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Prop from dance recital performance "Dance to Glory" by Studio A
- Created by
- Studio A Modeling, Etiquette, and Dance Academy, American, founded 2002
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 15/16 × 20 in. (38 × 50.8 cm)
- Description
- This cardboard sign is a rectangular piece of cardboard with handwritten text in black marker. The text reads "We/ Shall/ Oversome." The back is blank.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Tools and Equipment-Props and set design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- signs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Studio A Modeling, Etiquette and Dance Academy of Baltimore, MD
- Object number
- 2016.22.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photographic print of Josephine Baker performing at the Folies Bergère
- Photograph by
- Walery, founded 1888
- Subject of
- Baker, Josephine, American, 1906 - 1975
- Date
- 1926-1935
- Medium
- silver and gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 10 3/4 × 7 7/8 in. (27.3 × 20 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 13/16 × 8 5/16 in. (30 × 21.1 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Josephine Baker performing the Charleston on stage at Folies Bergère. The photograph features Baker at center standing on a reflective stage. She is doing the Charleston and looking to the left of the photograph. Behind her, a backdrop of an art deco style drawing shows buildings and ships. The bottom right corner has the photographers mark. The back of the photograph has a handwritten inscription that identifies the venue as the Folies Bergère.
- Place depicted
- Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Actors
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Jazz (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and National Portrait Gallery, Gift from Jean-Claude Baker
- Object number
- 2016.135.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Prop from dance recital performance "Dance to Glory" by Studio A
- Created by
- Studio A Modeling, Etiquette, and Dance Academy, American, founded 2002
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- ink on cardboard with wood
- Dimensions
- H x W (sign): 21 11/16 × 27 5/8 in. (55.1 × 70.2 cm)
- H x W (handle): 25 11/16 × 1 1/2 × 3/16 in. (65.2 × 3.8 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- This cardboard sign is a rectangular piece of cardboard with handwritten text in black marker. The text reads "Stop/ Racial/ Injustice!" There is a narrow flat stick of wood as a handle mounted to the back with adhesive. There are also four strips of black tape across the handle and the back of the sign. On the back is a name written in pencil.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Tools and Equipment-Props and set design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- signs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Studio A Modeling, Etiquette and Dance Academy of Baltimore, MD
- Object number
- 2016.22.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Prop from dance recital performance "Dance to Glory" by Studio A
- Created by
- Studio A Modeling, Etiquette, and Dance Academy, American, founded 2002
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- plastic and ink and paper (fiber product) and adhesive on cardboard with wood
- Dimensions
- H x W (sign): 22 1/16 × 28 in. (56 × 71.1 cm)
- H x W (handle): 10 5/16 × 1 7/16 × 3/16 in. (26.2 × 3.7 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- This cardboard sign is a rectangular piece of cardboard with text in plastic cutout letter attached via adhesive, and also handwritten text in black marker. The text reads "Stop/ the/ Racism." There is an octangular piece of paper with a picture of an outward facing palm colored in green, adhered to the top left corner. There is a narrow flat stick of wood mounted to the back with adhesive as a handle. The back is blank.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Tools and Equipment-Props and set design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- signs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Studio A Modeling, Etiquette and Dance Academy of Baltimore, MD
- Object number
- 2016.22.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Prop from dance recital performance "Dance to Glory" by Studio A
- Created by
- Studio A Modeling, Etiquette, and Dance Academy, American, founded 2002
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- ink on cardboard with wood
- Dimensions
- H x W (sign): 21 7/8 × 27 13/16 in. (55.5 × 70.7 cm)
- H x W (handle): 26 3/8 × 1 1/2 × 3/16 in. (67 × 3.8 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- This cardboard sign is a rectangular piece of cardboard with handwritten text in black marker. The text reads "Power to the People". There is a narrow flat stick of wood as a handle mounted to the back with adhesive. There are also four strips of black tape across the handle and the back of the sign. There are two names written on the back.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Tools and Equipment-Props and set design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- signs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Studio A Modeling, Etiquette and Dance Academy of Baltimore, MD
- Object number
- 2016.22.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Prop from dance recital performance "Dance to Glory" by Studio A
- Created by
- Studio A Modeling, Etiquette, and Dance Academy, American, founded 2002
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- ink and plastic with adhesive on cardboard with wood
- Dimensions
- H x W (sign): 22 1/16 × 27 15/16 in. (56 × 71 cm)
- H x W (handle): 26 × 1 1/2 × 3/16 in. (66 × 3.8 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- This cardboard sign is a rectangular piece of cardboard with with text in plastic cutout letters attached via adhesive, and also handwritten text in black marker. The text reads "Equal/ Rights/ Continue/ 2 Fight" There is a narrow flat stick of wood mounted to the back with adhesive as a handle. The back is blank.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Tools and Equipment-Props and set design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- signs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Studio A Modeling, Etiquette and Dance Academy of Baltimore, MD
- Object number
- 2016.22.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Voulez-vous de la Canne à Sucre?
- Published by
- Salabert, Francis, French, 1884 - 1946
- Composed by
- Lelievre, Léo, French, 1872 - 1956
- Written by
- Varna, Henri, French, 1877 - 1969
- Illustrated by
- Gaudin, Louis, French, 1882 - 1936
- Subject of
- Baker, Josephine, American, 1906 - 1975
- Alex, Joe, Martiniquan, 1891 - 1948
- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 10 11/16 × 6 3/4 in. (27.1 × 17.1 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 16 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (41.9 × 31.8 cm)
- Title
- Song sheet for Voulez-vous de la Canne à Sucre? performed by Josephine Baker
- Description
- A song sheet titled, "Voulez-vous de la Canne à Sucre?" performed by Josephine Baker and Joe Alex. The song sheet is framed in a silver frame with white matting. The sheet features and illustration of Josephine Baker in costume. She is depicted with her body towards the left of the frame and her head facing the right looking down at a cheetah perched on its hind legs behind her. The artist's mark [Zig / 30] is next to the cheetah's back. French text throughout the sheet reads: [MM. Dufrenne et Varna présentent “Paris Qui Remue” / Revue de MM. H. Varna, L. Lelièvre et Earl Leslie au Casino De Paris / Voulez -Vous de la Canne à Sucre? / (En voulez-vous de la canne !!!) / Fox One Step / chante par / Joséphine Baker et Joe Alex / Por Piano et Chat / 6 fr. / Parole de Léo Lelièvre et Henri Varna / Musique de Paddy / Éditions Francis Salabert / Vente en Gros : / 22, Rue Chauchat, 22 –Paris – 9e / 14, Rue de Loxum Bruxelles]. The back of the frame has an alphanumeric inscription.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- sheet music
- Topic
- Actors
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Jazz (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and National Portrait Gallery, Gift from Jean-Claude Baker
- Object number
- 2016.135.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Prop from dance recital performance "Dance to Glory" by Studio A
- Created by
- Studio A Modeling, Etiquette, and Dance Academy, American, founded 2002
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- ink on cardboard with wood with adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W: 28 1/16 × 21 15/16 in. (71.3 × 55.7 cm)
- H x W: 20 1/8 × 1 1/2 × 3/16 in. (51.1 × 3.8 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- This cardboard sign is a rectangular piece of cardboard with handwritten text in black marker. The text reads "We/ March/ For/ Women's/Rights." There is a narrow flat stick of wood mounted to the back with adhesive as a handle. The back is blank.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Tools and Equipment-Props and set design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- signs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Studio A Modeling, Etiquette and Dance Academy of Baltimore, MD
- Object number
- 2016.22.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Prop from dance recital performance "Dance to Glory" by Studio A
- Created by
- Studio A Modeling, Etiquette, and Dance Academy, American, founded 2002
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- ink on cardboard with wood with adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W: 22 5/16 × 28 in. (56.6 × 71.1 cm)
- H x W: 26 3/16 × 1 1/2 × 3/16 in. (66.5 × 3.8 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- This cardboard sign is a rectangular piece of cardboard with handwritten text in black marker. The text reads "All/ Men/ Are/ Created/ Equal." There is a narrow flat stick of wood mounted to the back with adhesive as a handle. The back is blank.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Tools and Equipment-Props and set design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- signs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Studio A Modeling, Etiquette and Dance Academy of Baltimore, MD
- Object number
- 2016.22.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Poster advertising a Josephine Baker performance at the Folies Bergère
- Printed by
- Jombart Fres Imp. Asnieres, French
- Illustrated by
- Ranson, Gontran, French, 1891 - 1977
- Subject of
- Baker, Josephine, American, 1906 - 1975
- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (folded): 24 3/16 × 16 in. (61.4 × 40.6 cm)
- H x W (unfolded): 27 5/8 × 16 in. (70.2 × 40.6 cm)
- Description
- A poster advertising a Josephine Baker performance at the Folies Bergère of Un Vent De Folie. An illustration of Baker is a center. Baker is featured upside-down, wearing green gloves, pearls, a green and white bra, and green tights with bells and red fringe. Next to the drawing is the illustrators mark: [Ranson]. Text at the top and bottom of the poster reads: [Folies- Bergère / Joséphine Baker / Hyper-Revue / Un Vent De Folie / Jombart Fres Imp. Asnières]. To the left of the illustration there are two French postage stamps. Both of the postage stamps have a blue ink stamp over them that reads: ANNULE]. The back of the poster has two inscriptions of a number.
- Place depicted
- Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Actors
- Advertising
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Jazz (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and National Portrait Gallery, Gift from Jean-Claude Baker
- Object number
- 2016.135.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Prop from dance recital performance "Dance to Glory" by Studio A
- Created by
- Studio A Modeling, Etiquette, and Dance Academy, American, founded 2002
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- ink and plastic with adhesive on cardboard with wood
- Dimensions
- H x W (sign): 21 7/8 × 27 15/16 in. (55.5 × 71 cm)
- H x W (handle): 26 3/8 × 1 1/2 × 3/16 in. (67 × 3.8 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- This cardboard sign is a rectangular piece of cardboard with with text in plastic cutout letters attached via adhesive, and also handwritten text in black marker. The text reads "Justice/ For/ All." There is a narrow flat stick of wood mounted to the back with adhesive as a handle. The back is blank.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Tools and Equipment-Props and set design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- signs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Studio A Modeling, Etiquette and Dance Academy of Baltimore, MD
- Object number
- 2016.22.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Prop from dance recital performance "Dance to Glory" by Studio A
- Created by
- Studio A Modeling, Etiquette, and Dance Academy, American, founded 2002
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- ink and plastic with adhesive on cardboard with wood
- Dimensions
- H x W (sign): 22 1/16 × 28 in. (56 × 71.1 cm)
- H x W (handle): 26 × 1 1/2 × 3/16 in. (66 × 3.8 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- This cardboard sign is a rectangular piece of cardboard with text in plastic cutout letters attached via adhesive, and also handwritten text in black marker. The text reads "We fight/ for Civil/ Rights!" There is a narrow flat stick of wood mounted to the back with adhesive as a handle. The back is blank.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Tools and Equipment-Props and set design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- signs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Studio A Modeling, Etiquette and Dance Academy of Baltimore, MD
- Object number
- 2016.22.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Prop from dance recital performance "Dance to Glory" by Studio A
- Created by
- Studio A Modeling, Etiquette, and Dance Academy, American, founded 2002
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W (sign): 14 15/16 × 19 11/16 in. (38 × 50 cm)
- Description
- This cardboard sign is a rectangular piece of cardboard with handwritten text in black marker. The text reads "Liberty/ And/ Justice". The back is blank.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Tools and Equipment-Props and set design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- signs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Studio A Modeling, Etiquette and Dance Academy of Baltimore, MD
- Object number
- 2016.22.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Prop from dance recital performance "Dance to Glory" by Studio A
- Created by
- Studio A Modeling, Etiquette, and Dance Academy, American, founded 2002
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- ink and plastic with adhesive on cardboard with wood
- Dimensions
- H x W (sign): 27 15/16 × 21 13/16 in. (71 × 55.4 cm)
- H x W (handle): 20 3/16 × 1 1/2 × 3/16 in. (51.2 × 3.8 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- This cardboard sign is a rectangular piece of cardboard with text in plastic cutout letters attached via adhesive, and also handwritten in black marker. The text reads "We/ Shall/ Over/ come" There is a narrow flat stick of wood as a handle mounted to the back with adhesive. There are also five strips of black tape across the handle and the back of the sign. The back is blank.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Tools and Equipment-Props and set design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- signs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Studio A Modeling, Etiquette and Dance Academy of Baltimore, MD
- Object number
- 2016.22.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
- Directed by
- Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
- Written by
- Thompson, True T., American, 1896 - 1973
- Distributed by
- Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
- Subject of
- Everett, Francine, American, 1915 - 1999
- Wilson, Don
- Moore, Katherine
- Hawkins, Alfred
- Boykin, David
- Lewis, L.E.
- Newell, Inez
- Frank, Piano
- King, John
- Ross, Shelly
- Watson, Hugh
- Gilbert, Don
- Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
- Orr, Robert, American
- Galloway, Howard
- Date
- 1946
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 60 Minutes
- Length (Film Reel 1): 1150 Feet
- Length (Film Reel 2): 1100 Feet
- Description
- A 16mm release print of the feature film Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. It consists of two reels of positive 16mm acetate film (a) and (b), is in black and white and contains sound. A single row of perforations runs along one edge of each film strip, while a variable-area, optical-sound (audio on film) track runs along the other.
- The film tells the story of Gertie LaRue, a Harlem nightclub dancer who leaves her boyfriend and relocates to the fictitious island of “Rinidad.” Her arrival is marked by a reception at the Paradise Hotel, hosted by the hotel’s proprietor Mr. Diamond Joe. Gertie is offered the hotel’s “best room,” the bridal room. The film ends with Gertie’s ex-boyfriend, Al, breaking into her room in the night.
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place purchased
- Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Place filmed
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- sound films
- black-and-white films (visual works)
- release prints (motion pictures)
- feature films
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Dance
- Nightlife
- Race films
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
- Object number
- 2015.167.6.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Double Deal
- Directed by
- Dreifuss, Arthur, German American, 1908 - 1993
- Produced by
- Randol, George Elwood, American, 1895 - 1973
- Ray, Arthur, American, 1888 - 1942
- Distributed by
- Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
- Subject of
- Hawley, Monte, American, 1901 - 1950
- LeGon, Jeni, American, 1916 - 2012
- Thompson, Edward, American, 1898 - 1960
- Jackson, Freddie, American, 1919 - 1995
- Woods, Buck, American, 1905 - 1974
- Southern, Tom, American, 1906 - 1980
- O'Brien, Florence, American, 1912 - 2006
- Sheffield, Maceo Bruce, American, 1897 - 1959
- McCalla, Vernon, Jamaican, 1905 - 1968
- Miller, Flournoy, American, 1885 - 1971
- Brooks, Shelton, Canadian, 1886 - 1975
- Hawkins, Charles, American
- Gordon, Charles, American, 1914 - 1939
- Ray, Arthur, American, 1888 - 1942
- Composed by
- Tinturin, Peter, American, 1910 - 2007
- Date
- 1939
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 60 Minutes
- Length (Film Reel 1): 1050 Feet
- Length (Film Reel 2): 1100 Feet
- Description
- A 16mm release print of the feature film Double Deal. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film strips with variable-area optical sound.
- The film opens with Nita Walker (Jeni Le Gon), a nightclub performer, tap dancing as a man plays the piano and others watch. During her performance, Dude Markey (Edward Thompson) walks into the room and says to his companion, “Hey, Sharpie, that new girl is for me.” Shortly afterwards, Tommy McCoy (Freddie Jackson) enters the room as well and greets Dude Markey. The three men approach Mr. Murray Howard (Maceo Bruce Sheffield), the owner of the night club and the group of men continue to watch Nina dance. At the end of the performance, one of the men introduces Nita to Mr. Howard. Mr. Howard then introduces Nita to the other men. After the men disperse, Dude Markey grabs Nita by the arm and asks her “What are you doing after the show tonight, Nita?,” to which she responds that she will be going home. The rest of the film follows two men, Tommy McCoy and Dude Markey, both of whom vie for Nita’s affection. Markey frames Tommy McCoy for a crime, however, Nita sets out to learn the truth.
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place filmed
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- sound films
- black-and-white films (visual works)
- release prints (motion pictures)
- feature films
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Entertainers
- Nightlife
- Race films
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
- Object number
- 2015.167.7.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Harlem Dancer
- Photograph by
- Van Der Zee, James, American, 1886 - 1983
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1932
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 8 1/8 × 5 in. (20.6 × 12.7 cm)
- H x W (image): 6 13/16 × 4 15/16 in. (17.3 × 12.5 cm)
- Description
- A toned gelatin silver print which features a woman in the center foreground of a studio portrait. She wears an elaborate feathered headdress, cape, and gilded corset. The corset has a low hanging fringe of metallic loops which extend past the proper waist and lay against the upper thighs. The woman also wears what appear to be voluminous harem pants. Her PR hand is placed on her PR hip while her PL hand is held aloft just behind her PL hip. The background behind her is a backdrop of a formal interior; a chair draped with a quilt features prominently in the bottom right corner of the foreground.
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.166.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © James Van Der Zee. Permission required for use.
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Lying Lips
- Directed by
- Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
- Written by
- Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
- Produced by
- Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
- Alfred N. Sack, American, 1898 - 1969
- Distributed by
- Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
- Subject of
- Harris, Edna Mae, American, 1910 - 1997
- Newsome, Carman, 1912 - 1974
- Jones, Robert Earl, American, 1910 - 2006
- Williams, Frances, American, 1908 - 1995
- Thornton, Cherokee, Bahamian, 1880 - 1968
- LaTorre, Charles, American, 1894 - 1990
- Paquin, Robert, American, 1915 - 1982
- Reynolds, George
- Randolph, Amanda, American, 1896 - 1967
- Hale, Teddy, American, 1926 - 1959
- Thompson, Slim
- Williams, Gladys, American
- Juano Hernández, 1896 - 1970
- Gines, Henry
- Leo, Don De, Italian, 1904 - 1979
- Date
- 1939
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 56 Minutes
- Length (Film Reel 1): 1100 Feet
- Length (Film Reel 2): 1000 Feet
- Description
- A 16mm release print of the feature film Lying Lips. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with variable-area optical sound.
- The film opens with the protagonist Elsie Bellwood (Edna Mae Harris) leading a group of people through a music parlor. She approaches a bandmember and asks him, “Will you play ‘Beautiful Baby’ for me?” Elsie then takes center screen and sings while the audience dances behind her. In the next scene, a woman called Elizabeth (Frances Williams) enters a room and hands Farina (Don De Leo) an object. Elizabeth and Farina, the owner of the club, engage in a conversation about Elsie’s responsibilities at the club. The rest of the film chronicles how Elsie is wrongfully convicted of murder. Benjamin (Carman Newsome), a detective with romantic motivations, sets out to prove her innocence.
- Place filmed
- New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- sound films
- black-and-white films (visual works)
- release prints (motion pictures)
- feature films
- 35mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Musicians
- Nightlife
- Race films
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
- Object number
- 2015.167.13.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Black and Tan Fantasy
- Directed by
- Murphy, Dudley, United States, 1897 - 1968
- Written by
- Murphy, Dudley, United States, 1897 - 1968
- Subject of
- Ellington, Duke, American, 1899 - 1974
- Washington, Fredi, United States, 1903 - 1994
- Cotton Club, American, 1923 - 1940
- Alex Lovejoy, American, 1893 - 1946
- Ellington, Duke Orchestra, American
- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- acetate film, cardboard, metal and nylon
- Dimensions
- Duration: 20 Minutes
- Length (Film): 700 Feet
- Description
- A 16mm release print of the short film Black and Tan Fantasy. It consists of a single reel of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film (a) with variable-area optical sound. A metal film reel (b), a film cannister (c) and a cardboard shipping box (d) also accompany the 16mm film strip. The film reel and cannister are both brown. The shipping box, which is also brown, has black metal corners as well as black straps made of nylon webbing.
- In the opening scene, two men sit and play musical instruments. Duke Ellington, who is one of the musicians, plays the piano with his back turned to the camera while the other man plays a trumpet. The film goes on to tell the story of Ellington’s struggle to get bookings for his band. Ellington’s girlfriend (played by Fredi Washington), attempts to assist him by dancing in his show in order to cement its success, even though she knows her heart condition will ultimately not allow her to survive the performance.
- Place filmed
- Astoria, New York City, Queens County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- sound films
- black-and-white films (visual works)
- release prints (motion pictures)
- short subjects
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Actors
- Jazz (Music)
- Musicians
- Race films
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
- Object number
- 2015.167.2.1a-d
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Minnie the Moocher
- Produced by
- Fleischer Studios, Inc., American
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Owned by
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Date
- ca. 1932
- Medium
- 16mm Film (a): acetate film;
- Reel (b): metal;
- Cardboard Box (c): cardboard.
- Dimensions
- Duration: 12 Minutes
- Length (Film): 380 Feet
- Title
- 16mm motion picture film of Minnie the Moocher
- Caption
- “Minnie the Moocher” is a 1932 cartoon starring two of Fleischer Studios’ most famous characters, Betty Boop and Bimbo. It heavily features the music of Cab Calloway, including the eponymous song, as well as a short live-action sequence of Calloway and his orchestra performing “St. James Infirmary.”
- Description
- Consists of: 16mm Film (a), Original 400 foot Film Reel, and Original Cardboard Box (c).
- 2015.273.2.9.1a: 16mm film. The film begins with a wide shot of Cab Calloway and his orchestra performing an instrumental version of “St. James Infirmary” as the opening credits appear. Calloway performs an elaborate dance as he conducts the orchestra. In the cartoon’s first scene, Betty Boop is castigated by her parents for refusing to eat. Betty’s father’s head turns into a cylinder phonograph and her mother changes the cylinder from his voice to one that plays music when Betty leaves the table in tears. In the next scene, Betty sings “They Always Pick on Me” as she decides to run away and makes preparations to do so. She calls her friend Bimbo to inform him of her departure and he agrees to accompany her. As they make way, Cab Calloway’s “Minnie the Moocher” begins to play. They enter a dark cave and encounter a walrus who sings (With Calloway’s voice) the lyrics to the song. While the song plays, Betty and Bimbo see many fantastical and terrifying images, such as skeletons, ghosts, and ghouls. When the song ends, all of the creatures inside chase Betty and Bimbo out of the cave and all the way home, as “Vine St. Blues” plays in the background. The Film concludes with Betty’s note to her parents tearing up to reveal the phrase “Home sweet home.”
- 2015.273.2.9.1b: Original 400 foot film reel.
- 2015.273.2.9.1c: Original cardboard box.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Archival Collections
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- motion pictures (information artifacts)
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Composers (Musicians)
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Entertainers
- Film
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- 2015.273.2.9.1abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Fleischer Studios. Permission required for use.