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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
- 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.
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This Child's Gonna Live
- Written by
- Wright, Sarah Elizabeth, American, 1928 - 2009
- Published by
- Dell Publishing Co., American, 1929 - 1974
- Date
- 1971
- On ViewCommunity/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
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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.
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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.
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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 ViewCulture/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
- 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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.118.150
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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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
- 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.
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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
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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
- 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
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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
- 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
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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
- 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
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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
- 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
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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
- 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
-
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
- 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
-
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
- 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