 × 21 cm)
    H x W (Mount): 7 15/16 × 10 in. (20.2 × 25.4 cm)
    Description
    An albumen print on paper with a purple, reddish-brown hue depicting two adult women and seven children pictured, from left to right: William, Lucinda, Fannie (seated on Lucinda's lap), Mary (in cradle), Frances (standing), Martha, Julia (behind Martha), Harriet, and Charles or Marshall. Lucinda Hughes and Frances Hughes were sisters-in-law through Frances's husband David. The group is posed outside in front of bare trees, one woman is posed as if ironing. Baskets and a dog or doll house are placed around the group. The women and their children were enslaved at the time this photograph was taken on a plantation just west of Alexandria, Virginia, that belonged to Felix Richards. Frances and her children were enslaved by Felix, while Lucinda and her children were enslaved by his wife, Amelia Macrae Richards.
    On the recto, an inscription is written in pencil on the paper mount below the image that reads: "Felix Richards slaves". On the verso, an inscription is written in pencil along the top center of the paper mount that reads "Felix Richards lived at 'Volusia' / Near Alexandria, VA." To the right of this inscription is more text written in pencil with a heavier hand that reads "101400 / 01-P-284". There is a pre-printed metallic oval on the verso.
    Place captured
    Volusia Plantation, Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    albumen prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Children
    Domestic life
    Families
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Slavery
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.174.8
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51443ee79-35fd-4c40-8a4e-82b3854c2500
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    Carte-de-visite of Sojourner Truth

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Truth, Sojourner, American, 1797 - 1883
    Caldwell, James, American, ca. 1844 - unknown
    54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, American, 1863 - 1865
    Date
    1863
    Medium
    albumen and silver nitrate on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Mount): 4 x 2 1/2 in. (10.2 x 6.4 cm)
    Description
    A carte-de-visite portrait of Sojourner Truth, showing the subject seated with a daguerreotype of her grandson, James Caldwell of Co. H, 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, on her lap. Truth wears a dot print dress, striped jacket, dark-colored apron, a light-colored shawl over her shoulders, and a light-colored cap. She looks straight at the camera. Her proper right hand sits at her waist and her proper left hand appears to point at the daguerrotype lying open on her lap. There are no inscriptions on the front. On the back is the inscription [Sojourner Truth] and an identification number.
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    cartes-de-visite
    albumen prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Antislavery
    Families
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Slavery
    Social reform
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    United States Colored Troops
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.46.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57d415807-3415-4928-9b85-6e3452551f70
  • Window card for One Mile from Heaven

    Distributed by
    20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935
    Subject of
    Trevor, Claire, American, 1910 - 2000
    Blane, Sally, American, 1910 - 1997
    Fowley, Douglas, American, 1911 - 1998
    Washington, Fredi, United States, 1903 - 1994
    Robinson, Bill "Bojangles", American, 1878 - 1949
    Wurtzel, Sol M., American, 1890 - 1958
    Dwan, Allan, Canadian-American, 1885 - 1981
    Date
    1937
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 22 1/8 × 14 1/8 in. (56.2 × 35.9 cm)
    Description
    Window card for "One Mile from Heaven".
    The card has a cream background. There is a black stamp at the top of the lobby card which reads [PENN - LAKE THEATRE / Sandy Lake / THU DEC 9]. At center is the title of the movie is in large blue text [ONE MILE / FROM HEAVEN]. There are two color film stills below it. On the left is a round-cropped image of three women in hats and a young girl with curly hair and a bow, all looking towards the right where there is an image of a man in a suit sitting at a table. This image, and the red text below it, are tilted at an angle. The text reads [WITH / CLAIRE / TREVOR / SALLY BLANE / DOUGLAS FOWLEY / FREDI WASHINGTON / AND / BILL ROBINSON]. At the bottom left is a blue box with white text which reads [THE STRANG- / EST CASE THAT / EVER SHOCKED / A HALL OF / JUSICE!]. There is a red 20th century Fox logo in the bottom right corner. There is small blue text along the bottom is the copyright information, [Copyright MCMXXXVII Twentieth Century - Fox Film Corp.], followed by other restriction information. The back of the card is blank.
    Place used
    United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    A Cinema Apart: African American Film Memorabilia (Larry Richards Collection)
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    window cards
    Topic
    Actors
    Advertising
    Hollywood (Film)
    Motherhood
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.118.150
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5428e75f0-c129-40cc-acc5-c104ab3acdf1
  • Print of Coretta Scott King leading a Mother's Day march for welfare rights

    Created by
    United Press International, American, founded 1907
    Subject of
    King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Date
    May 12, 1968
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    H x W (Image (Including type on right side)): 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (26 × 19.1 cm)
    Description
    A print of a press photograph of Coretta Scott King leading the Mother's Day March for Welfare Rights, part of the kick-off to the Poor Peoples Campaign. King is pictured in the center of the image wearing a dark suit, large corsage, and dark glasses. She links arms with people next to her, including two women in light colored jackets and corsages to her proper right and a man holding a megaphone to her proper left. Directly behind her is a man in a clerical collar with a young girl on his shoulders. Behind her is a large crowd of men and women, with buildings visible in the background. To the right of the image is printed the caption [WAP -051213 5/12/68 WASHINGTON: Mrs. Martin Luther King (center, dark glasses) leads a Mother's Day March for welfare rights, here 5/12. The parade kicked off the Poor People's Campaign which will culminate in a mass march on Memorial day. Others are unidentified. UPI]. On the back of the print are inscriptions and a stamp from the Examiner Reference Library.
    Place captured
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Poverty
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
    Object number
    2011.17.142
    Restrictions & Rights
    © United Press International. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53c57ace8-c4e6-4573-9e3d-a497fd98a073
  • Ma Barboza

    Photograph by
    Barboza, Anthony, American, born 1944
    Subject of
    Barboza, Lillian, American, 1924 - 1974
    Date
    1970s
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (sheet): 13 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 28 cm)
    H x W (image): 8 9/16 × 8 1/2 in. (21.8 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photographic portrait of Anthony Barboza's mother, Lillian Barboza. Mrs. Barboza stands just to the right of center frame, wearing a floral print shirt with the sleeves rolled up past her elbows. Her hair is pulled back and she wears eyeglasses. She holds something between both hands, held closely in front of her. She stands next to an open doorway with a patterned wallpaper-cover wall and a floral print chair behind her.
    Place captured
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Families
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.99.41
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Anthony Barboza
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c8d8305c-af96-4a91-8c04-8eb4117079c5
  • Alice Coltrane (Black Journal segment)

    Produced by
    National Educational Television, American, 1954 - 1970
    Greaves, William, American, 1926 - 2014
    Directed by
    Bourne, St. Clair, American, 1943 - 2007
    Subject of
    Coltrane, Alice, American, 1937 - 2007
    Coltrane, John, American, 1926 - 1967
    Owned by
    Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
    Date
    1970
    Medium
    acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 17 Minutes
    Length (Film): 580 Feet
    Title
    16mm motion picture film of Alice Coltrane (Black Journal segment)
    Caption
    This 16mm film is a documentary segment focusing on the life of Alice Coltrane and her children in the wake of the death of her husband, famed jazz magician John Coltrane.
    Description
    The 16mm color film print is a short documentary made for a segment of National Education Television's Black Journal television program. The segment focuses on the life of Alice Coltrane and her children in the wake of the death of her husband, famed jazz magician John Coltrane. This film was shot sometime during 1970; three years after the death of John Coltrane.
    This film opens with a collage of photos of jazz musician John Coltrane with a voice-over of a male narrator communicating the musical genius and personal demeanor of the renowned music artist. The voice-over ends with an open-ended statement on John Coltrane's family; leading into an interview with his wife, Alice Coltrane. Alice Coltrane discusses the influence her late husband has had on her life, both musically and spiritually. She speaks of him being a spiritual person, although not tied to one organized religion, his vegetarian diet, and the how he carved time out of his days to meditate. There is footage of their children playing in the yard and walking with their mother. Alice plays the harp and talks about how her music is a manifestation of her spirituality. She discusses her musical career and how she balances that with being a mother and paying tribute to her late husband, but also not wanting to be defined as an extension of John Coltrane's music. Instead, when she finds herself playing some of the music he wrote, she sees herself as sharing in what he produced throughout his career. Footage of her playing the piano at a small jazz concert with a few other musicians plays for two minutes. In the final minutes of the segment, Alice Coltrane explains her relationship with a higher power and the personal enlightenment she has felt and gained through meditation. The film ends with a dolly-out/zoom-out long shot of Alice Coltrane and her children waving from their home.
    Place filmed
    Dix Hills, Huntington, Long Island, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Pearl Bowser Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    color films (visual works)
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Families
    Jazz (Music)
    Motherhood
    Musicians
    Profile films
    Spirituality
    Television
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
    Object number
    2012.79.1.16.1a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © National Educational Television
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    10 year streaming license agreement with WNET. Agreement is dated May 16 2017.
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cc27a5ab-2c2f-4077-9403-28720a470ace
  • Untitled (Patiently Watching)

    Photograph by
    Galbraith, Robert, American, 1919 - 2015
    Printed by
    Bakht, Igor, born 1928
    Subject of
    Coley, Mary Francis Hill, American, 1900 - 1966
    Sapp, Martha Butler, American, 1932 - 2003
    Date
    1952; printed 2005
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 14 1/2 x 19 in. (36.8 x 48.3 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
    Description
    Black and white image of two (2) women, one seated on a bed and the other standing and bent over the torso of the seated woman. The standing woman, Mary Francis Hill Coley, on the left side of the image, wears a light-colored dress with white cuffs on her sleeves. The sleeves reach only to her elbow. Tied around her waist is a white apron. Her proper left hand is touching the stomach of the seated woman. Her proper right hand grasps the bed frame. The seated woman, Martha Butler Sapp, is on the right side of the image and wears a terry cloth robe. Her hair is tied up in a scarf. She looks down at the hand on her stomach. The bed on which she sits is uncovered with blankets around her. In the upper left corner of the image are sheer, polka dotted curtains surrounding a window with the shade closed. The upper right corner of the image is in shadow.
    Place depicted
    Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    Reclaiming Midwives: Stills from All My Babies
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Children
    Families
    Health
    Labor
    Medicine
    Midwifery
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Rural life
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert Galbraith
    Object number
    2009.1.15
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1987 Robert Galbraith
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55736fa59-cac9-4eb2-891c-4c7f3418a701
  • Untitled (Next Day Continuing Care)

    Photograph by
    Galbraith, Robert, American, 1919 - 2015
    Printed by
    Bakht, Igor, born 1928
    Subject of
    Coley, Mary Francis Hill, American, 1900 - 1966
    Sapp, Alvin G., American, born 1952
    Date
    1952; printed 2005
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 13 1/2 × 19 in. (34.3 × 48.3 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
    Description
    Black and white image of woman, Mary Francis Hill Coley, bathing a baby. Coley, seated center, holds a small baby in her lap with her left hand while her right hand sponges the baby clean. In her lap is towel. She wears a dark colored dress with a white, square collar and cuffs. Her sleeves are elbow length. In the lower left corner is a small basin of water and dish with soap on a chair. Hanging off the chair are newspapers and cloth. Behind her is a window with sheer curtains and a windowsill filled with small bottles, containers, and towels. Behind the woman is a bureau table with a mirror leaning against a wall. In the reflection of the mirror is the window and curtains. On the bureau table are small bags and a rolled newspaper.
    Place depicted
    Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    Reclaiming Midwives: Stills from All My Babies
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Children
    Families
    Health
    Labor
    Medicine
    Midwifery
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Rural life
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert Galbraith
    Object number
    2009.1.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1987 Robert Galbraith
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5929dbed6-bbc9-4853-a09f-7e0be2f6204b
  • Father Figure: Untitled

    Photograph by
    Lee, Zun, Canadian, born 1969
    Subject of
    Miller, Guy
    Conley-Miller, Lanik
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    ca. 2012
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5999pixels × 3985pixels
    Title
    Digital image of Guy Miller, Lanik Conley-Miller, and child
    Description
    A digital image of Guy Miller and Lanik Conley-Miller and a small child. Guy holds the child on his lap as the child reaches for a stroller.
    68.64 MB
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    Father Figure
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Children
    Families
    Fatherhood
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Zun Lee
    Object number
    2016.52.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Zun Lee
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5abaee4a1-9d50-4091-a8ab-528cff646d75
  • Toni Morrison, Slade Morrison, and Ford Morrison

    Photograph by
    Mitchell, Jack, American, 1925 - 2013
    Subject of
    Morrison, Toni, American, 1931 - 2019
    Morrison, Harold Ford, American
    Slade Morrison, American, died 2010
    Date
    December 1978; printed 1990s
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 12 7/16 × 14 7/8 in. (31.6 × 37.8 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 12 15/16 × 19 1/16 in. (32.9 × 48.4 cm)
    Description
    A black and white digital print photograph of Toni Morrison and her two sons Ford (left) and Slade (right) Morrison. The back of the photograph has a Jack Mitchell stamp with the number [5860].
    Place depicted
    Spring Valley, Rockland County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Jack Mitchell Archives Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    inkjet prints
    Topic
    Families
    Literature
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Jack Mitchell Archives
    Object number
    2016.77.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jack Mitchell, All Rights Reserved
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ea80f365-543b-4298-812b-1089219e4182
  • Toni Morrison, Slade Morrison, and Ford Morrison

    Photograph by
    Mitchell, Jack, American, 1925 - 2013
    Subject of
    Morrison, Toni, American, 1931 - 2019
    Morrison, Harold Ford, American
    Slade Morrison, American, died 2010
    Date
    December 1978; printed 1990s
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 12 7/16 × 13 3/16 in. (31.6 × 33.5 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 12 15/16 × 19 1/16 in. (32.9 × 48.4 cm)
    Description
    A black and white digital print photograph of Toni Morrison and her two sons Slade and Ford Morrison. Toni sits on a couch looking down at a table with a pencil in her hand. She is flanked by her two sons. Ford sits on the far edge of the couch, Slade sits on the floor playing a flute. The back of the photograph has a Jack Mitchell stamp with the number [5861].
    Place depicted
    Spring Valley, Rockland County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Jack Mitchell Archives Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    inkjet prints
    Topic
    Families
    Literature
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Jack Mitchell Archives
    Object number
    2016.77.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jack Mitchell, All Rights Reserved
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55fffa839-eda2-4377-ba9b-8a1d76db5710
  • Untitled

    Photograph by
    Allen, Devin, American, born 1989
    Subject of
    Allen-Kearney, Gail, American
    Date
    August 2, 2015
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 4896pixels × 3264pixels
    Caption
    GN :: A peep into my life Here is my Queen my mother ::: The Black Family Get Together ::: Lauryn Hill Zion Vibes ::: #DVNLLN - Devin Allen (@bydvnlln), Instagram, 08/02/2015.
    Description
    A black-and-white digital photograph by Devin Allen of his mother, Gail Allen-Kearney, singing. Allen-Kearney wears a white V-neck t-shirt, glasses, and two necklaces. Her hands are up at her side, her eyes are closed, and her mouth is open. She stands in an interior room.
    91.48 MB
    Place captured
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Communities
    Families
    Local and regional
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Devin Allen
    Object number
    2016.98.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Devin Allen
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50839b459-2ee7-4821-81ba-6b5782566b9f

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