Skip to main content Smithsonian Institution

Additional Online Media

Catalog Data

Creator:
Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture  Search this
Names:
Anacostia Museum  Search this
Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture  Search this
Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006  Search this
Willis, Deborah, 1948-  Search this
Extent:
8.5 Linear feet (15 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Exhibition records
Photographs
Brochures
Invitations
Exhibit scripts
Correspondence
Catalogues
Photocopies
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
Virginia
New York (N.Y.)
Date:
1996
Summary:
An exhibitionn celebrating the work of five African American photographers who documented segregated black communities in Washington, D.C., rural Virginia, and New York City in the 1930s and 1940s. Curated by Deborah Willis the exhibition was held at the Smithsonian Arts & Industries Building, South Gallery from April 18, 1996 to September 29, 1996. Photographers included: Robert H. McNeil, The Scurlock Studio, Morgan and Marvin Smith, and Gordon Parks.
Scope and Contents note:
These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, exhibit scripts, administrative records, exhibit layouts, brochures, art files,invitations, inventory, project scheudle, permission forms, photocopies, and clippings.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Topic:
Museum exhibits  Search this
African American photographers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Exhibition records -- 1990-2004
Photographs
Brochures
Invitations
Exhibit scripts
Correspondence
Catalogues
Photocopies
Citation:
Visual Journal: Harlem and D.C. in the Thirties and Forties exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
ACMA.03-025
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa77f0eab60-9a5f-4425-bd49-69f10da48fd5
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-acma-03-025