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  • Porgy and Bess

    Published by
    Philips Records, American, founded 1950
    Recorded by
    Estes, Simon, American, born 1938
    Alexander, Roberta, American, born 1949
    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, German, founded 1923
    Directed by
    Slatkin, Leonard, American, born 1944
    Composed by
    Gershwin, George, American, 1898 - 1937
    Date
    1985
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    plastic , tape , paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Case): 4 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 5/8 in. (10.8 × 7 × 1.6 cm)
    Description
    A copy of a Porgy and Bess highlights album in audio cassette format. Simon Estes and Roberta Alexander portray Porgy and Bess, respectively. The performance is conducted by Leonard Slatkin and features the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. Cassette is matte black plastic containing magnetic tape. Label on the cassette is white with black text. Track list is "Introduction", "Jazzbo Brown Blues", "Summertime", "My Man's Gone Now", "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'", "Buzzard Keep on Flyin'", "Bess, You Is My Woman Now", "Oh, I Can't Sit Down", "I Ain't Got No Shame - It Ain't Necessarily So", "Now De Time, Oh Gawd", "Tell Me Quick Where's Bess", and "Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way". Album sleeve features portrait of Simon Estes and Roberta Alexander with brown background. Case is clear plastic.
    Classification
    Media Arts-Audio Recordings
    Type
    audio cassettes
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Opera (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Timothy Anne Burnside
    Object number
    2018.100.2abc
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1985 Philips Records. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bf5fd861-26f6-4e05-88c9-e080723779d9
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    The Song of Hiawatha Op.30

    Published by
    Novello & Company, British
    Written by
    Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel, British, 1875 - 1912
    Date
    1900
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 10 3/16 x 6 3/4 x 1/2 in. (25.9 x 17.1 x 1.3 cm)
    Description
    Full score for the opera, "The Song of Hiawatha Op. 30", written by the Anglo-African composer, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. "The Song of Hiawatha Op. 30" is a trilogy of cantatas by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, produced between 1898 and 1900, which included "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast", "The Death of Minnehaha", and "Hiawatha's Departure". The first part, "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast", was particularly famous for many years and it made the composer's name known throughout the world.
    Place depicted
    London, England, Europe
    New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Type
    scores
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Opera (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.57.29.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a017314f-6bb5-4c8c-a297-5db534b5ff39
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    Holiday card from William Grant Still

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Still, William Grant, American, 1895 - 1978
    Date
    1937
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 5 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (14 × 8.9 cm)
    H x W (Image): 5 1/16 × 3 1/16 in. (12.9 × 7.8 cm)
    Description
    A holiday card sent from William Grant Still to Mr. Frank H. Bolner[?].
    An off white piece of paper mounted on similar color card stock, with a purple square piece of paper mounted on the right side. The purple square has a geometric border design in black and features a staff with musical notes above [LENOX AVENUE AND I / WISH YOU / A HAPPY NEW YEAR] printed in black. Beneath the purple square is a printed illustration of gradient golden brown holly leaves and berries along with two perpendicular ribbon stripes printed in gold. In the bottom right corner, handwritten in black ink is [To Mr. Frank H. Bolner, / with sincere wishes / William Grant Still / Dec 28, 1937 / Los Angeles, Cal.]. The back of the card is blank.
    Place depicted
    Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
    Type
    greeting cards
    Topic
    Composers (Musicians)
    Holidays and festivals
    Music
    Opera (Music)
    Orchestral (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.38.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50337c75a-1c4b-4657-99f0-14993f91a6b9
  • Verdi - Aïda (Highlights)

    Published by
    RCA Records, founded 1901
    Recorded by
    Price, Leontyne, American, born 1927
    Vickers, Jon, Canadian, 1926 - 2015
    Gorr, Rita, Belgian, 1926 - 2012
    Merrill, Robert, American, 1917 - 2004
    Tozzi, Giorgio, American, 1923 - 2011
    Date
    1962
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    magnetic tape, paper, plastic
    Dimensions
    Diameter (tape reel): 7 × 1/2 in. (17.8 × 1.3 cm)
    H x W x D (reel box): 7 7/16 × 7 7/16 × 3/4 in. (18.9 × 18.9 × 1.9 cm)
    Description
    A tape reel of Verdi-Aida (2016.68.10a) that is housed in a cardboard case (2016.68.10b). The front of the case features a closely framed portrait of Leontyne Price looking upward in costume as the character Aïda from Verdi's opera "Aïda." Above Price's portrait are two equally-sized rectangle text boxes; the rectangle to the left is orange while the rectangle to the right is black. White and black text in the rectangle to the left reads [HIGHLIGHTS / AÏDA / VERDI]. White and orange text in the rectangle to the right reads [PRICE • VICKERS / GORR • MERRILL • TOZZI / SOLTI • / ROME OPERA HOUSE / ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS / Selected by the Metropolitan Opera]. Above these two rectangle text boxes is a series of text boxes aligned with the top edge which contain the record label logo and stereo specifications. The back of the case has black text on a white background that gives information about the tape. The reel has a RCA Victor red label.
    Classification
    Media Arts-Audio Recordings
    Type
    audiotapes
    Topic
    Classical (Music)
    Composers (Musicians)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Opera (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.68.10ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bcc15e3c-c60a-437e-9cb4-6ada0e255568
  • Portrait of Leontyne Price

    Photograph by
    Mitchell, Jack, American, 1925 - 2013
    Subject of
    Price, Leontyne, American, born 1927
    Date
    1978
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of Leontyne Price. She is featured facing the camera wearing a turban with beading and a feathered piece around her neck. The back of the photograph has caption information and a Jack Mitchell stamp at center and the number [2340] in the top left corner.
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Opera (Music)
    Photography
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.83.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jack Mitchell, All Rights Reserved
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5473b06b7-e818-45d8-b3c3-a16d149d4496
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    Opera glasses and case owned by Mary Church Terrell

    Created by
    Lemaire, French, 1846 - 1955
    Owned by
    Terrell, Mary Church, American, 1863 - 1954
    Date
    late 19th-mid 20th century
    Medium
    glasses:metal, plastic, glass, mother of pearl;
    case: leather, silk, metal, paper, ink
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (case): 2 3/4 × 4 5/8 × 2 in. (7 × 11.7 × 5.1 cm)
    H x W x D (glasses): 2 1/4 × 4 × 1 1/2 in. (5.7 × 10.2 × 3.8 cm)
    Description
    Small opera glasses and case owned by Mary Church Terrell. The metal opera glasses (a) have inlaid mother of pearl decoration. Around the rim of each eyecup [LEMAIRE PARIS] is printed. The text on the left side is significantly deteriorated. The lens glass has some deterioration and the metal is tarnished. The green leather case (b) has a blue silk lining. There is a button closure to open the hinged lid. The sides seams are torn and the leather is abraded. The case handle is partially detached. There is a handwritten numerical notation inside the lid.
    Place collected
    Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Place made
    Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
    Collection title
    Mary Church Terrell Family Archive
    Classification
    Archival Collections
    Tools and Equipment-Personal use
    Type
    opera glasses
    cases (containers)
    Topic
    Amusements
    Domestic life
    Fashion
    Opera (Music)
    Theatre
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell
    Object number
    A2017.13.1.16ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59b5093de-622e-41b1-be29-adec38c8ffc1
  • Program for a Marian Anderson concert at the War Memorial Opera House

    Published by
    Moss and Hayman Management, American
    Subject of
    Anderson, Marian, American, 1897 - 1993
    Hurok, Sol, American, 1888 - 1974
    War Memorial Opera House, founded 1932
    Date
    March 10, 1958
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    L x W: 8 3/4 x 5 13/16 in. (22.2 x 14.8 cm)
    Description
    Four page concert program for a Marian Anderson, Contralto, performance at the War Memorial Opera House, Monday Evening, March 10, 1958 at 8:30. Black ink on cream-colored paper. No inscriptions.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place depicted
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    programs
    Topic
    Opera (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jackie Bryant Smith
    Object number
    2010.66.144
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59c103f6d-f9d0-440b-870b-0d5756fc843a
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    Photographic print of Ethel Waters as Carmen

    Created by
    Van Vechten, Carl, American, 1880 - 1964
    Subject of
    Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977
    Date
    April 30, 1934
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 9 1/2 × 6 5/16 in. (24.1 × 16 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Ethel Waters set against a floral background. She wears a dark-colored head covering and large earrings. With one hand, she holds a floral-printed fan in front of her to partially obscure her mouth and the lower part of her face. On the reverse is a handwritten inscription in graphite reading [Ethel Waters / By Carl Van Vechten], with a photographer's stamp in the bottom left corner.
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    black-and-white photographs
    portraits
    Topic
    Actors
    Musical Theatre
    Opera (Music)
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.42.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd529e01338-9043-4be1-bad8-3c67237d54e8
  • Marian Anderson, Celebrated Contralto, Recognized as one of the Greatest of All Time

    Published by
    The Associated Publishers, Inc., American, 1921 - 2005
    Subject of
    Anderson, Marian, American, 1897 - 1993
    Date
    1947
    Medium
    paper (fiber product) and ink
    Dimensions
    L x W: 5 11/16 x 4 in. (14.4 x 10.2 cm)
    Description
    A reproduction of a black-and-white press photograph of singer, Marian Anderson with the following title below the image: "Celebrated Contralto, Recognized as one of the Greatest of All Time".
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    portraits
    Topic
    Classical (Music)
    Opera (Music)
    Photography
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jackie Bryant Smith
    Object number
    2010.66.145
    Restrictions & Rights
    ©1947 The Associated Publishers, Inc. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5967d828d-4d9e-4a7a-81db-a2d756d9de23
  • Promotional and souvenir program autographed by Marian Anderson

    Written by
    Hurok, Sol, American, 1888 - 1974
    Subject of
    Anderson, Marian, American, 1897 - 1993
    Date
    ca. 1954
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    L x W: 11 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (29.8 x 22.2 cm)
    Description
    A program for a performance by Marian Anderson signed by the artist. The cover also includes a full-length photograph of Anderson performing. The contents include several photographs of the artist and a reprint of an article about Anderson's relationship with her mother.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    programs
    Topic
    Families
    Motherhood
    Opera (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jackie Bryant Smith
    Object number
    2010.66.153
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55b7dcbb8-1825-4248-b27a-99505cefd07a
  • Swedish Red Cross Medal of Honor

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Received by
    Dobbs Janzon, Mattiwilda, American, 1925-2015
    Subject of
    Mountbatten, Louise Alexandra Marie Irene, Swedish, 1889 - 1965
    Date
    1957
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    metal, cloth
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 3 1/8 x 2 1/2 x 1/2 in. (7.9 x 6.4 x 1.3 cm)
    Description
    The Swedish Red Cross Medal of Honor presented to Mattiwilda Dobbs by Queen consort Louise in1957. The medal has a red and white ribbon tied in a bow at the top. A small metal ring connects the bow to the round medal. The medal has depictions on both sides. One side has three crowns over a cross. Lettering around the interior edge reads: SVENSKA / RODA / KORSET. The other side of the medal features a depiction of a person wearing a cape holding the back and arm of another person. Small writing on the interior edge reads: CARITAS. A leaf like patter circles around the outer edge on both sides of the medal.
    Place made
    Sweden, Europe
    Classification
    Awards and Medals
    Type
    medals
    Topic
    Opera (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mattiwilda Dobbs
    Object number
    2011.135.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d3f09182-ff7d-4259-9953-ed0aae1aa67e
  • Photo of Mattiwilda Dobbs and Swedish Queen consort Louise

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Dobbs Janzon, Mattiwilda, American, 1925-2015
    Mountbatten, Louise Alexandra Marie Irene, Swedish, 1889 - 1965
    Date
    1957
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 x 9 3/4 in. (20.3 x 24.8 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of Queen consort Louise of Sweden presenting Mattiwilda Dobbs with the orders the Swedish Red Cross at concert at the Stockholm Konserthus.
    Place depicted
    Sweden, Europe
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Opera (Music)
    Photography
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mattiwilda Dobbs
    Object number
    2011.135.8
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5104cd069-b14c-4758-afab-927d56cb8abb
  • I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'

    Written by
    Gershwin, George, American, 1898 - 1937
    Heyward, DuBose, American, 1885 - 1940
    Gershwin, Ira, American, 1896 - 1983
    Directed by
    Mamoulian, Rouben, American, 1897 - 1987
    Date
    1935
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 3/4 x 9 in. (29.8 x 22.9 cm)
    Description
    A piece of sheet music, black ink on discolored paper. The cover has black-and-white drawings depicting a scene from the opera Porgy and Bess.
    Place depicted
    R.K.O. Building Rockefeller Center, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Type
    sheet music
    Topic
    Musical Theatre
    Opera (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Arthur Tyrill Farrell Family
    Object number
    2011.21.100
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1935 Gershwin Publishing Corp. Copyright renewed, assigned to Chappell & Co. Inc. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b7911cdc-ebac-4527-bb66-14038b2bdc81
  • Playbill for Porgy and Bess

    Published by
    Playbill, American, founded 1884
    Used by
    Gershwin Theatre, American, founded 1972
    Subject of
    Albert, Donnie Ray, American, born 1950
    Dale, Clamma, American, born 1948
    Shakesnider, Wilma
    Lind-Oquendo, Abraham
    Hinds, Esther
    Ivory-Davis, Delores, American, born 1939
    Mosely, Robert, American, died 2002
    Oliver, Irene
    Gershwin, George, American, 1898 - 1937
    Gershwin, Ira, American, 1896 - 1983
    Heyward, DuBose, American, 1885 - 1940
    Date
    1976
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 9 x 5 5/8 in. (22.9 x 14.3 cm)
    Description
    Playbill for Porgy and Bess. White background with yellow box at top; white box below with graphic of scenes from the production, including a man resting his head on the chest of a woman. Graphics located underneath title. [PLAYBILL/URIS THEATRE/PORGY/AND/BESS] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1976,
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    theater programs
    Topic
    Broadway Theatre
    Opera (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
    Object number
    2011.45.80
    Restrictions & Rights
    Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd589248311-f352-40f2-8a55-eb199f77a588
  • Concert program for Porgy and Bess

    Used by
    The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, American, founded 1842
    Subject of
    Deas, Kevin, American
    Martin, Marvis, American
    Johnson, Camellia, American
    Forest, Michael, American
    Lynch, Lester
    Mahajan, Indira, Indian American
    Gershwin, George, American, 1898 - 1937
    Gershwin, Ira, American, 1896 - 1983
    Heyward, DuBose, American, 1885 - 1940
    Date
    1998-1999
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (21.6 x 13.7 cm)
    Description
    Concert program for Porgy and Bess. White background with black graphic of two men at a piano. [1998-1999 Young People's Concerts/New York Philharmonic/Kurt Masur, Music Director]
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by Digital Volunteers
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    theater programs
    Topic
    Opera (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
    Object number
    2011.45.81
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d4bbc6e2-05d6-46b8-9437-d37cc16ccd88
  • Broadside for a performance by Madame Sissieretta Jones

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Jones, Sissieretta, American, 1868 - 1933
    African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, American, founded 1821
    Date
    1893
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 7/8 x 6 in. (22.5 x 15.2 cm)
    Description
    Broadside advertising a concert at Oak Street A.M.E. Zion Church of Madame Sissieretta Jones on Thursday April 27, 1893. The advertisment has an engraved vignette of Jones as well as information about the musical concert.
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    broadsides
    Topic
    Opera (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.46.62
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57dd51daf-ead2-4c9c-8137-1ed3a971c900
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    Broadside for the musical drama "Out of Bondage"

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Hyers, Anna Madah, American, 1855 - 1929
    Hyers, Emma Louise, American, 1857 - 1901
    Hyers Sisters, American, 1867 - ca. 1900
    Date
    1876
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. (22.2 x 9.8 cm)
    Description
    A broadside advertising the musical drama "Out of Bondage", the first play about slavery with an African-American cast. It features the cast, and a synopsis of the three acts that make up the play. The broadside has some slight wear and is affixed to a piece of paper. There is an inscription on the front of the broadside that reads: [Sept. 10th].
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    broadsides
    Topic
    Actors
    Drama (Theatre)
    Musical Theatre
    Opera (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.46.74
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55628fedb-16c1-437e-b726-30b05030ae33
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    Satin gown worn by Marian Anderson and Denyce Graves

    Designed by
    Karinska, Barbara, Ukrainian, 1886 - 1983
    Worn by
    Anderson, Marian, American, 1897 - 1993
    Graves, Denyce, American, born 1964
    Date
    mid 20th century; altered 2009
    Medium
    silk satin, silk faille, cotton, synthetic fiber, synthetic and metallic lace, and metal fasteners
    Dimensions
    H x W: 69 x 31 in. (175.3 x 78.7 cm)
    Description
    This pale bronze gown was designed by Barbara Karinska and worn by Marion Anderson, then later altered and worn by Denyce Graves. The gown is made from slubbed silk satin and has a fitted sleeveless bodice with a natural waistline and a full skirt with a slight train. Portions of a cream and metallic gold floral lace are cut and sewn to the bodice around the scoop neckline, along the shoulder straps, and around the waist side seams. The gown closes at the center back with a metal zipper that extends below the waist and one (1) metal hook-and-eye at the top of the zipper.
    The bodice of the dress is lined with an undyed cotton. The interior neckline and shoulder straps are lined with a light brown synthetic fabric, likely an alteration for Graves. The skirt is fully lined in a cream silk faille. A cream fabric label with black woven and handwritten text is sewn at the interior center front waist that reads "KARINSKA / 112 WEST 44TH ST. NEW YORK / Name_______ / Act [handwritten] ANDERSON / Scene_________".
    Classification
    Clothing-Costume
    Type
    gowns
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Costume design
    Opera (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Denyce Graves
    Object number
    2012.49.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a76a5b44-3e52-4bea-8be3-05c377d237ea
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    Dress worn by Denyce Graves in Washington National Opera's production of Carmen

    Designed by
    Langman, Donna, American
    Worn by
    Graves, Denyce, American, born 1964
    Date
    1993-1994
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    (a): silk satin, silk and cotton brocade, ribbon, cotton tape, glass beads, plastic boning, and metal fasteners;
    (b): silk taffeta, synthetic satin, velvet, synthetic lace, buckram, plastic zipper, and metal fasteners
    Dimensions
    H x W (corset): 21 × 17 3/4 in. (53.3 × 45.1 cm)
    H x W (skirt): 61 x 40 in. (154.9 x 101.6 cm)
    Description
    This black corset and pink ruffled skirt were designed by Donna Langman and worn by Denyce Graves as the lead in the Washington National Opera's production of Carmen during the 1993-1994 season. The corset (a) is made from black silk satin and is sleeveless and strapless. A loop of black woven cotton tape is sewn at the top of both sides with black beaded decoration covering the tape and black beaded fringe hanging below it. These beaded pieces are worn draped across the upper arm, not over the shoulder. The corset closes at the center back with a black metal zipper and one (1) hook-and-eye at the top of the zipper. The interior of the corset is lined with a black silk and cotton floral brocade. The seams are pressed open and serged along the raw edges. Flexible boning covered in black ribbon with a woven floral design is hand sewn to the interior to provide stiff shaping. There are sixteen (16) long pieces of boning around the corset and two (2) shorter pieces of boning sewn one at each front side where the arm meets the chest. A cream fabric label is sewn at the interior proper left back with embroidered and handwritten black text reading "Donna Langman / Denyce Graves [handwritten] / new york". Hanger loops made from the black floral ribbon are sewn at each interior side.
    The skirt (b) has tiers of pink iridescent silk taffeta ruffles cascading down the front. A single pink taffeta ruffle runs around the entire bottom of the skirt, which is longer in the back with a slight train. The waist and the back of the skirt are faced in a fuchsia synthetic satin fabric. This fabric is covered on the skirt by a black velvet overlay that wraps around the sides and ends in a v at the center front waist. The velvet is sewn to the skirt around the waist and is tacked around the length of the skirt where the fuchsia fabric meets the pink taffeta ruffle. A length of black lace is sewn around the top edge of the velvet overlay, which resembles a long scarf or shawl wrapped around the waist of a Spanish flamenco style skirt. The skirt closes at the center back using a pink plastic zipper with one (1) metal snap and one (1) metal hook-and-eye. An additional black metal invisible zipper is sewn at the center back of the black velvet overlay, covering the pink metal zipper when closed. Buckram is sewn inside the waistband and the hem of the skirt. The skirt is not lined. Two (2) hanger loops made from pink synthetic fabric are sewn one at each interior side waist.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Clothing-Costume
    Type
    corsets
    skirts
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Costume
    Local and regional
    Opera (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Denyce Graves
    Object number
    2012.49.2ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f671f631-9957-4adf-8b61-79e096c9de20
  • Photograph of Denyce Graves wearing a Donna Langman designed dress for "Carmen"

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Graves, Denyce, American, born 1964
    Date
    2012
    Medium
    ink on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5 x 3 in. (12.7 x 7.6 cm)
    Description
    Full color photograph of American mezzo-soprano opera singer, Denyce Graves, wearing a pink and black satin flamenco-style designed by Donna Langman for Act IV in the Washington National Opera's production of "Carmen". This candid photograph of Graves in costume appears to have been taken while backstage.
    Place depicted
    The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    color photographs
    portraits
    Topic
    Costume
    Local and regional
    Musical Theatre
    Opera (Music)
    Photography
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Denyce Graves
    Object number
    2012.49.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e5b9bc9d-7398-4937-98b9-cfdc2943cfa1

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