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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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The Government of Nature
- Written by
- Weaver, Afaa Michael, born 1951
- Printed by
- University of Pittsburgh Press, American, founded 1936
- Date
- 2013
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 9 × 6 × 1/4 in. (22.9 × 15.2 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- This is a small, paperback book of poetry. The book's front cover has a photograph of a single mist covered tree in the distance, framed by a grouping of clearer trees in the foreground. The photograph is featured in the lower half of the cover and is bordered in a narrow green line. Down the left side is a narrow green line, dividing the front cover background into two different colors. The left third is off-white and the right two-third is a light tan. Above the image, on the tan background, centered in the upper half, is the title in green text that reads "The/ Government/ of Nature." Below the image on the tan background, centered along the bottom, is the author, written in green text "Afaa Michael Weaver." In the upper left quadrant on the off-white background is a vertical line of Chinese characters.
- Place printed
- Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- paperbacks
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Identity
- Poetry
- Spirituality
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.267
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African
- Written by
- Equiano, Olaudah, 1745 - 1797
- Published by
- Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
- Owned by
- West, Mary J., American
- Date
- 1789; republished 1837
- Medium
- ink on paper, leather
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 × 4 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (17.8 × 11.5 × 2.8 cm)
- H x W x D (open at 90 degrees): 7 × 4 1/2 × 5 in. (17.8 × 11.4 × 12.7 cm)
- Description
- A hardcover book titled The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African written by Eqiano Olaudah. The book has a brown leather cover with gold colored lettering. A paper dust jacket with "Gustavus Vassa" on the front surrounds the leather cover. There are inscriptions on the front pastedown endpaper and the front endpaper. The book has 294 pages.
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- West Africa, Africa
- England, Europe
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- West Indies, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Type
- books
- narratives
- Topic
- Africa
- Emancipation
- Literature
- Men
- Middle Passage
- Religious groups
- Slavery
- Spirituality
- Trans Atlantic slave trade
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of William E. West, Sr. and Family
- Object number
- 2014.44
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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In Sojourner Truth I fought for the rights of women as well as blacks
- Created by
- Catlett, Elizabeth, Mexican, 1915 - 2012
- Subject of
- Truth, Sojourner, American, 1797 - 1883
- Date
- 1946-1947; printed 1989
- Medium
- ink and graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image with title): 9 5/8 × 5 7/8 in. (24.4 × 15 cm)
- H x W (image): 8 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (22.5 × 15 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 14 1/8 × 11 1/4 in. (35.9 × 28.6 cm)
- Description
- This black and white linocut depicts Sojourner Truth. Shown from the waist up, she stands behind a lectern with an open book, perhaps a Bible, on top. She wears a dark striped dress with a light colored neckline or scarf around her neck. She has a light colored head wrap. Her right hand is raised with her index finger pointing upwards, and her left hand rests on the lectern. There is a handwritten title below the image in pencil. It is signed by the artist on the bottom right. The back is blank.
- Place made
- Mexico City, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- The Black Woman (formerly the Negro Woman)
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- linocuts
- Topic
- Activism
- Art
- Feminism
- Identity
- Preaching
- Resistance
- Spirituality
- Suffrage
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Winifred Hervey
- Object number
- 2017.21.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.
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Untitled (Good and Bad Angels Flying)
- Created by
- Hunter, Clementine, American, ca. 1886 - 1988
- Subject of
- Unidentified
- Date
- ca. 1965
- Medium
- oil paint on paperboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (painting): 16 × 24 × 1/4 in. (40.6 × 61 × 0.6 cm)
- H x W (framed): 22 × 31 1/2 in. (55.9 × 80 cm)
- Description
- This painting depicts flying angels in red and white robes. Floating in a blue sky above green grass, the angels wear tall pointed black hats and red or white robes with matching color wings. The artist has signed her initials [CH] in the lower right margin, with the "C" written backwards.
- Place made
- Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- oil paintings
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Collection of Sabra Brown Martin
- Object number
- 2017.68.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Cane River Art Corporation
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Digital image of a praying protester
- Photograph by
- Gibbs, Jermaine, American
- Subject of
- Gray, Freddie, American, 1990 - 2015
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- April 25, 2015
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4016pixels × 6016pixels
- Caption
- This image was captured on April 25, 2015, the day of a major peace rally and later uprisings in Baltimore following the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray. Gray died from spinal cord injuries sustained while in police custody.
- Description
- This black and white digital image depicts a protester praying. The protester is wearing a baseball cap and dark-colored zip-up jacket that has a patch on the left shoulder reading [BALTIMORE / 10 / MILER]. Three other protesters are partially visible around him. A church is visible in the top left corner.
- 69.14 MB
- Place captured
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Jermaine Johnson/Gibbs Photography Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Justice
- Local and regional
- Race relations
- Religion
- Spirituality
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jermaine Gibbs
- Object number
- 2016.61.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jermaine Gibbs
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Digital image of protesters praying
- Photograph by
- Gibbs, Jermaine, American
- Subject of
- Gray, Freddie, American, 1990 - 2015
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- April 25, 2015
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3280pixels × 4298pixels
- Caption
- This image was captured on April 25, 2015, the day of a major peace rally and later uprisings in Baltimore following the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray. Gray died from spinal cord injuries sustained while in police custody.
- Description
- This black and white digital image depicts protesters praying. The man in the center has his right arm partially raised with this hand open. His eyes are closed and he is wearing a suit jacket and white dress shirt. The protesters around him have their hands on each others shoulder while their heads are bowed in prayer.
- 46.26 MB
- Place captured
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Jermaine Johnson/Gibbs Photography Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Justice
- Local and regional
- Race relations
- Spirituality
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jermaine Gibbs
- Object number
- 2016.61.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jermaine Gibbs
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Photograph of Julio Roldan's funeral at the People's Church
- Photograph by
- Rose, Jesse Steve
- Subject of
- Roldán, Julio, American, died 1970
- Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- October 19, 1970
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Overall): 10 15/16 × 13 7/8 in. (27.8 × 35.2 cm)
- H x W (Image): 7 13/16 × 11 1/2 in. (19.8 × 29.2 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of the funeral of Julio Roldán. The open casket is featured in the lower right quadrant. A Puerto Rican flag covers the casket. In front of the casket are men armed with rifles. Two men stand in between the men with rifles in front of the casket. In the upper left quadrant of the photograph are rows of pews filled with people. The back of the photograph has an inscription that gives the photograph's date, brief description, and photographer.
- Place depicted
- East Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Young Lords Movement
- Type
- photographic prints
- Topic
- Activism
- Decolonization
- Funeral customs and rites
- Justice
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Prisons
- Resistance
- Spirituality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.109.7.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- ©Jesse-Steve Rose/The Image Works. Permission required for use.
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Alice Coltrane (Black Journal segment)
- Produced by
- National Educational Television, American, 1954 - 1970
- Greaves, William, American, 1926 - 2014
- Directed by
- Bourne, St. Clair, American, 1943 - 2007
- Subject of
- Coltrane, Alice, American, 1937 - 2007
- Coltrane, John, American, 1926 - 1967
- Owned by
- Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 17 Minutes
- Length (Film): 580 Feet
- Title
- 16mm motion picture film of Alice Coltrane (Black Journal segment)
- Caption
- This 16mm film is a documentary segment focusing on the life of Alice Coltrane and her children in the wake of the death of her husband, famed jazz magician John Coltrane.
- Description
- The 16mm color film print is a short documentary made for a segment of National Education Television's Black Journal television program. The segment focuses on the life of Alice Coltrane and her children in the wake of the death of her husband, famed jazz magician John Coltrane. This film was shot sometime during 1970; three years after the death of John Coltrane.
- This film opens with a collage of photos of jazz musician John Coltrane with a voice-over of a male narrator communicating the musical genius and personal demeanor of the renowned music artist. The voice-over ends with an open-ended statement on John Coltrane's family; leading into an interview with his wife, Alice Coltrane. Alice Coltrane discusses the influence her late husband has had on her life, both musically and spiritually. She speaks of him being a spiritual person, although not tied to one organized religion, his vegetarian diet, and the how he carved time out of his days to meditate. There is footage of their children playing in the yard and walking with their mother. Alice plays the harp and talks about how her music is a manifestation of her spirituality. She discusses her musical career and how she balances that with being a mother and paying tribute to her late husband, but also not wanting to be defined as an extension of John Coltrane's music. Instead, when she finds herself playing some of the music he wrote, she sees herself as sharing in what he produced throughout his career. Footage of her playing the piano at a small jazz concert with a few other musicians plays for two minutes. In the final minutes of the segment, Alice Coltrane explains her relationship with a higher power and the personal enlightenment she has felt and gained through meditation. The film ends with a dolly-out/zoom-out long shot of Alice Coltrane and her children waving from their home.
- Place filmed
- Dix Hills, Huntington, Long Island, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Pearl Bowser Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
- Object number
- 2012.79.1.16.1a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © National Educational Television
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Silver earrings with Vodou veve designed by Winifred Mason Chenet
- Created by
- Chenet, Winifred Mason, American, 1912 - 1993
- Date
- 1948-1993
- Medium
- silver
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 15/16 × 1 × 1/2 in. (4.9 × 2.5 × 1.3 cm)
- Description
- A pair of silver earrings with a Vodou veve designed by Winifred Mason Chenet. The design depicts the veve for the loa "Loco" or "Loko". The earrings are clip-on style with an adjustable screw back. Metal forms a hoop from the front of the earring to the back. The earring post is a leaf design in a coffin shape with upraised lines. A piece of metal attaches a hole in the bottom of the leaf to the top of the circular pendant. The Veve design consists of the figure of a snake wrapped around a center staff. The staff extends at the bottom and scrolls forming a "v" triangular base. On the right, a second staff connects to the right side of the "v". The top of the staff extends horizontally into four scroll designs. A small cross is to the left of the central staff. Stamped on the back of the circular pendant is the designer's mark, [chenet d' HAITI].
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Adornment
- Type
- jewelry
- Topic
- African diaspora
- Art
- Craftsmanship
- Design
- Fashion
- Folklife
- Ornamentation
- Religion
- Spirituality
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.4.3ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Darkwater: Voices from within the Veil
- Written by
- W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
- Published by
- Harcourt, Brace & Howe, American, founded 1919
- Date
- 1920
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with book cloth (textile material) and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 5/8 × 5 3/16 × 1 5/16 in. (19.3 × 13.2 × 3.3 cm)
- Description
- A first edition copy of Darkwater: Voices from within the Veil by W.E.B. Du Bois. The front and back covers of the book are covered in navy fabric. The title is engraved in light blue text that reads: [DARKWATER / W.E.B. DU BOIS]. Underneath the title, near the center of the cover, is a small light blue design. The spine has horizontal light blue text that reads [DARK / WATER / DU BOIS] at the top and [HARCOURT / BRACE / AND HOWE] at the bottom. Above the author’s name is a light blue diamond design. The interior of the book has black type on white pages. The content of the book includes autobiographical information, essays, poems, and spirituals written by Du Bois. The book has two hundred and seventy-six (276) pages. The front endpaper, front free endpapers, title page, and copyright page have pencil inscriptions.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- hardcover books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2019.22.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Film still for Cabin in the Sky
- Distributed by
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., founded 1924
- Subject of
- Horne, Lena, American, 1917 - 2010
- Anderson, Eddie, American, 1905 - 1977
- Date
- 1943
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 7 3/8 × 9 9/16 in. (18.7 × 24.3 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 7 15/16 × 10 1/16 in. (20.1 × 25.6 cm)
- Description
- A movie still for the 1943 musical film Cabin in the Sky. The photo is in black and white. Starting to the left of the photo is a woman with a large light-colored flower pinned to the front right side of her hair. She is facing forward but her eyes are in the direction of a man to her left. She is wearing a light top with polka dots, hoop earrings, and bracelets on her right forearm. The man to the right of her is wearing a long sleeve collared shirt with the top button unbuttoned and is looking away from the woman. In the bottom right hand corner of the photograph reads the numbers “1267-70."
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- A Cinema Apart: African American Film Memorabilia (Larry Richards Collection)
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.118.160.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain