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Letter from DL Chandler to Norma Merrick Sklarek
- Written by
- Chandler, D. L., American
- Received by
- Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012
- Subject of
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, American, founded 1861
- Owned by
- Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012
- Date
- September 29, 1976
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- Letter from DL Chandler to Norma Merrick Sklarek. The white paper has a black and red printed letterhead from the Department of Architecture, School of Architecture and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The letter is handwritten in blue ink and dated in the upper right corner. The letter begins [DEAR MS. SKLAREK - / I AM VERY SORRY FOR THE LONG DELAY IN RELAYING YOUR COPY TO YOU.] Chandler discusses a potential topic, “Architectural History of Black America,” for a PhD thesis and asks for permission to include research on Sklarek. Chandler also asks for information about other African American women architects to contact. The reverse is blank.
- Place made
- Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Archival Collections
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David Merrick Fairweather and Yvonne Goff
- Object number
- TA2018.23.3.1.11.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Howard Conference A Rallying for Black Female Architects
- Published by
- The Washington Post, American, founded 1877
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012
- Kemp-Rotan, Renee
- Welton Becket and Associates, American, 1949 - 1987
- Owned by
- Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012
- Date
- December 15, 1983
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 15/16 × 9 3/8 in. (30.3 × 23.8 cm)
- Title
- Article from the Washington Post featuring Norma Merrick Sklarek
- Description
- A newspaper clipping of an article titled “Howard Conference A Rallying for Black Female Architects” from the December 15, 1983 edition of the Washington Post. The article begins with a quote from architect Renee Kemp-Rotan, “When I was in architecture school at Syracuse University in the early 1970s, I was the only black female there.”] Kemp-Rotan organized the one day conference at Howard University which […brought together about 100 black female architects, apprentices and students from all around the country to exchange stories of isolation, racism and sexism.] Architect Norma Sklarek, keynote speaker for the conference, is featured and there is an image of her on the right side. The reverse has cut-off images from other articles.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- articles
- Topic
- Architecture
- Education
- Mass media
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David Merrick Fairweather and Yvonne Goff
- Object number
- TA2018.23.4.2.1.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © The Washington Post Company. Permission required for use.
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Letter from Anacostia Museum to Norma Merrick Sklarek
- Issued by
- Anacostia Community Museum, American, founded 1967
- Written by
- Hutchinson, Louise D., American, 1928 - 2014
- Received by
- Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012
- Subject of
- Welton Becket and Associates, American, 1949 - 1987
- Owned by
- Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012
- Date
- August 1982
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 1/2 × 8 in. (26.7 × 20.3 cm)
- Description
- Letter from the Anacostia Museum to Norma Sklarek. The white paper has a black printed letterhead with a sun logo on the left and text [EXHIBITS DESIGN AND PRODUCTION LABORATORY / THE ANACOSTIA NEIGHBORHOOD MUSEUM SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION]. Below this is contact information. There is a black stamp on the upper right which reads [RECEIVED / AUG 13 1982 / WELTON BECKET ASSOCIATES]. The letter is addressed to Sklarek and begins [Thank you so very much for your prompt reply…]. The letter discusses the revision of an exhibit titled “Black Women: Achievements Against the Odds” and requests a photograph of Sklarek at work for inclusion. The reverse is blank.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Archival Collections
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Topic
- Architecture
- Correspondence
- Local and regional
- Museums
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David Merrick Fairweather and Yvonne Goff
- Object number
- TA2018.23.3.1.11.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Gelatin silver print of Mary Church Terrell
- Photograph by
- Scurlock, Addison N., American, 1883 - 1964
- Subject of
- Terrell, Mary Church, American, 1863 - 1954
- Owned by
- Terrell, Mary Church, American, 1863 - 1954
- Date
- ca. 1910
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 7 × 5 in. (17.8 × 12.7 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Mary Church Terrell (TA2017.13.10.2). She is depicted seated in profile from the waist up. The left side of her face is visible. She is wearing a light colored beaded and fringed evening dress. She wears her hair in a loose up-do. There is a photographer's stamp embossed in the bottom left corner. There are several handwritten inscriptions on the reverse, one reading [Mary Church Terrell] and the another reading [Defender].
- Place captured
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mary Church Terrell Family Archive
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Archival Collections
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Activism
- Education
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Social reform
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell
- Object number
- TA2017.13.10.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Poster from Women's March on Washington with "I March for Rosie Jimenez"
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Jimenez, Rosie, Mexican American, 1950 - 1977
- Women's March, American, founded 2017
- Date
- 2017
- Medium
- cardboard, markers
- Dimensions
- H x W: 27 15/16 × 20 1/16 in. (71 × 51 cm)
- Description
- Handwritten poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The white poster has purple text which reads [I MARCH / for / Rosie Jimenez / 10.3.1977]. The reverse is blank.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- posters
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.85.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Photographic print from the Broadway production of "for colored girls..."
- Photograph by
- Swope, Martha, American
- Subject of
- Collins, Risë
- MacCauley, Robbie, American, born 1942
- Miller, Jonette O'Kelley, American
- Hunt, Sharita Mae
- Johnson, Leona
- Date
- 1977-1978
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 7 9/16 × 9 1/2 in. (19.2 × 24.1 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
- H x W (mounting paper): 10 1/4 × 13 3/8 in. (26 × 34 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of the Broadway production of for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf: Risë Collins (Lady in Purple), Robbie MacCauley (Lady in Red), Jonette O’Kelley Miller (Lady in Green), Sharita Mae Hunt (Lady in Orange), and Leona Johnson (Lady in Yellow).
- Place captured
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- photographs
- portraits
- Topic
- Actors
- Broadway Theatre
- Drama (Theatre)
- Feminism
- Modern dance
- Poetry
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the collection of Earl S. and Jonette O. Miller
- Object number
- 2015.53.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Photo by Martha Swope/ ©The New York Public Library. Permission required for use.
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Laff of the Party
- Recorded by
- Foxx, Redd, American, 1922 - 1991
- Distributed by
- Authentic Records, American
- Owned by
- Smock, Ginger, American, 1920 - 1995
- Date
- 1956
- Medium
- vinyl, ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Diameter (record): 7 in. (17.8 cm)
- Description
- A seven inch 45 rpm LP recording of the album "Laff of the Party" recorded by Redd Foxx. The record has a yellow label at center with blue text.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Type
- 45 rpm records
- Topic
- Jazz (Music)
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lydia Samuel Bennett
- Object number
- 2016.161.3.12.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Bolt of black tulle fabric from Mae's Millinery Shop
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- tulle and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 1/2 x 11 x 17 1/4 in. (14 x 27.9 x 43.8 cm)
- Description
- Black synthetic tulle fabric wound around a piece of cardboard. A manufacturer's label is adhered to one end of the cardboard with the printed text crossed out.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Textiles
- Type
- textiles
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
- Object number
- 2016.48.107ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Black t-shirt with special edition design by Happy I'm Nappy Collectibles
- Designed by
- Jackson-Garrett, Caprece, American
- Created by
- Happy I'm Nappy Collectibles, Inc., American, founded 1984
- Date
- ca. 1995
- Medium
- cotton (textile)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 33 7/16 × 23 5/16 in. (84.9 × 59.2 cm)
- Description
- A black t-shirt by Happy I'm Nappy Collectibles. At the front center of the shirt is a design featuring nine illustrated female faces arranged in a square; three of the women have curly hair, three have braided hair, and three have locked hair. All nine women wear gold colored hooped earrings and have red lips. Below the women is the phrase "Happy I'm Nappy" printed in yellow lettering. In the bottom right corner beneath the text "HAPPY I'M NAPPY COLLECTIBLES SPECIAL EDITION" is printed in white lettering.
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Fashion
- Movement
- Black is Beautiful
- Topic
- Business
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion
- Fashion design
- Hair
- Identity
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Caprece Ann Jackson, Founder, Happy I'm Nappy Collectibles
- Object number
- 2019.27.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Happy I'm Nappy Collectibles
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My right is a future of equality with other Americans
- Created by
- Catlett, Elizabeth, Mexican, 1915 - 2012
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1947; printed 1989
- Medium
- ink and graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image with title): 9 3/4 × 6 1/8 in. (24.8 × 15.6 cm)
- H x W (image): 9 1/4 × 6 1/8 in. (23.5 × 15.6 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 15 × 11 1/4 in. (38.1 × 28.6 cm)
- Description
- Color linocut of a woman. The image uses three colors, orange, black, and white. The woman is in the center with the right side of her face visible. Her head is tilted back and her gaze is directed upwards. The title is handwritten in graphite below the image and the work is signed. The reverse is blank.
- Portfolio/Series
- The Black Woman (formerly the Negro Woman)
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- linocuts
- Topic
- Art
- Freedom
- Identity
- Resistance
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Winifred Hervey
- Object number
- 2017.21.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.
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Journal of Dr. Ionia Rollin Whipper
- Created by
- Lefax, Inc., American, c. twentieth century
- Owned by
- Dr. Whipper, Ionia Rollin, American, 1872 - 1953
- Date
- 1939
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and leather
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (18.4 × 14 cm)
- Caption
- This journal provides insight into the spiritual and intellectual life of Dr. Ionia Rollin Whipper, doctor and social reformer. A 1903 graduate of Howard Medical School, Dr. Whipper was an obstetrician working in the Maternity Ward of Freedmen's Hospital. She encountered many teenage mothers in her work, mentoring them through their pregnancies and caring for their infants. With a small group of women from the community of her church, AME St. Luke's, Whipper raised money to open a home for unwed pregnant girls. In 1931, the Ionia R. Whipper Home for Unwed Mothers opened in Northeast Washington, DC and remained the only maternity home for black women in the Washington area for decades.
- Description
- Journal of Dr. Ionia Rollin Whipper. The journal has a leather cover and binder with unlined pages. On the front cover is the manufacturer, [LEFAX]. Each page is covered with inspirational quotes about religion and life. Each thought or sentence is divided by a handdrawn line. Along with the quotes are lists of attendees at Meetings. There is a break halfway through with blank pages, then the journal continues until the last page. On the inner back cover, printed in gold ink, is the manufacturer's information. [NO. 675 / LEFAX / PHILADELPHIA, PA. / MADE IN U.S.A.].
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- diaries
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Carole Ione Lewis Family Collection
- Object number
- 2018.101.5
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Photographic print from the Broadway production of "for colored girls..."
- Photograph by
- Swope, Martha, American
- Subject of
- Miller, Jonette O'Kelley, American
- Date
- 1977-1978
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 9 7/16 × 7 9/16 in. (24 × 19.2 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
- H x W (mounting paper): 13 1/4 × 10 1/8 in. (33.7 × 25.7 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of the Broadway production of for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf: Jonette O’Kelley Miller (Lady in Green), right arm raised and left arm on left knee.
- Place captured
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- photographs
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the collection of Earl S. and Jonette O. Miller
- Object number
- 2015.53.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Photo by Martha Swope/ ©The New York Public Library. Permission required for use.
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Untitled
- Photograph by
- White, John H., American, born 1945
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1970s; printed 2010
- Medium
- dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and sheet): 12 × 18 in. (30.5 × 45.7 cm)
- Description
- A chromogenic print depicting a black-and-white image of a crowd of women raising their fists in a Black Power salute. The women are shouting with their right fists rasied in the air. All four women in the front row are wearing floral-printed tops. Many of the women throughout the crowd have afros. A man's face is visible in the bottom left corner. The number and copyright reading [0-5166626-F-JHW_KIF029 / 3 N6 (c) Dreambox Foto Studio 2010] is printed on the back of the photogrpah.
- Place collected
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- black-and-white photographs
- chromogenic color prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
- Object number
- 2016.118.27
- Restrictions & Rights
- © John H. White
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Cheryl Bailey Solomon Oral History Interview
- Created by
- National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
- Recorded by
- Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
- Interview of
- Solomon, Cheryl Bailey, American, born 1959
- Interviewed by
- Salahu-Din, Deborah Tulani, American
- Subject of
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
- Coppin State University, American, founded 1900
- Date
- July 27, 2016
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration (2016.129.10.1a): 35.6 minutes
- Duration (2016.129.10.2a): 35 minutes
- Description
- The oral history consists of 2016.129.10.1a and 2016.129.10.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
- 53.0292 GB
- Cheryl Bailey Solomon was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Ms. Solomon donated several Delta Sigma Theta items including bucket hats, pledge pins, a water glass, and a floor mat, to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- In this oral history interview Cheryl Bailey Solomon talks about why she pledged Delta Sigma Theta while attending the HBCU Coppin State College and what that experience was like.
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Collection Donor Oral History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.129.10.1a-.2a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
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Rhinestone shoe clips from Mae's Millinery Shop
- Manufactured by
- Musi
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- rhinestones and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (a): 1 5/8 x 2 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 5.1 x 1.3 cm)
- H x W x D (b): 1 5/8 x 2 x 3/8 in. (4.1 x 5.1 x 1 cm)
- Description
- Pair of rhinestone shoe clips from Mae's Millinery Shop. The clips consist of rows of clear rhinestones set into silver colored metal with an oval at the center surrounded by two (2) rounded rows of rhinestones on either side. These rows go across the top of the oval, but do not extend across the bottom of the oval to complete a full loop. The reverse of clip (a) has two (2) metal prongs for attaching to the shoe. The attachment mechanism on the clip (b) has been removed. The manufacturer's name "MUSI" and a copyright symbol are engraved on the fastener.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Adornment
- Type
- clips (jewelry)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
- Object number
- 2016.48.103ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Musi. Permission required for use.
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Dark brown wool felt cap with ostrich plumes from Mae's Millinery Shop
- Designed by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- wool felt and feathers
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 12 x 11 1/4 x 9 in. (30.5 x 28.6 x 22.9 cm)
- Description
- Brown wool felt round brimless cap designed by Mae Reeves. The edge of the cap is indented and a length of brown felt is twisted and tacked to the crown with thread. A grouping of brown ostrich plumes is attached at the proper right back of the cap. The cap has no label.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Clothing-Fashion
- Type
- caps (headgear)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
- Object number
- 2016.48.34
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Right Hat by Mae sign from Mae's Millinery Shop
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- paint on corrugated board
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 19 1/2 x 14 x 3/8 in. (49.5 x 35.6 x 1 cm)
- Description
- Painted cardboard sign with an illustration of a portrait of a woman advertising Mae's hats from Mae's Millinery Shop. The woman is in the lower half on the right side, seen in three-quarter view. She looks to the left and wears a wide brimmed hat, pearls, and earrings. The woman is illustrated in a pale blue color. Surrounding the woman as well as the sign text, is a green scalloped and stylized floral oval. The oval is cropped at the bottom edge, and appears incomplete. Within the border, above and to the left of the woman is text in black and red reading "Above all... / THE RIGHT HAT / In / Modern / Design / by Mae". Behind the oval is a pin striped background of red and green. There are eleven (11) green pin stripes on a dark red background. The lower edge of the corrugated board is folded under to the back. The reverse is blank.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- signs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
- Object number
- 2016.48.44
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pearl necklace from Mae's Millinery Shop
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- pearls and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5/16 x 15 x 5/16 in. (0.8 x 38.1 x 0.8 cm)
- Description
- Single strand pearl necklace that closes with a metal tab insert fastener.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Adornment
- Type
- necklaces
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
- Object number
- 2016.48.51.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Yellow faux pearl bracelet from Mae's Millinery Shop
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- beads and wire
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 5/16 x 3 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. (3.3 x 8.6 x 8.9 cm)
- Description
- Light yellow faux pearl bracelet from Mae's Millinery Shop. The bracelet is made from beads strung on four (4) rows of wire that wrap around the wearer's wrist. The beads are larger at the center, growing smaller toward each end.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Adornment
- Type
- bracelets (jewelry)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
- Object number
- 2016.48.51.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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...in the fields
- Created by
- Catlett, Elizabeth, Mexican, 1915 - 2012
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1946-1947; printed 1989
- Medium
- ink and graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image with title): 9 3/4 × 6 1/16 in. (24.8 × 15.4 cm)
- H x W (image ): 8 15/16 × 6 1/16 in. (22.7 × 15.4 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 15 1/8 × 11 1/4 in. (38.4 × 28.6 cm)
- Description
- This black and white linocut depicts a woman hoeing a field. Wearing a dress with its sleeves rolled up, she holds a hoe in both hands. She is barefoot and wears a brimmed hat. She stands in a field between rows of crops with a farmhouse in the background. 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
- Agriculture
- Art
- Identity
- Labor
- Resistance
- Rural life
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Winifred Hervey
- Object number
- 2017.21.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.