Collection | National Museum of African American History and Culture

Statues Hardly Ever Smile

Directed by

Lathan, Stan, American, born 1945

Produced by

Chamba Productions, founded 1971

Created by

Collins, Kathleen, American, 1942 - 1988

Object details

Photograph of a woman singing into a microphone

Photograph by

Rossner, Harry

Subject of

Unidentified Woman or Women

Apollo Theater, American, founded 1934

Object details

Untitled (outside Apollo Theatre)

Photograph by

Leipzig, Arthur, American, 1918 - 2014

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Unidentified Woman or Women

Object details

Gelatin silver print of a crowd at the Apollo Theater

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Apollo Theater, American, founded 1934

Basie, Count, American, 1904 - 1984

Object details

On View

CAAMA Gallery

Photograph of five performing showgirls

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Cathrell, Laura, 1914 - 1999

Edison, Birdie Warfield, American

Object details

Ritual for a Poet in B Natural

Created by

Kain, Gylan, American

Owned by

Danska, Herbert, American, born 1927

Object details

Doris Adelaide Derby Oral History Interview

Created by

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009

Interview of

Dr. Derby, Doris, American, 1939 - 2022

Interviewed by

Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.

Object details

Untitled

Photograph by

Williams, Milton, American, born 1940

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Unidentified Woman or Women

Object details

Photograph of Lue Swarz

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Swarz, Lue, American

Object details

Photograph of a female performer in costume at the Rose Room

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Unidentified Woman or Women

Rose Room, American

Object details

Photograph of Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham depicted in blackface

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Markham, Dewey, American, 1904 - 1981

Object details

Photograph of a man and five female performers in costume

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Cathrell, Laura, 1914 - 1999

Edison, Birdie Warfield, American

Object details

Newspaper clipping of the Club Ebony Gals

Written by

Unidentified

Printed by

Unidentified

Subject of

Cathrell, Laura, 1914 - 1999

Object details

The Show-Down vol. 1 no. 10

Published by

Show-Down Publishing Company, American, founded 1935

Edited by

Cathrell, Sally J. Jr., American, 1913 - 1981

Written by

Lawrence, Neil

Object details

On View

Musical Crossroads Gallery

Banjo created for Charles P. Stinson

Manufactured by

Buckbee, John H., American, 1832 - 1897

Subject of

Stinson, Charles P., American, 1854 - 1911

Object details

Opera glasses and case owned by Mary Church Terrell

Created by

Lemaire, French, 1846 - 1955

Owned by

Terrell, Mary Church, American, 1863 - 1954

Object details

Cast list for the Shearer Players' production of Angel Street

Created by

Shearer Players, American, founded 1946

Subject of

White, Elizabeth Shearer, American, died 1993

Object details

Photograph of Al Moore and Larrye

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Moore, Al

Unidentified Woman or Women

Object details

Photograph of a female performer, Jean, in costume

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Unidentified Woman or Women

Object details

Photograph of Henry LeTang

Photograph by

Diaz & Rogers, American

Subject of

LeTang, Henry, American, 1915 - 2007

Object details

National Museum of African American History & Culture

Visit

Explore

Learn

Connect

Events

About

Collection Search Results

Statues Hardly Ever Smile

Photograph of a woman singing into a microphone

Untitled (outside Apollo Theatre)

Gelatin silver print of a crowd at the Apollo Theater

Photograph of five performing showgirls

Ritual for a Poet in B Natural

Doris Adelaide Derby Oral History Interview

Untitled

Photograph of Lue Swarz

Photograph of a female performer in costume at the Rose Room

Photograph of Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham depicted in blackface

Photograph of a man and five female performers in costume

Newspaper clipping of the Club Ebony Gals

The Show-Down vol. 1 no. 10

Banjo created for Charles P. Stinson

Opera glasses and case owned by Mary Church Terrell

Cast list for the Shearer Players' production of Angel Street

Photograph of Al Moore and Larrye

Photograph of a female performer, Jean, in costume

Photograph of Henry LeTang