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  • Film still for Cabin in the Sky

    Film still for Cabin in the Sky

    Distributed by
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., founded 1924
    Subject of
    Horne, Lena, American, 1917 - 2010
    Anderson, Eddie
    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)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    film stills
    Place used
    United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1943
    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."
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Hollywood (Film)
    Race films
    Segregation
    Spirituality
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.118.160.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Alice Coltrane Black Journal segment

    16mm motion picture film of 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
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film;
    Dimensions
    Duration: 17 Minutes
    Length (Film): 580 Feet
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    Place filmed
    Dix Hills, Huntington, Long Island, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1970
    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.
    Consists of: 16mm Film (a).
    2012.79.1.16.1a: 16mm film. 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.
    Topic
    African American
    Families
    Film
    Jazz (Music)
    Motherhood
    Musicians
    Spirituality
    Television
    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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    Collection title
    Pearl Bowser Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • The Government of Nature

    The Government of Nature

    Written by
    Weaver, Afaa Michael, born 1951
    Printed by
    University of Pittsburgh Press, American, founded 1936
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    9 × 6 × 1/4 in. (22.9 × 15.2 × 0.6 cm)
    Type
    paperbacks
    Place printed
    Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    2013
    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.
    Topic
    African American
    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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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Exhibition
    Cultural Expressions
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Digital image of a praying protester

    Digital image of a praying protester

    Photograph by
    Gibbs, Jermaine, American
    Subject of
    Gray, Freddie, American, 1990 - 2015
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 4016pixels × 6016pixels
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born digital
    Place captured
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    April 25, 2015
    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
    Topic
    African American
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Race relations
    Religion
    Spirituality
    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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    Collection title
    Jermaine Johnson/Gibbs Photography Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Digital image of protesters praying

    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
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3280pixels × 4298pixels
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born digital
    Place captured
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    April 25, 2015
    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
    Topic
    African American
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Race relations
    Spirituality
    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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    Collection title
    Jermaine Johnson/Gibbs Photography Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • In Sojourner Truth I fought for the rights of women as well as as blacks

    In Sojourner Truth I fought for the rights of women as well as as blacks

    Created by
    Catlett, Elizabeth, American and Mexican, 1915 - 2012
    Subject of
    Truth, Sojourner, American, 1797 - 1883
    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)
    Type
    linocuts
    Place made
    Mexico City, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
    Date
    1946-1947; printed 1989
    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.
    Topic
    African American
    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
    © Elizabeth Catlett/Licensed by Visual Artists & Galleries Association, Inc (VAGA), New York, NY. Permission required for use.
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    Portfolio/Series
    The Black Woman (formerly the Negro Woman)
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photograph of Julio Roldan's funeral at the People's Church

    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
    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)
    Type
    photographic prints
    Place depicted
    East Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    October 19, 1970
    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.
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Justice
    Political organizations
    Politics (Practical)
    Prisons
    Resistance
    Spirituality
    United States--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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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture