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  • Photograph of a man and a woman

    Photograph of a man and a woman

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in. (24 × 19 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.3 × 20.2 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Date
    early 20th-mid 20th century
    Description
    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a man and a woman. Both the man and woman are depicted mostly nude, with the woman wearing light colored panties, and the male wearing a small garment over his hips. The woman is standing in a three quarters pose, with her body turned towards the right side of the image, and her proper left leg held slightly forward. Both of her arms rounded, raised above, and held slightly forward of her head. She is looking upwards. She is standing between the man’s legs. The man is kneeling on his proper right knee, just behind the woman. His torso is turned towards the woman’s body and his proper left hand is resting on her stomach. His eyes are closed and his chin is slightly raised. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.
    Topic
    African American
    Dance
    Photography
    Sexuality
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.46.25.129
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf

    for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf

    Published by
    Playbill, American, founded 1884
    Subject of
    Dr. Shange, Ntozake, American, 1948 - 2018
    Used by
    Booth Theatre, American, founded 1913
    Medium
    ink on paper, metal
    Dimensions
    9 x 5 5/8 x 1/8 in. (22.9 x 14.3 x 0.3 cm)
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    playbills
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    November 1977
    Description
    An edition of Playbill Magazine for the production of "for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf". The cover has a white background with yellow box at top; the illustration below depicts an African American woman wearing a yellow kerchief on her head and a yellow top. Behind the woman is a white tile wall with rainbow-colored writing reading [For/Colored/Girls/who have/Considered/Suicide/When/The/Rain-bow/is/Enuf]. Black type in yellow box at top reads, [PLAYBILL/THE BOOTH THEATRE] White sticker with image of a red elephant and [50¢] on back on back, handwritten [1977/B].
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Topic
    African American
    Drama (Theatre)
    Feminism
    Gender
    Identity
    Sexuality
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dow B. Ellis
    Object number
    2012.152.1213
    Restrictions & Rights
    Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf

    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
    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)
    Type
    pamphlets
    Place printed
    San Lorenzo, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1975
    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.
    Topic
    African American
    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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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Exhibition
    Taking the Stage
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf

    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
    Medium
    ink on paper.
    Dimensions
    H x W: 46 1/8 × 22 15/16 in. (117.2 × 58.3 cm)
    Type
    posters
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1976
    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.
    Topic
    African American
    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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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Exhibition
    Taking the Stage
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Printer's full print sheet of Some Men

    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Written by
    Dr. Shange, Ntozake, American, 1948 - 2018
    Illustrated by
    Holup, Wopo, American
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 38 × 25 in. (96.5 × 63.5 cm)
    Type
    sheets (information artifacts)
    Date
    1981
    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.
    Topic
    African American
    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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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Black

    Black "Sex" jumpsuit owned by James Brown

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Owned by
    Brown, James, American, 1933 - 2006
    Medium
    wool, metal
    Dimensions
    H x W: 61 x 28 in. (154.9 x 71.1 cm)
    Type
    costume
    Date
    1970-1989
    Description
    A black wool jumpsuit with sequined embellishments along the collar and waist. The letter "J" is spelled out with five sequined beads along the front of the collar. Each shoulder has six sequined beads along the top. The word "SEX" spelled out using sequined beads along the mid-section. The word is inside an oval that is also made using sequined beads. A zipper runs down the back.
    Topic
    African American
    Clothing and dress
    Funk (Music)
    Sexuality
    Soul (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2008.7.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Classification
    Clothing-Costume
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Film still for Carmen Jones

    Film still for Carmen Jones

    Distributed by
    20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935
    Owned by
    National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000
    Subject of
    Belafonte, Harry Jr., American, born 1927
    Dandridge, Dorothy, American, 1922 - 1965
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 6 11/16 × 9 5/16 in. (17 × 23.7 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 3/16 in. (20.3 × 25.8 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    film stills
    Place used
    United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1954
    Description
    A black and white movie still for the 1954 film Carmen Jones. The photo depicts a man and a woman. The man in the photo is kneeling on his right knee supporting the reclining woman on his left arm as she lies on the ground. The man is wearing a dark hat and jacket with dark shoes. The woman on the ground is wearing a light colored dress and stares blankly past the man above her. Behind them are torn boxes and stacked Coca-Cola bottles. In the bottom right hand corner of the photo it reads "CJ-70" in white text. Below the photo is information about who the photo belongs to, the starring cast, and copyright information.
    Topic
    African American
    Entertainers
    Hollywood (Film)
    Race films
    Sexuality
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.118.162.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Black dress worn by Oprah Winfrey as Sofia in The Color Purple

    Black dress worn by Oprah Winfrey as Sofia in The Color Purple

    Designed by
    Rodgers, Aggie Guerard, American, born 1943
    Manufactured by
    Palace Costume Company, American, founded 1990
    Worn by
    Winfrey, Oprah, American, born 1954
    Subject of
    Walker, Alice, American, born 1944
    Medium
    rayon and cotton satin, cotton, silk satin, and trimming
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (On form): 48 1/4 × 24 1/2 × 12 in. (122.6 × 62.2 × 30.5 cm)
    Type
    dresses
    Place used
    North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    California, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1985
    Description
    Black dress worn by Oprah Winfrey as the character Sofia Johnson in the film "The Color Purple." The short-sleeved shift dress is made from a single piece of black rayon-cotton blend satin that is folded in half at the shoulder and seamed down each side, with a neck hole cut at the fold. A gusset made of the satin blend is sewn at each side seam reaching approximately 9 inches above the hem. The sleeves are edged with a brown, green, and purple paisley printed cotton and trimmed in red rickrack. Black silk satin panels are sewn into each underarm with the wrong side facing. The collarless neck is also trimmed in the red rickrack. Three (3) squares of the paisley print trimmed in red rickrack are set on point and sewn at the front waist, one at the center front flanked by the other two. Lengths of the paisley print are attached to the outer point of each side square and used as a belt that ties in the back. There is a patch pocket made of the paisley print and trimmed in red rickrack sewn at the proper right front side. The dress is not lined. There are no closures or fasteners as the loose dress is donned by slipping over the wearer's head and then tied at the waist. Two tags are sewn to the center back neck; the bottom tag is a white fabric label with handwritten ink text reading "CD 245" above brown printed text reading "Palace Costume Co."; the top tag is a white fabric label with a barcode adhered to the center front with text above the barcode reading "PALACE COSTUME CO." and text below the barcode reading "37158666".
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Clothing and dress
    Costume
    Families
    Film
    Gender
    LGBTQ
    Literature
    Sexuality
    Violence
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.184.1.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Clothing-Costume
    Exhibition
    Taking the Stage
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • White and blue dress worn by Whoopi Goldberg as Celie in The Color Purple

    Designed by
    Rodgers, Aggie Guerard, American, born 1943
    Manufactured by
    Palace Costume Company, American, founded 1990
    Worn by
    Goldberg, Whoopi, American, born 1955
    Subject of
    Walker, Alice, American, born 1944
    Medium
    cotton with mother of pearl and plastic buttons
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (On form): 52 1/4 × 21 1/2 × 14 1/2 in. (132.7 × 54.6 × 36.8 cm)
    Type
    dresses
    Place used
    North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    California, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1985
    Description
    White cotton dress with blue trim worn by Whoopi Goldberg as the character Celie Harris Johnson in the film "The Color Purple." The white cotton is printed in black with a small repeating geometric design. The dress has elbow-length sleeves trimmed in blue cotton. The blue cotton is also sewn around the waistband, at the neck, and along the top of a patch pocket with a diagonal opening on the proper right hip of the A-line skirt. The blue band on the front of the neck crosses under the two blue side bands, with four (4) round mother of pearl buttons, one at each pointed end of the bands. The dress closes at the center back bodice with three (3) round buttons, two mother of pearl and one clear plastic. The dress is not lined. There are two labels along the interior proper left button band on the back bodice, the top label is a barcode adhered directly to the fabric with printed text above the barcode reading "PALACE COSTUME CO." and text below the barcode reading "37500868"; the bottom label is an off-white clothing tag with handwritten text in black reading "D113" above printed text reading "Palace Costume Co."
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Clothing and dress
    Costume
    Families
    Film
    Gender
    LGBTQ
    Literature
    Sexuality
    Violence
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.184.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Clothing-Costume
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Dress worn by Whoopi Goldberg and Desreta Jackson as Celie in The Color Purple

    Designed by
    Rodgers, Aggie Guerard, American, born 1943
    Manufactured by
    Palace Costume Company, American, founded 1990
    Worn by
    Goldberg, Whoopi, American, born 1955
    Jackson, Desreta, Virgin Islander, born 1975
    Subject of
    Walker, Alice, American, born 1944
    Medium
    cotton, lace, tape, and metal buttons
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (On form): 53 1/2 × 20 × 16 1/2 in. (135.9 × 50.8 × 41.9 cm)
    Type
    dresses
    Place used
    North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    California, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1985
    Description
    Blue floral print dress worn by Whoopi Goldberg as the character Celie Harris Johnson and by Desreta Jackson as Young Celie in the film "The Color Purple." The ankle-length long-sleeved dress is made from a printed cotton with a design of pale green five-petal flowers with pink rose sprigs in the center. The flower run down a cream stripe with a styled geometric motif in brown and are spaced at even intervals that alternate horizontally. The floral stripe is on a dark blue ground with faux ikat elements in cream. The dress closes at the center front with eight (8) round metal buttons with an engraved floral design sewn in a line to a button band made of dark blue twill. There is also one (1) small black snap at the top of the button band just under the collar. The dress has a squared yoke with two wide pleats on each front side and a spread collar with a ruffled edge and a square back. Two parallel lines of brown trim with a cream diamond woven design are sewn around the collar. The same brown trim is sewn around the cuffs of both sleeves, which also end in a ruffle of the blue floral print and are edged with cream cotton with a floral spring cutwork embroidery design and a scalloped edge. The full skirt ends with a wide pleated panel, a band of thin cream woven tape near the hem, and cream embroidered scalloped lace extending below the hem.
    The back of the dress has a square yoke and a center double box pleat that is stitched down at the natural waistline so that the pleating continues below the waist. The waist has two parallel lines of stitching spaced approximately one inch apart to create a drawstring casing. A light brown fabric tie is sewn along the interior center back with the ends left loose to be tied around the wearer's waist. The dress is not lined except the yoke, which is backed in the blue floral print fabric. There are three tags at the interior center back neck, two sewn on top of each other and the third is a barcode adhered directly to the dress that reads above the barcode "PALACE COSTUME CO." and below the barcode "37008506". The bottom of the two stacked tags is a white cloth label with black handwritten text reading "D112" above brown printed text that reads "Palace Costume Co."; the top label is a white cloth label with black handwritten text reading "DESIRITA".
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Clothing and dress
    Costume
    Families
    Film
    Gender
    LGBTQ
    Literature
    Sexuality
    Violence
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.184.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Clothing-Costume
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Light pink dress worn by Whoopi Goldberg as Celie in The Color Purple

    Designed by
    Rodgers, Aggie Guerard, American, born 1943
    Manufactured by
    Palace Costume Company, American, founded 1990
    Worn by
    Goldberg, Whoopi, American, born 1955
    Subject of
    Walker, Alice, American, born 1944
    Medium
    cotton with mother of pearl buttons and metal closures
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (On form): 50 3/4 × 19 1/4 × 15 in. (128.9 × 48.9 × 38.1 cm)
    Type
    dresses
    Place used
    North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    California, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1985
    Description
    Light pink dress worn by Whoopi Goldberg as the character Celie Harris Johnson in the film "The Color Purple." The ankle-length dress with three-quarter length tapered sleeves, gathered waist, and full skirt is made from a pale pink cotton with details in a pink, white, and gray woven striped check. The spread collar with a long square back, the cuffs of the sleeves, the waist band, the two (2) patch pockets on each front side hip of the skirt, and a center panel on the front skirt are all made of the striped check fabric. The collar is trimmed with cream floral lace with a scalloped edge. The dress closes down the center front with two (2) small round mother of pearl buttons with a star design and one (1) metal hook-and-eye fastener at the neck, and at the front waistband with one (1) metal hook-and-eye fastener, two (2) medium round mother of pearl buttons, and four (4) metal snaps. A slit is left open below the waistband closure on the proper left side of the skirt. The dress is not lined. Two labels are sewn at the interior center back neck; the bottom is a white cloth label with illegible black handwritten text above brown printed text reading "Palace Costume Co."; the top label is a white cloth label with a barcode adhered to the front of it and printed text above the barcode reading "PALACE COSTUME CO." and text below the barcode reading "37005001".
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Clothing and dress
    Costume
    Families
    Film
    Gender
    LGBTQ
    Literature
    Sexuality
    Violence
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.184.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Clothing-Costume
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Legacy of Achievement: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Community

    Published by
    Office of the Mayor of Denver, founded 1859
    Subject of
    Webb, Wellington E., born 1941
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 9 x 4 in. (22.9 x 10.2 cm)
    H x W (open): 9 x 15 3/4 in. (22.9 x 40 cm)
    Type
    brochures
    Place depicted
    Denver, Colorado, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    2003
    Description
    A brochure on the "Legacy of Achievement: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Community" published by the Office of the Mayor of Denver. The pamphlet is folded into four sections, printed front and back. When folded, the front of the pamphlet features a photo of Mayor Wellington Webb standing in front of the Denver Courthouse with the word [DENVER] overlayed vertically on the left edge. In the upper right corner there is a photo of two men from the back with their arms around one another. The interior of the pamphlet details the history of GLBT issues, legislation and support as related to Mayor Webb's office, accompanied by photos. The back of the pamphlet is mostly blank, with the address of the mayor's office, the flag and seal of the city of Denver, and a place for a postage stamp.
    with a photograph of Mayor Wellington Webb standing in front of the Denver Courthouse. He is seen in the lower portion of the brochure and wears a multi-colored tie. On the left side of the image, vertically oriented, is text with the background image seen through the textured letters [DENVER]. At the top of the brochure is a white rectangle with text in the lower portion [1991-2003/Legacy of Achievement]. Along the right side is a narrow bar of blue green with vertically oriented text in white [Gay, Lesbian, bisexual & Transgender Community]. In the upper right quadrant is a small image of a group of people with their backs to the camera. Two (2) figures are featured in the foreground and the person on the right has their PL arm draped around the shoulders of the person to their left.
    Topic
    African American
    Communities
    Identity
    Law
    LGBTQ
    Politics (Practical)
    Sexuality
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Honorable Wellington E. Webb and Wilma J. Webb
    Object number
    2014.46.18
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic slide of participants at a New York Gay Pride Parade

    Photographic slide of participants at a New York Gay Pride Parade

    Photograph by
    Dr. Simmons, Ron, American, born 1950
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Medium
    reversal film and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)
    Type
    color slides
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1980s
    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 earriing 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.
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Identity
    LGBTQ
    Sexuality
    United States--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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    Collection title
    The Ron Simmons Photography Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Archival Collections
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic slide of Audre Lorde speaking at the Third World Gay Conference

    Photographic slide of Audre Lorde speaking at the Third World Gay Conference

    Photograph by
    Dr. Simmons, Ron, American, born 1950
    Subject of
    Lorde, Audre, American, 1934 - 1992
    Medium
    reversal film and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)
    Type
    color slides
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    ca. 1979
    Description
    A color photographic slide depicting author and activist Audre Lorde speaking at the first Third World Gay Conference in Washington, DC. Lorde stands at a podium speaking into a microphone. She is only visible from the chest up and her head is wrapped in a blue and green head wrap. She also wears a black, brown and orange garment with gold embroidery along the neckline. The front of the white encasement that houses the slide film is inscribed with [NOV 79 R3] and [MADE IN U.S.A.]. The back of the encasement reads [Ektachrome SLIDE] and [PROCESSED BY Kodak].
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Identity
    LGBTQ
    Sexuality
    United States--History--1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ron Simmons
    Object number
    TA2019.38.1.1.1.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Ron Simmons
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    Collection title
    The Ron Simmons Photography Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Archival Collections
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic slide of participants at a New York Gay Pride Parade

    Photographic slide of participants at a New York Gay Pride Parade

    Photograph by
    Dr. Simmons, Ron, American, born 1950
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Medium
    reversal film and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)
    Type
    color slides
    Place depicted
    United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1980s
    Description
    A color photographic slide depicting several individuals standing at a New York Gay Pride Parade. At the top left corner is a bunch of red helium balloons. An American flag is at the center of the image, next to black speaker boxes, with multi-colored helium balloons above. A man wearing sunglasses, silver earrings and a black tank top stands in the center foreground of the picture. He is looking to his right with his lips slightly parted. In front of him is another man facing the flag; he sports a blue t-shirt with his black hair is combed back. The slide film is housed in a light gray encasement with four black rivets securing it (one on each side of the encasement).
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Identity
    LGBTQ
    Sexuality
    United States--History--1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ron Simmons
    Object number
    TA2019.38.1.1.1.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Ron Simmons
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    Collection title
    The Ron Simmons Photography Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Archival Collections
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic slide of National Coalition of Black Lesbian and Gays (NCBLG) sign

    Photographic slide of National Coalition of Black Lesbian and Gays (NCBLG) sign

    Photograph by
    Dr. Simmons, Ron, American, born 1950
    Subject of
    National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays, American, 1978 - 1990
    Rev. Dr. McCoy, Renee, American, born 1951
    Medium
    reversal film and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)
    Type
    color slides
    Place depicted
    Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1988
    Description
    A color photographic slide depicting the logo for the National Coalition for Black Lesbians and Gays on the door of their office in Detroit. The letters [N.C.B.L.G.] are printed in a large bold red typeface with white shadows to the left of each. Below the acronym, [RENEE McCOY EXEX. DIRECTOR] is printed in a slightly smaller font without the white shadows. A red rectangle borders the logo. On the left side of the front of the slide's white encasement, [SEP 88W03] is printed in black and the number [6] is printed on the right. The back of the slide's encasement has the words [Ektachrome SLIDE] at the bottom and a blue Kodak logo at the top with [PROCESSED BY KODAK] printed inside it. The back of the encasement is black and is secured with gray rivets instead of black ones.
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Identity
    LGBTQ
    Sexuality
    United States--History--1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ron Simmons
    Object number
    TA2019.38.1.1.1.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Ron Simmons
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    Collection title
    The Ron Simmons Photography Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Archival Collections
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic slide of Marsha P. Johnson at a New York City Gay Pride Parade

    Photographic slide of Marsha P. Johnson at a New York City Gay Pride Parade

    Photograph by
    Dr. Simmons, Ron, American, born 1950
    Subject of
    Johnson, Marsha P., American, 1945 - 1992
    Medium
    reversal film and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)
    Type
    color slides
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1982
    Description
    A color photographic slide of activist Marsha P. Johnson marching in a gay rights demonstration. Johnson looks directly at the camera, smiling, and holding a black quilt with gold, purple, and white embellishments, while she herself wears black apparel with silver sequin collar and cuffs, with rhinestone earrings and necklaces. She also carries a gray fur stole over her proper right shoulder. In the background, individuals can be seen carrying a pink banner with the word [LESBIAN] written on the top. The front of the gray encasement that houses the slide is dated [OCT 82W4] and [City Chant 2] is handwritten in pencil just above the photo.
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Identity
    LGBTQ
    Sexuality
    United States--History--1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ron Simmons
    Object number
    TA2019.38.1.1.1.14
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Ron Simmons
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    Collection title
    The Ron Simmons Photography Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Archival Collections
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic slide of marchers with

    Photographic slide of marchers with "Salsa Soul Sisters" banners

    Photograph by
    Dr. Simmons, Ron, American, born 1950
    Subject of
    Salsa Soul Sisters, American, founded 1974
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Medium
    reversal film and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)
    Type
    color slides
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1983
    Description
    A color photographic slide of marchers in the New York City Gay Pride Parade holding a white banner with the words [SALSA SOUL SISTERS 3RD WORLD WOMEN] printed in black. Just behind them, two women hold a red banner with lavendar lettering outlined in yellow reading [THIRD WORLD GAY WOMEN SALSA SOUL]. Behind them, the street is filled with marchers, some of whom carry balloons in colors of red, lavender, yellow, white, black, green and pink. One lavender balloon reads [CLOSETS ARE FOR CLOTHES]. The slide is housed in a white encasement and [SEP 83] is printed at the bottom in red ink. The back of the slide has [Ektachrome SLIDE] printed in blue ink at the bottom and [PROCESSED BY KODAK] printed in red at the top.
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Identity
    LGBTQ
    Sexuality
    United States--History--1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ron Simmons
    Object number
    TA2019.38.1.1.1.15
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Ron Simmons
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    Collection title
    The Ron Simmons Photography Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Archival Collections
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic slide of activist Joe Beam sitting against a white wall

    Photographic slide of activist Joe Beam sitting against a white wall

    Photograph by
    Dr. Simmons, Ron, American, born 1950
    Subject of
    Beam, Joseph F., American, 1954 - 1988
    Medium
    reversal film and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)
    Type
    color slides
    Place depicted
    Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1985
    Description
    A color photographic slide depicting activist and writer, Joseph Beam, at the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays Conference in St. Louis. Bean is pictured sitting with his right arm folded across his chest and his left hand supporting his head. Only his head and torso are visible; he wears a red shirt and blue suspenders. On his right arm, which supports his head, he wears a yellow, white, green, black and red pattered armband. The front of the gray slide encasement is stamped with [DEC 85 W5].
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Identity
    LGBTQ
    Sexuality
    United States--History--1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ron Simmons
    Object number
    TA2019.38.1.1.1.16
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Ron Simmons
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    Collection title
    The Ron Simmons Photography Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Archival Collections
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic slide of a gay pride flag in San Francisco

    Photographic slide of a gay pride flag in San Francisco

    Photograph by
    Dr. Simmons, Ron, American, born 1950
    Medium
    reversal film and cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)
    Type
    color slides
    Place depicted
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1988
    Description
    A color photographic slide depicting a rainbow gay pride flag flying from a flagpole in front of a cloudless blue sky. The image is captured from below the flag, looking up. Just behind the flag is a light grey building with decorative columns. In the distance, an art deco style skyscraper rises from the bottom right corner of the image, an American flag flying at the top. The film is in a white cardboard slide sleeve. Stamped in the bottom left corner in red ink is: JUL 88P04. On the obverse, in blue, is the mark [Ektachrome SLIDE] and [PROCESSED BY Kodak].
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Identity
    LGBTQ
    Sexuality
    United States--History--1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ron Simmons
    Object number
    TA2019.38.1.1.1.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Ron Simmons
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    Collection title
    The Ron Simmons Photography Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Archival Collections
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture