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Program for "Slave Songs of the South" by the Hampton Colored Students
- Created by
- Hampton Singers, American, founded 1870
- Subject of
- Hampton University, American, founded 1868
- Beecher, Henry Ward, American, 1813 - 1887
- Date
- 1873
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (folded): 9 3/4 × 6 7/16 in. (24.8 × 16.4 cm)
- H x W (open): 9 3/4 × 12 9/16 in. (24.8 × 31.9 cm)
- Description
- This song program is a bifolio sheet with text and images on all four pages. The front page has text at the top that reads "Slave Songs of the South by the Hampton Colored Students." The page is divided into three sections of text. The middle section is titled "PROGRAMME -Part First” and the last section "PART SECOND." Under first and second parts are numbered lists of songs, some with notations. The entire text is surrounded by a thin line border with decorative corners. The two inside pages are covered with printed text in the form of handwritten script. The back page has text at the top that reads "HAMPTON / Normal and Agricultural Institute." Underneath is a lithographed image of a large building with the caption "VIRGINIA HALL- Now being erected."
- Place depicted
- Hampton, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- programs
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Singers (Musicians)
- Slavery
- Spirituals (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.48
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The Story of the Jubilee Singers: With Their Songs
- Written by
- Marsh, J. B. T., American, 1840 - 1887
- Subject of
- Fisk Jubilee Singers, American, founded 1871
- Date
- 1883
- Medium
- ink on paper with cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 5/8 x 5 1/8 x 1 3/16 in. (19.4 x 13 x 3 cm)
- Description
- A hardcover book titled “The Story of the Jubilee Singers: With Their Songs” written by J. B. T. Marsh. The cover is blue with black text. A black floral pattern is on the bottom half of the cover. A gold depiction of Jubilee Hall at Fisk University is at center.
- Place depicted
- Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Education
- Folk (Music)
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Singers (Musicians)
- Spirituals (Music)
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.34.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Swing Low
- Created by
- Hunt, Richard, American, born 1935
- Commissioned by
- National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
- Date
- 2016
- On ViewFirst Floor, 1 050
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall with Weight: 1500 lb. (680.4 kg)
- Caption
- Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt is an acclaimed artist with major commissions on view across the United States. He sees the arc segments in this hanging piece as a reference to the “swinging motion and wing-like forms” of the “band of angels,” made famous in the beloved Negro spiritual, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot. According to the artist, the piece pays homage to Negro spirituals, and “their defining place in early colored religious, social and cultural self-consciousness.”
- Description
- Sculpture of welded bronze suspended from the ceiling of Heritage Hall in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. The sculpture is suspended from cables at four separate points, with swooping arc segments intended to evoke the swinging motion and wings of angels.
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Richard Hunt
- Object number
- 2017.63
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Richard Hunt
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Marian Anderson Sings Spirituals
- Recorded by
- Anderson, Marian, American, 1897 - 1993
- Date
- 1956
- Medium
- vinyl , cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. (25.7 x 25.7 cm)
- Description
- 2015.137.4a: A 10 inch, 33 1/3 long play RCA LM 110 record, recorded by Marian Anderson and titled "Marian Anderson Sings Spirituals." Side A has four tracks: Nobody Knows The Trouble I See, Hear De Lam's A-Cryin', My Lord, What A Morning, and Were You There. Side B has six tracks: On Ma Journey, De Gospel Train, Soon-A Will Be Done, Sinner, Please Honor, Honor, and Ride On, King Jesus. The record has a red label at the center with the RCA Victor logo, manufacturing and recording information on each side.
- 2015.137.4b: The album cover has a red border and red floral pattern center with white and black print. Anderson appears lower left of center in black-and-white. Black type at the top reads: [LM 110 / MARIAN ANDERSON SINGS SPIRITUALS].
- Place made
- Camden, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Type
- record covers
- long-playing records
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.137.4ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Jubilee Singers, Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee
- Created by
- American Missionary Association, American, 1846 - 1999
- Photograph by
- Black, James Wallace, American, 1825 - 1896
- Subject of
- Fisk Jubilee Singers, American, founded 1871
- Date
- 1872
- Medium
- albumen, sodium chloride, silver nitrate on photographic paper and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W (Mount): 3 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 1/16 in. (8.3 x 17.1 x 0.2 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white stereograph group photograph of the original Jubilee Singers from Fisk University located in Nashville, Tennessee. The object consists of double photographs of the same image taken from two slightly different perspectives. Stereographs are distinctive among other stereoscopic photographs because they are photographic prints mounted on cards, From 1856 they were produced with twin-lens cameras, creating a three dimensional effect when viewed through a stereoscope.
- Place depicted
- Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- albumen prints
- stereographs
- Topic
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Humanitarianism
- Photography
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Religious groups
- Spirituals (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.57.23
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Spirituals in Concert
- Published by
- Deutsche Grammophon, German, founded 1898
- Recorded by
- Battle, Kathleen, American, born 1948
- Norman, Jessye Mae, American, born 1945
- Date
- 1991
- Medium
- magnetic tape, plastic, paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (audio cassette): 2 1/2 × 4 1/16 × 1/2 in. (6.4 × 10.3 × 1.3 cm)
- H x W x D (case): 4 5/16 × 2 3/4 × 11/16 in. (11 × 7 × 1.7 cm)
- Description
- A cassette tape of Spirituals in Concert recorded by Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman.
- (2016.68.2a): A translucent black cassette tape with white type. It reads [SPIRITUALS IN CONCERT: Kathleen Battle • Jessye Norman • James Levine / (see insert for program)] above the window on both sides. Production information is below the window on both sides
- (2016.68.2b): The interior paper is folded to fit to the clear plastic lid. The front of the paper is red and overlaid the background color are portraits of two women in evening gowns aligned with the left and right sides of the frame; between the two women is text which reads [KATHLEEN JESSYE / BATTLE NORMAN / SPIRITUALS / IN CONCERT / CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA / conducted by / JAMES / LEVINE].
- (2016.68.2c): A clear plastic cassette case with a hinged opening.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Type
- audio cassettes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.68.2abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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You'll Sing a Song and I'll Sing a Song
- Produced by
- Smithsonian Folkways, American, founded 1987
- Distributed by
- Rounder Records, American, founded 1970
- Recorded by
- Jenkins, Ella, American, born 1924
- Photograph by
- Richter, Bernadelle, American, born 1939
- Date
- 1966; reissued 1989
- Medium
- 2018.7.2a: vinyl with ink on paper;
- 2018.7.2bc: ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (.2a LP): 11 7/8 × 11 7/8 in. (30.2 × 30.2 cm)
- H x W (.2b Jacket): 12 3/8 × 12 1/4 in. (31.4 × 31.1 cm)
- H x W (.2c Informational Insert): 9 1/16 × 7 7/8 in. (23 × 20 cm)
- Caption
- This album by the "First Lady of Children's Music," Ella Jenkins, has remained in print since it was first published in 1966. In 2008, it was selected to be preserved in the National Recording Registry. The registry preserves recordings considered "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."
- Description
- LP (a), jacket (b), and Informational Insert (c) of "You'll Sing a Song and I'll Sing a Song" recording by Ella Jenkins with Members of the Urban Gateways Children's Chorus. The LP has a black label on the front and back that begins with the record label, [SMITHSONIAN [sunburst] FOLKWAYS] and below on the left [SF 45010]. Below is the title of the album followed by the track list and time. At the bottom of [SIDE A], text reads, [LP recto, bottom, printed in white ink: All Songs traditional, arr. by Ella Jenkins / / River Bend Music, Inc., ASCAP, except as noted / ? 1989 SMITHSONIAN/FOLKWAYS]. [SIDE B] only has the copyright date and recorder, [? 1989 SMITHSONIAN/FOLKWAYS].
- The jacket features an image of a blue stylistic bird with yellow, blue and white flowers on the bottom. The tile of the record is printed in large yellow print on top, [You'll Sing a Song and I'll Sing a Song]. The verso has a large image of Jenkins holding a guitar on the top left. Underneath is a list of songs on [SIDE A] and [SIDE B] of the LP. Below is text in black ink that reads, [Notes by Ella Jenkins / Photographs by Bernadelle Richter / Digitally remastered by Randy Kling at / Disc Mastering, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee. / Previous Folkways issue: FC 7664]. The middle column begins with the text in black ink, [ABOUT ELLA JENKINS]. Six paragraphs follow with a biography of Jenkins and her work. The following text block lists Jenkins additional work with Smithsonian/Folkways Records. The third column is a grey rectangle with black text that tells the history of [Smithsonian Folkways Records]. The logo for Smithsonian Folkways with a sunburst in a black circle follows in the right corner. Two lines of text at the bottom have the producer's and record's information that reads, [SMITHSONIAN/FOLKWAYS RECORDS ·OFFICE OF FOLKLIFE PROGRAMS ·955 L'ENFANT PLAZA, SUITE 2600 ·SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION ·WASHINGTON DC 20560 · ? © 1989 SMITHSONIAN/FOLKWAYS RECORDS / NATIONALLY DISTRIBUTED BY ROUNDER RECORDS ·ONE CAMP STREET ·CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02140. JACKET PRINTED IN CANADA.]. On the top left is a bar scan.
- The informational insert is white with black text and black and white photographs. Bold text on the top of the front reads [YOU'LL SING A SONG AND I'LL SING A SONG / Ella Jenkins with members of the Urban Gateways Children's Chorus]. The first two and a half pages have images of musical instruments on the top, and the lyrics to the songs featured on the LP underneath. The right half of the third page has a large photograph of Jenkins with three children. Underneath, is a two column article [ABOUT ELLA JENKINS] and [SOME PERSONAL REFLECTIONS]. The second article continues onto the fourth, back page. The rest of the insert has [LETTERS] written by fans to Jenkins. A large photograph of children seated labeled, [Urban Gateways Children's Chorus], covers the top last page.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Topic
- Children
- Composers (Musicians)
- Folk (Music)
- Folklife
- Local and regional
- Singers (Musicians)
- Spirituals (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ella Jenkins
- Object number
- 2018.7.2abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- Audio recording © 1989 Smithsonian Folkways
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Photograph of the Hall Johnson Choir
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Johnson, Hall, American, 1888 - 1970
- Date
- ca. 1935-1952
- Medium
- silver gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm)
- Description
- Black and white photograph of the Hall Johnson Choir on stage. The choir stands on a riser on the stage behind a piano and in front of a curtain with a display of American flags. All but one of the men are wearing tuxedos and the women are wearing matching dresses. One man in the choir, to the right of the photograph, wears a uniform. Choral director Hall Johnson stands to the left of the photograph on the side of the stage near the riser. Audience members are visible in the foreground. The back of the photograph has a stamp.
- Place printed
- New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Hall Johnson Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Archival Collections
- Type
- photographs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Eugene Thamon Simpson, Representative, Hall Johnson Estate
- Object number
- TA2013.166.1.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Leaflet for the Dixie Jubilee Singers
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Dixie Jubilee Singers, American, ca.1920s - 1930s
- Henry, Charles
- Bowles, Francis
- Benn, Joseph
- Furr, Arthur
- Owned by
- Johnson, Hall, American, 1888 - 1970
- Date
- 1920s - 1930s
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (Closed): 7 1/16 × 5 1/16 in. (17.9 × 12.9 cm)
- H x W (Open): 7 1/16 × 10 in. (17.9 × 25.4 cm)
- Description
- Green leaflet advertising the Dixie Jubilee Singers. The front of the leaflet has black type that reads: [DIXIE / JUBILEE / SINGERS]. The two inside pages show a black and white photograph of four men in tuxedos. The names of the men in the photograph are listed underneath the photo in black type that reads: [Charles Henry / Francis Bowles / Joseph Benn / Arthur Furr]. The rest of the content gives information and review about the singers. The leaflet's back page includes the title: [MEMORANDA] above blank lines. Under the lines, type reads: [DIXIE JUBILEE SINGERS AT YOUR SERVICE].
- Place depicted
- 77 West Rutland Square, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Hall Johnson Collection
- Classification
- Archival Collections
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- leaflets
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Eugene Thamon Simpson, Representative, Hall Johnson Estate
- Object number
- TA2013.166.1.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Hall Johnson Estate
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Letter from Carl Fischer Inc. to Hall Johnson regarding Johnson's contract
- Written by
- Saenger, Gustav, 1865 - 1935
- Received by
- Johnson, Hall, American, 1888 - 1970
- Subject of
- Carl Fischer, Inc., American, founded 1872
- Date
- April 19, 1935
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- A letter from Carl Fischer, Inc. to Hall Johnson dated April 19, 1935. The letter is written in black type on white paper. The letterhead on the piece of paper reads: [CABLE "CARFISCHER NEW YORK" / TELEPHONE SPRING 7-0900 / CARL FISCHER, INC. / MUSIC PUBLISHERS / Oxford University Press Music / Composers' Music Corporation / COOPER SQUARE / NEW YORK]. The content of the letter discusses Hall Johnson's contract with the company and edits that could be made to Johnson's song I Cannot Stay Here By Myself. The letter was sent by Carl Fischer, Inc. editor Gustav Saenger. The back of the letter is blank.
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Hall Johnson Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Archival Collections
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Eugene Thamon Simpson, Representative, Hall Johnson Estate
- Object number
- TA2013.166.9.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Hall Johnson Estate
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Royalty Statement for Hall Johnson
- Written by
- G. Schirmer, Inc., American, founded 1861
- Received by
- Johnson, Hall, American, 1888 - 1970
- Date
- December 1, 1967
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 1/2 × 8 in. (24.1 × 20.3 cm)
- Description
- Typed royalty statement from G. Schirmer, Inc. for composer and instrumentalist Hall Johnson. The statement, dated December 1, 1967, is on white paper with black type. The statement lists twenty-one titles for which Hall Johnson receives royalties and lists each title's net sales, rate per copy, and amount. The total amount of royalties listed is $928.93. The back of the statement is blank.
- Place depicted
- 634 Saint Nicholas Avenue Apt. 4D, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Hall Johnson Collection
- Classification
- Archival Collections
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Type
- invoices
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Eugene Thamon Simpson, Representative, Hall Johnson Estate
- Object number
- TA2013.166.9.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Hall Johnson Estate
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Pilate! Pilate!
- Composed by
- Johnson, Hall, American, 1888 - 1970
- Date
- ca. 1946
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Medium
- ink and graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 13/16 × 7 11/16 in. (27.5 × 19.5 cm)
- Title
- Sheet music for the Pilate! Pilate! chorus of the Son of Man cantata
- Description
- A Hall Johnson Negro Choir sheet music score in black ink and graphite on paper. This is a copy of a handwritten version of the sheet music. The top of the page reads [Page 1 Insert for “Pilate! Pilate!” H. Johnson]. The bottom of the sheet music reads: [Not for Sale. For use in Hall Johnson rehearsals Only. / H. J.]. There are notations in pencil throughout the sheet. The top right corner and bottom edge is stained. The object has additional bars of music on the reverse side.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
- Type
- sheet music
- Topic
- Religion
- Spirituals (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.59.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Carl Fischer Inc. Permission required for use.
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Oh! Reign Massa Jesus Reign
- Recorded by
- Fisk Jubilee Singers, American, founded 1871
- Created by
- Columbia Records, American, founded 1888
- Subject of
- Thomas, Benjamin W.
- Loudin, Frederick J., 1836 - 1904
- Sheppard, Ella, American, 1851 - 1915
- Alexander, Hinton D., American
- Rutling, Thomas, American, born 1854
- Porter, Maggie L., American, born 1853
- Jackson, Jennie, American, 1852 - 1910
- Jackson, Julia, American, died 1890
- Gordon, Georgia, American, 1855 - 1913
- Robinson, America W., American, 1855 - 1912
- Date
- 1870s; ca. 1909
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- mat board with photographic materials , vinyl
- Dimensions
- H x W (in frame): 15 × 22 × 1 in. (38.1 × 55.9 × 2.5 cm)
- H x W (black and white photograph): 5 3/4 × 9 in. (14.6 × 22.9 cm)
- Diameter (vinyl): 9 15/16 in. (25.2 cm)
- Title
- Black and white photograph and vinyl record of the Fisk Jubilee Singers
- Description
- A framed black-and-white photograph and vinyl record. Both are framed in white matting. The black-and-white photograph is positioned above the record.
- 2010.59.2a: The black-and-white photograph depicts a group of four men and five women in early 1900s attire. Some of the men and women sit, while other stand. The photograph was taken in the 1870s.
