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James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
- Directed by
- Thorsen, Karen, American
- Subject of
- Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987
- Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
- Angelou, Maya, American, 1928 - 2014
- Short, Bobby, American, 1924 - 2005
- Leeming, David Adams, American
- Styron, William, American, 1925 - 2006
- Reed, Ishmael, American, born 1938
- Happersberger, Lucien, Swiss, 1932 - 2010
- Owned by
- D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
- Date
- 1989
- Medium
- 16mm Film (a): acetate film;
- 16mm Film (b): acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration (Reel 1): 50 Minutes
- Length (Film): 1800 Feet
- Duration (Reel 2): 24 Minutes
- Length (Film): 850 Feet
- Title
- 16mm motion picture film of James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
- Caption
- "James Baldwin: The Price of The Ticket" recounts the life and influence of author James Baldwin using a combination of archival footage of Baldwin and contemporary interviews with his surviving family and friends. The film was directed by Karen Thorsen in collaboration with the famous documentary production company Maysles Films.
- Description
- James Baldwin: The Price of The Ticket recounts the life and influence of author James Baldwin using a combination of archival footage of Baldwin and contemporary interviews with his surviving family and friends. The film was directed by Karen Thorsen in collaboration with the famous documentary production company Maysles Films.
- The film includes footage of interviews and public speeches by Baldwin, scenes from Baldwin's funeral service, and explorations of Baldwin's homes in France, Switzerland, Turkey, and Harlem. Interviews with family and friends include his brother David; biographer David Leeming; writers Maya Angelou, Amiri Baraka, William Styron, Ishmael Reed and Yashar Kemal; painter Lucien Happersberger and entertainer Bobby Short.
- Consists of: 16mm Film (ab).
- 2017.55.23.1ab:16mm film.
- Original film can labels read:
- AUDIO-VISUAL DIVISION / THE MARTIN LUTHER KING MEMORIAL LIBRARY / DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARY / 901 G Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. / FILM No. X347 / TITLE JAMES BALDWIN: THE PRICE OF THE TICKET / PRINT No. 1 PART 1 / MAYSLES FILMS, INC. 250 West 54th Street, New York City
- AUDIO-VISUAL DIVISION / THE MARTIN LUTHER KING MEMORIAL LIBRARY / DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARY / 901 G Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. / FILM No. X348 / TITLE JAMES BALDWIN: THE PRICE OF THE TICKET / PRINT No. 1 PART 2 / MAYSLES FILMS, INC. 250 West 54th Street, N.Y. / 212-582-6050
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Istanbul, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
- Switzerland, Europe
- Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- Collection title
- DC Public Library Film Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- motion pictures (information artifacts)
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Civil rights
- Film
- Gender
- LGBTQ
- Literature
- Sexuality
- Spirituality
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.55.23.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Karen Thorsen (Nobody Knows Productions). Permission required for use.
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BLK Vol. 1 No. 1
- Published by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Edited by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Photograph by
- Rockshots, Inc., American, founded 1978
- Illustrated by
- Ebony, American, founded 1945
- Subject of
- Sylvester, American, 1947 - 1988
- Goldberg, Whoopi, American, born 1955
- Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, American, 1988 - 2003
- AIDS Healthcare Foundation, founded 1987
- Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985
- Date
- December 1988
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- The first issue of BLK magazine, published December 1988. It is printed in black and white and the front cover features an unidentified shirtless man wearing a Santa Claus hat and faux beard. A black text box, with the letters [BLK] in large uppercase bold letters, covers his pelvic region. To his right, pearls and ornaments hang from the branches of a Christmas tree.
- Inside the issue, there is a [December Calendar of Events], which details one-time events for that month. There is also a section devoted to [Community News], in which three headlines appear: [Brownlie Hospice Opens December 5], about the opening of the first facility of the AIDS Hospice Foundation, [90 Attend ‘Fences’ to Raise Conference $], about a fundraiser by the Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, and [Women’s Committee Needs Volunteers] about the Women's Research Committee of the Minority AIDS Project. The “Community News” section is followed by a full-spread photograph of singer Sylvester, which is then followed by a full-page image of Whoopi Goldberg and an accompanying article about awards the two received at the National Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Conference. The magazine also has several advertisements scattered throughout its pages, including ads for a car dealership, pizzeria, chat and party lines and personal classified ads. There are 15 pages in total, all of which are printed in black and white.
- The back cover features a full advertisement for [Midtowne Spa].
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Health
- Holidays and festivals
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Mass media
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
- Object number
- 2018.108.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © BLK Publishing Company, Inc.
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BLK Vol. 1 No. 10
- Published by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Edited by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Subject of
- St. John, Keith, American, born 1957
- Gay Men of African Descent, American, founded 1986
- Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985
- AIDS Project East Bay, American, founded 1983
- AIDS Project Los Angeles, American, founded 1983
- Craig, Gwenn, American, born 1951
- Foundation for AIDS Research, American, founded 1985
- Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, American, 1988 - 2003
- Thais-Williams, Jewel, American
- Date
- September 1989
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- This is the 10th issue of BLK magazine published September 1989. On the front cover, there is an image of Keith C. St. John. St. John wears a jacket, button-up shirt, necktie and a pair of glasses. At top left, [BLK] is printed in large, bold, white uppercase letters within a red rectangular textbox with [Number 10] along the bottom. The letters are partially obscured by the image of St. John. There are 30 pages in total, with articles, advertisements, classifieds, black and white photographs, and cartoon illustrations throughout.
- Under the heading [Word Up] there are four short articles: [Enlightened Self Interest / The Eddie Doth Protest / Dis This Jam] and the fourth reads [Florida Black Man Lives 30 Years as Woman, Fools 2 Husbands and Adopted Son]. This is followed by the calendar section [BLK BOARD] and letters to the editor [BLK MAIL].
- The cover story, which begins on page 6 and ends on page 7, is entitled [Working Inside / Openly gay black attorney runs for city post in Albany, New York]. Two quotes from the interview are printed in a larger font. The first reads [Being black and gay ‘gives me another tool to illustrate injustices.”] and the second [“I don’t let those things that I don’t think are relevant get in my way.”]
- Several shorter articles appear under the [BLK Community News] section. These include: [Three Black Men Place in Super-Men Contest], [Shanti Gets $80K Grant], [MECLA Selects Board], [Board Calls for Dismissal of Gay Coast Guardsman], [Noted Black Lesbians to Marry in L.A. Ceremony] about Jewel Williams and Rue Thais, [Team LA Holds 1st Meet], [Black Lesbians, Gays to Organize in San Diego] about the Lesbians and Gays of African Descent, [Fund $100K AIDS Show], [David Lemming to Write Authorized Baldwin Bio], [Pros Discuss 3rd World AIDS at Montreal Meet], [Seattle: Needles Okay], [Gwenn Craig Tapped for S.F. Police Commission], [Black Lesbian Group Plans Major Conference], [Black Clerics Talk AIDS], [Anti-Abortion Leaders Alienate Most Blacks], [APLA Hires Bicultural Health Ed Coordinator], Gentlemen Concerned Sponsors Garden Party], [County Funds Hospice in South Central L.A.], [Slate Videos for Loan], [Zambian Leader: Study for Solution Not Origin], [African Women Urged to Join Fight Against AIDS], Nurse Sues Over Jab], [MAP, APLA to Sponsor Public Benefits Seminar], [Cleo Manago New Head of East Bay AIDS Project], [San Diego Gets 2 Black Gay HIV Support Groups], [Rue’s House Gets $4K], [CDC Errs on AIDS Cases], [See Possible AIDS, TB Links; CDC Wants Tests], [Black Mayor Apologizes for ‘Monkey Blood’ Slur], [Panel Scolds Defense Dept. on Lesbian Issue], [WHO Says African AIDS Statistics Not Accurate], [Brown Campus Sprouts Anti-Black, Gay Graffiti] and [AmFAR Gives $70K to Minority AIDS Project]
- There are advertisements throughout the issue, including: [Minority AIDS Project], [LAPIS WOMEN OF COLOR DROP-IN SUPPORT GROUP], [Black Gay & Lesbian Leadership Forum / Third Annual NATIONAL BLACK GAY AND LESBIAN CONFERENCE and Health Institute], [WE CARE ABOUT THE GAY & LESBIAN COMMUNITY / VISITING NURSE HOME SERVICES], [A Pirate’s Tale / THE BUCCANEER / a novel by M.S. Hunter], [THE Black Gay Men’s Exchange / Friendship, Companionship and Support], [FADED SHADES], [RITES / A magazine for lesbian & gay liberation with a feminist bent], [Unity Fellowship Church], [Hot, Horny & Healthy! / a Fun, Safer Sex Playshop], [BEING ALIVE / PEOPLE WITH AIDS ACTION COALITION], [976 WOLF], [976 CAMP], [MIDTOWNE SPA], [Chocolate Hair / SALON], [A DIFFERENT LIGHT / Gay and Lesbian Literature], and [976 HUGE].
- The back cover is a full page advertisement for [THE NEW CAPER LOUNGE] in Inglewood, California.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Health
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Mass media
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
- Object number
- 2018.108.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- © BLK Publishing Company, Inc.
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BLK Vol. 1 No. 2
- Published by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Edited by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Subject of
- Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985
- Sylvester, American, 1947 - 1988
- Robinson, Max, American, 1939 - 1988
- Date
- January 1989
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- The second issue of BLK magazine, published January 1989. It is printed in black and white and features an image of singer/songwriter Sylvester on the front cover. Sylvester is wearing large sunglasses and smiles widely at the camera. Close to the bottom of the page, there is a black textbox with the letters [BLK] written inside in large, bold uppercase white letters, followed by [Number 2, January 1989] in a smaller font. There are 16 pages in total, with articles, advertisements, black and white photographs, and cartoon illustrations originally from Ebony Magazine with new captions written by BLK.
- Page 3 displays the [January Calendar of Events]. Subsequent pages include articles such as [How Safe is Oral Sex?], [Remembering Sylvester] and [AIDS Conferences Held Throughout the World]. Pages 10-11 feature short articles on Minority AIDS Project activities, AIDS in Zaire, and the death of television news anchorman Max Robinson. Page 12 features a half-page statistical report on AIDS cases provided by the CDC in an article entitled [CDC Lists December Statistics On U.S. AIDS Cases]. The next page provides a short piece on the spread of AIDS in Ethiopia. The pages of articles are followed by several pages of a [Community Directory], which includes sections for [Bars and Baths] and [Organizations]. The final pages consist of classified ads for employment, housing, models, masseurs, and personals.
- There are advertisements throughout, including a [Special Benefit Preview Performance] of The Phantom of the Opera for [THE PHILIP MANDELKER AIDS PREVENTION CLINIC] and several for [976-HUGE]. The back cover consists of a large full-page ad for Midtowne Spa and a cut-out coupon offering a [1/2 Off Special] on specific days.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Health
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Mass media
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
- Object number
- 2018.108.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © BLK Publishing Company, Inc.
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BLK Vol. 1 No. 3
- Published by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Edited by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Subject of
- National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays, American, 1978 - 1990
- Sweet Baby J'ai, American
- Beam, Joseph F., American, 1954 - 1988
- Holden, Nate N., American, born 1929
- National Association of Black and White Men Together, American, founded 1980
- Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985
- Date
- February 1989
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- The third issue of BLK magazine, published February 1989. It is printed in black and white and features a an image of jazz singer Sweet Baby J'ai. Only J'ai's right shoulder and head are visible as she turns her head slightly to the right, looking back at the camera. She wears a light-colored head wrap. At the top left corner is a black textbox with the letters [BLK] written inside in large, bold uppercase white letters, followed by [Number 3, February 1989] in a smaller font. There are 30 pages in total, with articles, advertisements, classifieds, black and white photographs, and cartoon illustrations originally from Ebony Magazine with new captions written by BLK.
- The issue opens with a calendar of the month's events followed by an article about J'ai written by Mark Haile. Two pictures of J'ai accompany this article. A second article on pages 6 and 7 consists of an interview with Dr. German Maisonet about [health care for blacks in the Age of AIDS]. This is followed by an article on circumcision and an obituary for activist and author Joe Beam.
- The shorter articles in the [Community News] section are [Research Says Cokers See High AIDS Risk], [Black Gay Performance Art Hits Los Angeles], [Black Literary Journal Seeks Submissions], [Gay Conference in Los Angeles Only Weeks Away], [Politico Nate Holden Puts Black Gay Kids on Hold], [Black Student Group Slates Free Film Series], [Leadership Roundtable Scheduled to Convene], [List January CDC Stats on U.S. AIDS Cases], [List Complete Conference AIDS Institute Schedule], [BWMT Elects Officers], and [Black Lesbian Group Retreats to Sausalito]. This section is followed by a community directory and classified ads.
- There are advertisements throughout the publication. Page 7 features a full-page ad for [The Second Annual Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Conference and AIDS Institute] scheduled to take place February 12-20, 1989. The Theme of the conference is printed at the top of the page in large bold letters [Loving Ourselves, Healing Ourselves, Preparing For The 21st Century.]. Some of the other ads include a gala [Honoring HARVEY FIERSTEIN] organized by the AIDS Hospice Foundation, [“A Tribute To Sylvester” STARRING Chaka Kahn, Jeannie Tracey & Kim Miller], [Erase Bad Credit], a call for [MEMBERSHIP AND SUPPORT] for [BEING ALIVE / PEOPLE WITH AIDS ACTION COALITION], [CULIVER CITY] car dealership, multiple party and chat lines. The back cover is a full page advertisement for Midtowne Spa.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Health
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Mass media
- Medicine
- Sexuality
- Singers (Musicians)
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
- Object number
- 2018.108.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © BLK Publishing Company, Inc.
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BLK Vol. 1 No. 4
- Published by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Edited by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Subject of
- National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays, American, 1978 - 1990
- National Association of Black and White Men Together, American, founded 1980
- Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985
- Natalie Cole, American, 1950 - 2015
- Goldberg, Whoopi, American, born 1955
- Sylvester, American, 1947 - 1988
- Wilson, Phill, American, born 1956
- Norman, Pat, American, born 1939
- Cochran, Randy, American, born 1962
- Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
- Date
- March 1989
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- The fourth issue of BLK magazine, published March 1989. It is printed in black and white and the cover features an image of adult film performer Randy Cochran. Cochran sits facing the camera, smiling as he looks directly into it. He wears a light-colored suit with a stripped necktie. Tree branches can be seen in the background behind him. Close to the bottom of the page, the magazine’s logo [BLK] is printed in large, bold, uppercase white letters, surrounded by a solid black rectangle. Below the letters (within the box), the issue number and date appear [Number 4, March 1989]. There are 23 pages in total, with articles, advertisements, classifieds, black and white photographs, and cartoon illustrations originally from Ebony Magazine with new captions written by BLK.
- The issue opens with a [Letters to the Editor] section, followed by a calendar of the month's events. The feature articles in this issue include an article on the National Black Gay and Lesbian Conference titled [Integrating Ourselves / Building bridges and coalitions to create wholeness], an interview with Randy Cochran titled [Randy Cochran / One of America’s prominent porn stars talks about his profession], and [Keeping the IRS Happy / Income tax reminders for lesbians and gay men].
- There are 13 articles in the [Community News] section. They are: [500 Attend Los Angeles Leadership Conference; Watson, Waters, Cole Address Black Gay Group], [Gay, Lesbian jazz Org Forms in Los Angeles], [Minorities to Receive Increase in Services], [Whoopi Goldberg’s Dad Comes Out of Closet], [Odoms, Emery to Head GLCSC Committees], [Ugandans Flee AIDS Medical Researchers], [Ex-Junkie Works to Stem AIDS Epidemic], Women’s Group Slates Programs for March], [Parker, Clarke to Speak at Cal State, Bookstore], Kenya Ranks 16th with 4, 495 AIDS Cases], [List February Stats on AIDS Cases in U.S.], [BWMT Receives $131K AIDS Education Grant], [Kimberly Miller New MECLA Office Head] and [Magazine Finds Some Condoms Defective]. Following the news section is a gossip column by Preston G. Guider titled [Read My Lips]. The magazine concludes with the classifieds. The back cover is a full page advertisement for Midtowne Spa.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Health
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Mass media
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
- Object number
- 2018.108.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © BLK Publishing Company, Inc.
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BLK Vol. 1 No. 5
- Published by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Edited by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Subject of
- Lorde, Audre, American, 1934 - 1992
- Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985
- National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays, American, 1978 - 1990
- National Association of Black and White Men Together, American, founded 1980
- Lesbian Agenda for Action, American, 1987 - 1991
- Holden, Nate N., American, born 1929
- Bradley, Tom, American, 1917 - 1998
- Rangel, Charles, American, born 1930
- Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, American, 1988 - 2003
- National LGBTQ Task Force, American, founded 1974
- Rev. Bean, Carl, American, born 1944
- AIDS Project East Bay, American, founded 1983
- Saxxon, Larry, American
- Gerald, Gilberto, American
- Mapplethorpe, Robert, American, died 1989
- Date
- April 1989
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- The fifth issue of BLK magazine, published April 1989. It is printed in black and white and the cover features a photograph of Audre Lorde. She dons a pair of rectangular spectacles which she looks over as she holds its left end piece with her left hand. She also wears what appears to be a dark-colored jacket and a pattered scarf. The magazine’s logo is printed at bottom center, with the letters [BLK] written in large, bold, uppercase white letters. A solid red rectangle, with a white border, surrounds the letters. Below BLK, the issue number and date [Number 5, April 1989] are also printed within the box. There are 30 pages in total, with articles, advertisements, classifieds, black and white photographs, and cartoon illustrations originally from Ebony Magazine with new captions written by BLK throughout.
- There is an advertisement for [BEING ALIVE] FOR THE [PEOPLE WITH AIDS ACTION COALITION] on the other side of the front page, listing the services of the coalition. The issue opens with an event calendar titled [Blk Board] and a letters to the editor section titled [Blk Mail]. The issue continues with a profile on Audre Lorde titled [Oh, Lorde! Black student group hosts noted black lesbian feminist at UCLA]. The article is accompanied by the same image of Lorde found on the front cover of the issue. Other featured articles include: [The King and the Jester / Tom Bradley and Nate Holden vie for City Hall in Los Angeles] and [Black/White Photography / Robert Mapplethorpe, noted for photos of black men, dies of AIDS in Boston].
- Pages 14 through 21 comprise the [Blk Community News] section and include headlines such as [Bean Steps Down as Minority AIDS Project Head to Pursue Church Duties; Board Selects Gil Gerald], [Tap Craig Harris for New York AIDS Post], [Statistics Paint Grim Picture for Future of AIDS Cases Among African Americans in California], [Ivy Young Picked to Head NGLTF’s Family Project], [N.J. Students Push for Black, Gay Demands], [S.F. Health Pol Calls Needle Ex ‘Genocide’], [BWMT/SF Hosts Meet], [AIDS Project East bay Becomes Independent Org], [D.C. Gets AIDS Clinic], [South Central AIDS Agencies Almost Defunded], [Harris Becomes First Female Episcopal Bishop], [Sullivan OK’s Needles; HHS Says Lose Fed $], [Gay PAC Seeks Black Applicants for Top Post], [Rangel Slams Sullivan on Needle Exchange], [2,2127 Die in Tanzania] and [S.F. Women Dance for Fall Racism Confab]. The section concludes with a note explaining that the monthly AIDS report is not featured in this month’s issue of BLK.
- Following the news section is a gossip column by Preston G. Guider titled [Read My Lips]. The magazine concludes with the classifieds section, titled [Blk Market]. The inside back cover is a full page advertisement for Midtowne Spa and the back cover is a full page advertisement for Keith Medical Group, [HIV specialists within a family practice environment]. There are additional advertisements throughout the issue. These include: [National Gay Rights Advocate seeks DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS], [Erase bad credit.], [Feeling Overwhelmed by AIDS? / THE GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER], [Unity Fellowship Church / A Church For All People], [BLK / NEW OR RENEWAL SUBSCRIPTION], [976-CAMP], [970-WOLF].
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Health
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Mass media
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
- Object number
- 2018.108.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © BLK Publishing Company, Inc.
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BLK Vol. 1 No. 6
- Published by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Edited by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Subject of
- Folayan, Ayofemi Stowe, American, born 1950
- Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985
- National Association of Black and White Men Together, American, founded 1980
- AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power, American, founded 1987
- Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, American, 1988 - 2003
- Date
- May 1989
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- The 6th issue of BLK magazine, published May 1989. The front cover features an image of playwright, poet and performer Ayofemi Stowe Folayan. Foloyan wear a patterned shirt, earrings and rings on her index, middle and marriage fingers. Her hair is done in cornrows. The name of the magazine [BLK] is printed in large, bold, white uppercase letters within a red rectangular textbox. The date and issue [Number 6, May 1989] are printed just below the title. here are 22 pages in total, with articles, advertisements, classifieds, black and white photographs, and cartoon illustrations originally from Ebony Magazine with new captions written by BLK.
- The inside cover features an ad for the [Minority AIDS Project], listing the organization’s services. The content opens with a section entitled [Blk Board], there is a calendar of events beginning April 28, 1989 and ending July 21, 1989. Followed by a section entitled [Blk Mail] which contains four Letters to the Editor.
- There are two feature articles: [Talking about Ayofemi / Playwright, Poet and performer to appear in L.A. and Oakland] and [Policing the Task Force / How and why people of color got kicked off a city advisory board]. In the [Blk Community News] section, the articles include: [BWMT/LA Told: Hospice to Locate in South Central], [CDC Lists March Stats on AIDS Cases in U.S.], [Group Plans Outreach to Lesbians of Color], [ACT-UP Plans Meeting], [NAN Announces Execs] and [BGLLF Slates Benefit] and [Adodi, BEBASHI Plan Weekend Philly Retreat]. The issue concludes with a classified ads section titled [BLK Market].
- There are advertisements throughout, including: [Stonewall 20: A Generation of Pride], [Dinner & Program Honoring Jewel Williams on her 50th Birthday], [Being Alive / People With AIDS ACTION COALITION], [Unity Fellowship Church / A Church For All People], [Feeling Overwhelmed by AIDS? / THE GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER], [976-CAMP], [970-WOLF], [976 HUGE], and [MIDTOWNE SPA].
- The back cover consists of a single ad for the [KEITH MEDICAL GROUP]. The top of the ad consists of a photograph of a man trimming a rose hedge. The image takes up about half of the back cover and is divided into 12 equal squares, one of which is solid white. The caption printed under the photo reads [We treat people not parts.].
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Health
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Mass media
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
- Object number
- 2018.108.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © BLK Publishing Company, Inc.
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BLK Vol. 1 No. 7
- Published by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Edited by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Subject of
- Pamplin, Roger V. Jr., American, died 1990
- Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985
- Wayans, Damon, American, born 1960
- Slick Rick, British American, born 1965
- Winfrey, Oprah, American, born 1954
- Waters, Maxine, American, born 1938
- Rev. Bean, Carl, American, born 1944
- Dr. Uribe, Virginia, American, 1933 - 2019
- Hemphill, Essex, American, 1957 - 1995
- National Association of Black and White Men Together, American, founded 1980
- Date
- June 1989
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- The 7th issue of BLK magazine, published June 1989. The front cover features an image of bodybuilder and AIDS activist Roger V. Pamplin, Jr. Pamplin, visible from the waist up, stands looking at the camera and smiling, wearing a polo shirt. At top left,[BLK] is printed in large, bold, white uppercase letters within a red rectangular textbox. The date and issue [Number 7, June] are printed just below the title. There are 30 pages in total, with articles, advertisements, classifieds, black and white photographs, and cartoon illustrations originally from Ebony Magazine with new captions written by BLK throughout.
- The inside cover features an ad for the [Minority AIDS Project], listing the organization’s services. The content opens with a section entitled [WORD UP] with short blurbs on media and culture items, including a Johnny Walker advertisement featuring two men, a review of Damon Wayans offensive and homophobic stand up set, commentary on a Slick Rick song and a report that Washington DC clergy persons and council members have rejected a series of AIDS prevention posters because of explicit references to condoms. The next two pages contain the calendar of events, titled [BLK BOARD], and the letters to the editors, titled [BLK MAIL].
- There are three feature articles: [Harassment vs. Protection: Police actions at Hollywood bar stir feelings of ambivalence], [The Truth about Stonewall: Lesbians, gay men of color, drag queens and young people start modern gay movement] with a timeline titled [Major Events in Black Gay History Since Stonewall], and a profile of Roger V. Pamplin, Jr. titled [It Happened to Me: Brawny bodybuilder describes how he got AIDS and how he denied it].
- In the [Blk Community News] section, the articles include: [U.S. Appeals Court Tells Army to Reinstate Black Soldier but Avoids Hearing Constitutional Issue], [L.A. Gets New Magazine], [Curtis Tucker Jr. Gets MECLA Award for Dad], [New L.A. Black Lesbian Panel to Meet Monthly], Winfrey Rumor Proves Untrue, Reporter Fired, Papers Removed; Beau Said to Reconsider Union], [Los Angeles Panel Oks AIDS Training Funds], [Waters Tapped for Marshall in Pride Parade; Carl bean, Virginia Uribe to Receive Top CSW Honors], [Ousted Members Form New Police Liaison Group], [Harvey Milk Demo Club Leaves Cop Task Force], [Essex Hemphill Seeks Black Gay Manuscripts]. There is also a photograph from the “Hot, Horney and Healthy” workshop program sponsored by the National Task Force on AIDS Prevention of the National Association Black and White Men Together.
- The issue continues with an obituary section titled [BLK VEIL]. This is followed by a gossip column titled [Read My Lips], a directory titled [BLK LIST] and the issue concludes with a classified ads section titled [BLK MARKET].
- There are advertisements throughout, including: [Stonewall 20: A Generation of Pride], [Dinner & Program Honoring Jewel Williams on her 50th Birthday], [Being Alive / People With AIDS ACTION COALITION], [Unity Fellowship Church / A Church For All People], [CATCH ONE DISCO], [A DIFFERENT LIGHT] bookstore, [Hot, Horny and Health!] AIDS prevention program, [976-CAMP], [970-WOLF], [976 HUGE], and [MIDTOWNE SPA]. The back cover consists of a full page ad for the [KEITH MEDICAL GROUP].
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Health
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Mass media
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
- Object number
- 2018.108.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © BLK Publishing Company, Inc.
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BLK Vol. 1 No. 8
- Published by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Edited by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Subject of
- Rev. Bean, Carl, American, born 1944
- Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985
- Hall, Arsenio, American, born 1956
- Foundation for AIDS Research, American, founded 1985
- Parker, Pat, American, 1944 - 1989
- National Association of Black and White Men Together, American, founded 1980
- Gay Men of African Descent, American, founded 1986
- Fraziear, Thelma, American, 1932 - 2016
- Date
- July 1989
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- The 8th issue of BLK magazine, published July 1989. The front cover features an image of Rev. Carl Bean, wearing clergy collar and robes. At top left,[BLK] is printed in large, bold, white uppercase letters within a red rectangular textbox. The letters are partially obscured by the image of Bean. There are 30 pages in total, with articles, advertisements, classifieds, black and white photographs, and cartoon illustrations originally from Ebony Magazine with new captions written by BLK throughout.
- The inside cover features an ad for the [Minority AIDS Project “Coming Home For Friends 2 Annual Gospel Benefit]. The content opens with a section entitled [WORD UP] with short blurbs about Arsenio Hall, an Art Against AIDS fundraiser by the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR), and products by The Mysteria Love Company of Arlington, Texas. This is followed by a calendar of events, titled [BLK BOARD], and a remembrance of the Pat Parker written by Ayofemi Stowe Folayan titled [Pat Parker: Noted black lesbian writer and activist dies following battle with illness]. Pages 8-17 contain an interview with Rev. Carl Bean titled [Rev. Carl Bean Perhaps the most important black gay AIDS activist in the entire world].
- In the [Blk Community News] section, the articles include: [Wheaten Killed; Man Sought for Questioning], [Merton Provides Funds BWMT Joins LIFE Lobby], [Women, Minorities Tally Rage Door Policy Bias], [Launch Tanzania Drive], [Name Room for Black Gay AIDS Activist in N.Y.] about Charles Angel, [BLK Plans New Titles for Fall], [Long Beach AIDS Group Quizzes Board Member], [Racists Go on Trial for Slaying Black Gay Men], [Thelma Fraziear Will Leave State AIDS Post], [Hospital Gives Minority Patients Useless Drug], [L.A. Gay Film Festival Includes Black Works], [Slate First ‘Gold Coast’ Model Contest at Catch], [Project Slates ‘Coming Home for Friends II’].
- The issue continues with a gossip column titled [Read My Lips] and concludes with a classified ads section titled [BLK MARKET].
- There are advertisements throughout, including: [Being Alive / People With AIDS ACTION COALITION], [Unity Fellowship Church / A Church For All People], [The Black Gay Mens’ Exchange], [A DIFFERENT LIGHT] bookstore, [Hot, Horny and Health!] AIDS prevention program, [Visiting Nurse Home Services], [Chris Brownlie Hospice, A Place Where Everyday Counts.], [976-CAMP], [970-WOLF], [976 HUGE], and [MIDTOWNE SPA]. The back cover consists of a full page notice for the [WAR ON AIDS MEMORIAL] being built on the grounds of the Chris Brownlie Hospice. The top of the page reads: [58,000 American Death to AIDS / 57,704 American Deaths in Vietnam / 57 HOURS OF REMEMBRANCE].
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Health
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Mass media
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
- Object number
- 2018.108.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- © BLK Publishing Company, Inc.
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BLK Vol. 1 No. 9
- Published by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Edited by
- Bell, Alan, American
- Subject of
- Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987
- Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985
- Professor Griff, American, born 1960
- Nkoli, Simon, South African, 1957 - 1998
- National Association of Black and White Men Together, American, founded 1980
- Jones-Hennin, ABilly S., American, born 1942
- Date
- August 1989
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- The 9th issue of BLK magazine, published August 1989. The front cover features an image of James Baldwin. Baldwin is pictured from the shoulders up, wearing a plaid shirt, his proper right hand raised to his head. At top left,[BLK] is printed in large, bold, white uppercase letters within a red rectangular textbox with [Number 9] along the bottom. The letters are partially obscured by the image of Baldwin. There are 30 pages in total, with articles, advertisements, classifieds, black and white photographs, and cartoon illustrations throughout.
- The inside cover features an ad for the [Minority AIDS Project with a list of services]. The content opens with a section entitled [WORD UP] with short blurbs about the singles scene at a Los Angeles carwash, Brown University funded by slave trade profits, homophobic comments by Prof. Griff of Public Enemy, and a comparison of the costs of bathhouses in various U.S. cities. This is followed by a calendar of events, titled [BLK BOARD] and several letters to the editor titled [BLK MAIL]. Pages 7-11 contain an interview with the South African anti-apartheid and gay rights activist Simon Nkoli along with a copy of his U.S. tour schedule. Within pages 13-16 is a tribute to James Baldwin.
- In the [Blk Community News] section, the articles include: [African Americans Win at Gay Physique Contest], [N.Y. Poet Releases Book], [‘Coming Home’ Concert May Turn Profit for MAP], [NABWMT Holds Ninth Annual Convention in Florida], [Rage Faces More Woes], Superstars Raise Funds in N.Y.C. to Combat AIDS], [Billy Jones to Head Minority AIDS Program in D.C.], [Gay Alumni Organize], [Hughes Estate Protests Movie Exhibition in U.S.], [Black Hustler Guilty in Stabbing of Eye Doctor], and [Rue’s House to Get $]. The issue continues with a gossip column titled [Read My Lips] and concludes with a classified ads section titled [BLK MARKET].
- There are advertisements throughout, including: [LAPIS PRESENTS A WOMEN’S EVENT: CARIBBEAN NIGHTS], [Being Alive / People With AIDS ACTION COALITION], [Visiting Nurse Home Services], [BWMT/LA Hot, Horny and Healthy!], [CHRIS BROWNLIE HOSPICE: A Place Where Everyday Counts], [APOLLO DESIGNS], [Unity Fellowship Church / A Church For All People], [National Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum], [A DIFFERENT LIGHT] bookstore, [976-CAMP], [970-WOLF], [976 HUGE], and [MIDTOWNE SPA]. The back cover consists of a full page advertisement for [LABOR DAY GALA] in Oakland by [Something Special Productions].
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Health
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Mass media
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
- Object number
- 2018.108.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © BLK Publishing Company, Inc.
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for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
- Published by
- Shameless Hussy Press, 1968 - 1989
- Written by
- Dr. Shange, Ntozake, American, 1948 - 2018
- Illustrated by
- Holup, Wopo, American
- Date
- 1975
- Medium
- ink on paper and metal
- Dimensions
- Closed: 8 1/2 x 5 3/8 x 1/8 in. (21.6 x 13.7 x 0.3 cm)
- Open: 8 1/2 x 11 3/16 x 3/16 in. (21.6 x 28.4 x 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A red booklet of poems entitled, “for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf,” written by Ntozake Shange. The images in the booklet were illustrated by Wopo Holup. The booklet has a red cover with an illustration of a budding rose with feathers tied to the stem. The title text on the top of cover reads [FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE/ / WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF]. Below the title is the text [Ntosake Shange] and in the bottom right corner is the text [.95]. The booklet is twenty-six pages with a dedication page. On the frontispiece is an illustration printed in purple ink of Ntozake Shange in profile view with a rose dangling from her ear. At the bottom of the illustration is a large butterfly. The other illustration is on page twenty-four, and it is also printed in purple ink. It is a rose in a glass Pepsi bottle with three feathers lying at the base of the bottle. Along the spine is the text [for colored girls who have considered suicide / ntozake shange / shameless hussy press]. There is an inscription in red ink on the dedication page.
- Place printed
- San Lorenzo, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Feminism
- Gender
- Identity
- Poetry
- Sexuality
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wopo Holup
- Object number
- 2013.85.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- copyright © Ntosake [sic] Shange 1975. Permission required for use.
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for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
- Illustrated by
- Davis, Paul Brooks, American, born 1938
- Subject of
- Dr. Shange, Ntozake, American, 1948 - 2018
- Booth Theatre, American, founded 1913
- Date
- 1976
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- ink on paper.
- Dimensions
- H x W: 46 1/8 × 22 15/16 in. (117.2 × 58.3 cm)
- Description
- An illustrated poster for the choreopoem, “for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf,” by Ntosake Shange, featuring a painted, three quarters profile, upper body portrait of a young woman wearing a yellow head scarf, yellow tank top and gold and feather earrings. The portrait is of Ntozake Shange. She is standing against a white tile subway wall which has a single red tile stripe at the base of the wall. The main poster text is written in rainbow-colored, cursive, paint brushstrokes with simulated paint drips, and text reads, [For / Colored / Girls / who have / Considered / Suicide / When / The / Rain- / bow / is / Enuf]. In the top right corner is a box painted to appear like small tiles with white text against a dark red background that reads, [BOOTH THEATRE / 222 W. 45TH ST.] followed by a white, right pointing arrow. The artist's signature is in that bottom right corner, against a white tile.
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Drama (Theatre)
- Feminism
- Gender
- Identity
- Poetry
- Sexuality
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wopo Holup
- Object number
- 2013.85.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © The New York Shakespeare Festival. Permission required for use.
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Printer's full print sheet of Some Men
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Written by
- Dr. Shange, Ntozake, American, 1948 - 2018
- Illustrated by
- Holup, Wopo, American
- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 38 × 25 in. (96.5 × 63.5 cm)
- Description
- An uncut printer's full print sheet of pages for the booklet of poems entitled “Some Men” written by Ntozake Shange. The images in the booklet were illustrated by Wopo Holup. The sheet is a cream color page that has been divided into forty-eight panels, twenty-four panels are right side up and the other twenty-four have been printed upside down. Each panel represents a page in the final booklet (2013.85.1). Most of the panels have poetry, an illustration or both printed on it. Several of the pages have illustrations depicting a table that holds a bowl, a picture frame and a lamp shaped like a woman, holding the lamp shade with one hand while holding the lightbulb in her mouth. Another set of illustrations depicts a table with a vase of flowers. Three pages resemble dance card pages, with filigree pattern borders with the names of dances listed followed by a blank lines. Several of these lines have been filled in script that reads [some men]. Four pages depict a picture frame, four pages have been filled in with illustrations of pink, orange, purple, blue and red flowers and four pages have illustrations depicting male figures pointing guns and female figures with their arms stretched out. All of the illustrations are references to lines of Shange's poems, many of which depict violence and sexual aggression towards women. At the center of the book are six entirely black pages and there are eight pages that have been left blank.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Feminism
- Gender
- Identity
- Poetry
- Sexuality
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wopo Holup
- Object number
- 2013.85.4
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The Motion of Light In Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village, 1957-1965
- Written by
- Delaney, Samuel R., American, born 1942
- Published by
- William Morrow and Company, Inc., founded 1926
- Date
- 1988
- Medium
- cardboard , paper (fiber product) and ink
- Dimensions
- book: 8 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (21.6 x 14.9 x 2.9 cm)
- Description
- A first edition hardcover copy of The Motion of Light in Water by Samuel R. Delaney with separate book jacket. The jacket features an illustrated portrait of Delaney against a black and red cityscape background. The title is set in white type on top of blue, the subtitle is set in black type on top of yellow, and the author's name is set in black type on top of green. The book is an autobiography by Delaney about growing up as a gay African American man, being a science fiction writer, and the time he spent in an interracial marriage with Marilyn Hacker. The book consists of 302 pages.
- Place depicted
- East Village, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- books
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Literature
- Men
- Race relations
- Sexuality
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.158.5ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Arbor House Publication Co. 1988. Permission required for use.
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Quicksand
- Written by
- Larsen, Nella, American, 1891 - 1964
- Published by
- Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., American, founded 1915
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- cardboard , ink on book paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 3/4 × 5 11/16 × 1 9/16 in. (19.7 × 14.4 × 4 cm)
- Description
- A harcover book with orange cloth cover with black print and bordering. Imprinted i the center in black is [QUICKSAND / BY / NELLA LARSEN].
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Literature
- Race relations
- Sexuality
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.42.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
-
Grand Dame Queenie
- Created by
- Sherald, Amy, American, born 1973
- Date
- 2012
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- H x W (unframed): 54 1/8 × 43 × 2 1/2 in. (137.5 × 109.2 × 6.4 cm)
- Description
- Oil painting that depicts a three-quarter length portrait of a woman with closely cropped hair holding a teacup and saucer decorated with a profile silhouette of a woman’s face. The cup and saucer is white with gold edging. There is a gold wreath around the silhouette. The woman is wearing a high necked red blouse that is tied at the neck with a bright yellow scarf. The long sleeves have ruffles at the cuffs. The shirt is tucked into black and white striped pants with a yellow button. The background fades from a bright blue at the top to bright purple at the bottom. Bright fuchsia splashes are scattered throughout the background. The woman gazes directly at the viewer.
- Place made
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- oil paintings
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.20
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Amy Sherald
-
CC0
Pinback button with "I Believe Anita Hill"
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Hill, Anita, American, born 1956
- Thomas, Clarence, American, born 1948
- Date
- 1991
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 3/16 × 3 3/16 in. (8.1 × 8.1 cm)
- Description
- A pink and black pinback button in support of Anita Hill. The front of the button is a pink background with black text reading [I believe Anita Hill]. The back of the button has a pin with a hook.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Activism
- Feminism
- Gender
- Government
- Justice
- Law
- Local and regional
- Men
- Politics (Practical)
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Cash Bestebreurtje
- Object number
- 2019.32
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photographic slide of participants at a New York Gay Pride Parade
- Photograph by
- Dr. Simmons, Ron, American, 1950 - 2020
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1980s
- Medium
- reversal film and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)
- Description
- A color photographic slide depicting participants at a gay rights demonstration, taken from within the crowd. Shown from the shoulders up, the image features the backs of the men in front of the photographer. From left to right is a white man in a red tank top, with his head turned slightly to show a stud earring in his left ear; a black man with his head shaved except for a close-cropped strip in the middle, a small hoop earring in his right ear, and wearing a black tank top; and a white man in a blue shirt, with his head slightly turned to show a mustache in profile. At the very right of frame is the shoulder of another individual. The bottom of a bunch of red balloons is in the top right corner of the image and the American flag can be seen on the right side of the image, ahead of the men, with a crowd of other participants in between. The slide film is in a plastic case, light grey on the front and dark grey on the obverse. There are no inscriptions or markings.
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Ron Simmons Photography Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Archival Collections
- Type
- color slides
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ron Simmons
- Object number
- TA2019.38.1.1.1.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ron Simmons
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Photographic slide of Phil Wilson speaking
- Photograph by
- Dr. Simmons, Ron, American, 1950 - 2020
- Subject of
- Wilson, Phill, American, born 1956
- Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, American, 1988 - 2003
- Million Man March, American, founded 1995
- Date
- 1995
- Medium
- reversal film and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)
- Description
- A color photographic slide of activist Phil Wilson standing in front of a podium, speaking into a microphone. He is wearing a brown jacket, with a beige spotted sweater and a white shirt underneath it. On his right lapel is a circular button with a black stripe in the middle of it. The word [UNITY] is printed in white outline within the stripe. The top semi-circle is red, with the words [Million Man March] printed in black ink, while the bottom semi-circle is green with the words [Washington DC. 1995] written in black ink. On his left lapel is a pin or sticker of the African continent in rainbow stripes. Behind Wilson is a black banner with the words [National Gay & Lesbian Leadership]. An individual in red jacket holding the banner is just visible in the left edge of the image, with green leaves of trees barely visible at the top right corner. The slide film is housed in white plastic casing, with [24] printed at the top right corner.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Ron Simmons Photography Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Archival Collections
- Type
- color slides
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Oratory
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ron Simmons
- Object number
- TA2019.38.1.1.1.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ron Simmons