- 2010.59.2b: The black vinyl 78 rpm record is below the photographic print. It has a blue Columbia label in its center which reads: [Oh! Reign Massa Jesus Reign / Sung by / Fisk University Jubilee Singers / A2901 / 78901]. Additional writing detailing the price, music type, and the maker is also on the label. [78901] is etched into the vinyl.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Media Arts-Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.59.2ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Handbill for a performance by the Fisk Jubilee Singers
- Printed by
- Tucker Printing House, American
- Subject of
- Fisk Jubilee Singers, American, founded 1871
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Twain, Mark, American, 1835 - 1910
- Date
- 1875
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (22.2 x 15.9 cm)
- Description
- A paper handbill advertisement for a performance by the Jubilee Singers on March 23, 1875 at City Hall in an unnamed location. One side of the handbill has the printed title [A SONG FROM FREDERICK DOUGLASS] at the top and then recounts a visit of the Jubilee Singers with Frederick Douglass where he shared a spiritual that he sang while enslaved that inspired him to seek freedom in the North. The lyrics of the song are printed in the center of the handbill. The details for the upcoming performance are printed at the bottom center in large text [CITY HALL / ON THE EVENING OF / TUESDAY, MARCH 23D, 1875. / Tickets now on sale at Stockbridge's]. At the bottom left corner in small print is [Tucker Printing House, Portland.]
- The other side of the handbill has printed a letter to [Theo. F. Seward, Esq.] from Samuel Clemens recounting how much he enjoys performances by the Jubilee Singers. At the top of the page in large text is printed [MARK TWAIN / AND THE / Jubilee Singers]. At the bottom center of the page is the text [CITY HALL, / TUESDAY EVENING!].
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- handbills
- Topic
- Amusements
- Folk (Music)
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Resistance
- Singers (Musicians)
- Slavery
- Spirituals (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.57.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Carte-de-visite of the Jubilee Singers
- Created by
- American Missionary Association, American, 1846 - 1999
- Photograph by
- Black, James Wallace, American, 1825 - 1896
- Subject of
- Fisk Jubilee Singers, American, founded 1871
- Fisk University, American, founded 1866
- Date
- 1872; printed later
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (6.4 x 10.8 cm)
- Description
- A carte-de-viste depicting the Fisk University Jubilee Singers, with all nine members present. On the back, the photo reads "American Missionary Association. Jubilee Singers, Fisk University, Nashville, TN."
- Place depicted
- Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Topic
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Humanitarianism
- Photography
- Religious groups
- Singers (Musicians)
- Spirituals (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.54.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- Published by
- Columbia Records, American, founded 1888
- Recorded by
- Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976
- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- vinyl , ink on cardboard , paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 3/4 x 12 1/2 x 3/4 in. (27.3 x 31.8 x 1.9 cm)
- Description
- An album titled Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, by Paul Robeson, Columbia Masterworks, MM 819. The album contains four LPs, (2011.21.3a-d).
- 2011.21.3a-d: Four records from the Swing Low, Sweet Chariot set. Each record has a blue Columbia Masterworks label with silver lettering at center. Each label has the songs for that side and the Columbia logo.
- 2011.21.4e: The album jacket cover is red cardboard with black and white print. The cover depicts a pair of hands reaching towards the top of the cover to a smaller depiction of a church.
- 2011.4f: The album also contains a paper holder for all four LPs. The paper holder has four sections held together by binding on the proper right edge. Red writing on the cover reads: [Size 10 - Record / Speed - 78].
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Arthur Tyrill Farrell Family
- Object number
- 2011.21.3a-f
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1949 Columbia Records. Permission required for use.
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American Spirituals
- Published by
- Sonora Radio & Television Corp., American, founded 1942
- Recorded by
- Spencer, Kenneth, American, 1913 - 1964
- Date
- 1945
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Medium
- vinyl , ink on cardboard , paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 1/4 x 12 1/4 x 3/4 in. (26 x 31.1 x 1.9 cm)
- Description
- An album titled American Spirituals by Kenneth Spencer, Sonora, MS 478. The album contains four LPs, (2011.21.4a-d).
- 2011.21.4a-d: Four records from the American Spirituals set. Each record has a red Sonora label with gold lettering at center. Each label has the songs for that side and the Sonora logo.
- 2011.21.4e: The album jacket cover is pink with black print. Depicted on the jacket, is a chariot drawn by four white horses racing past an angel blowing a trumpet.
- 2011.4f: The album also contains a paper holder for all four LPs. The paper holder has four sections held together by binding on the proper right edge.
- Place depicted
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Topic
- Spirituals (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Arthur Tyrill Farrell Family
- Object number
- 2011.21.4a-f
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Sonora Records/ RCA Victor Records. Permission required for use.
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Poster for Brother Martin, Servant of Jesus
- Distributed by
- Bourgeois-Jenkins Pictures, American, active 1940s
- Subject of
- Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
- Date
- 1942
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 39 × 25 1/8 in. (99 × 63.8 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 41 1/16 × 27 3/16 in. (104.3 × 69 cm)
- Description
- A poster for the film Brother Martin Servant of Jesus depicting a crucifix in the top half and two scenes from the movie in the bottom half. Positioned on the right-hand side of the sheet, the cross is portrayed as brown wood with a white statue-like Christ figure. It is set against a yellow and black background. in the top left-hand corner is text that reads [(John) Jenkins & (O.K.) Bourgeois / present]. To the right and below the crucifix is text in large letters that reads [BROTHER / MARTIN / SERVANT OF / JESUS / featuring / SPENCER WILLIAMS / and a great supporting cast]. To the right is black text on a highlighted light background that reads [FULL LENGTH FEATURE / THE STORY OF A NEGRO / WHO LOVED GOD]. Below the text are two color scenes; on the right is a scene of a doctor and nurse bending over a patient lying in bed. In the left-hand scene is a seated man turning towards a standing little girl. The man wears a light-colored shirt and dark pants, and the little girl wears a plaid jumper over a white blouse. At the bottom left corner in black text against a pink background is [HEAR - the celebrated "NOBODY KNOWS / THE TROUBLE / I'VE SEEN"]. At the very bottom left corner is [Country of Origin U.S.A.] and in the bottom right is [34141].
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.118.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
CC0
Selections of Plantation Songs As Sung By Donavin's Famous Tennesseeans
- Created by
- Donavin's Famous Tennesseeans, American, founded 1873
- Date
- 1883
- Medium
- ink on paper, metal
- Dimensions
- closed: 5 × 6 11/16 × 1/8 in. (12.7 × 17 × 0.3 cm)
- open: 5 × 12 7/8 × 1/8 in. (12.7 × 32.7 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- A rectangular paper booklet of sheet music. Front cover, pink with black type, is borderd by elaborate decorations, especially in the corners, and reads [ORGANIZED A.D. 1873 / Selections of Plantation Songs / AS SUNG BY] at the top, with [THE WORLD RENOWNED / COLORED VOCALISTS / Permanent Address, Delaware, O.] vertically on the left center, and [The Famous Company / RE-ORGANIZED 1881] vertically on the right, with a black-and-white depiction of a man, J.W. Donavin, in profile in an oval shape between, with [DONAVIN'S FAMOUS TENNESSEEANS] along the bottom. Interior pages, four (4) total front and back for each, are music sheets with four staff lines on each side. Songs include "Rise! Shine! And Give God The Glory," "Steal Away To Jesus," and "Good News! The Chariot is a Coming." The first and last pages give a "Decennial Review" written by J.W. Donavin. Back cover, pink with black type, reads [F.T. EVANS. / Gas Power / BOOK & JOB PRINTER / And Binder. / Delaware, Ohio.] in the center. Handwritten in top left corner of reverse, in pencil, reads [M8020/21].
- Place depicted
- Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
- Type
- sheet music
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Paxton and Rachel Baker
- Object number
- 2014.3.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Eighteen Original Negro Spirituals by Sister Rosetta Tharpe
- Published by
- Mills Music Incorporated, 1919 - 1965
- Written by
- Tharpe, Sister Rosetta, American, 1915 - 1973
- Date
- 1938
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 12 × 9 × 1/8 in. (30.5 × 22.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- Thirty-two (32) page booklet of sheet music. The front cover features an image of Sister Rosetta Tharpe holding a guitar in a grayscale image centered on blue background. The title features above the graphic in blue text printed over a black background [Eighteen Original Negro Spirituals by Sister Rosetta Tharpe].Beneath the image is much smaller blue text printed over a black background which reads [Spirituals with an Original and Appealing Religious Quality Set Down/Exactly as Sung by SISTER THARPE Since Infancy in Negro Churches/All Over the Country]. The Mill Music logo is shown centered along the bottom edge to the left of the price, printed in black text in a white-square background [$1.25].
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
- Type
- songbooks
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gayle Wald
- Object number
- 2014.98.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain