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Published by:

MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986  Search this

Created by:

C. Melvin Patrick, American, died 1985  Search this

Subject of:

Charles Richard Drew, American, 1904 - 1950  Search this

President Lyndon Baines Johnson, American, 1908 - 1973  Search this

Roy Wilkins, American, 1901 - 1981  Search this

National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930  Search this

Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr., American, 1911 - 1978  Search this

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this

Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays, American, 1894 - 1984  Search this

Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886  Search this

Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957  Search this

Sen. Edward Brooke, American, born 1919  Search this

Joseph Davies Tydings, American, 1928 - 2018  Search this

Lawrence Warren Pierce, American, born 1924  Search this

Bertram L. Baker, American, 1898 - 1985  Search this

Wayne L. Morse, American, 1900 - 1974  Search this

Harry Belafonte Jr., American, born 1927  Search this

Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006  Search this

Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this

Gordon Parks, American, 1912 - 2006  Search this

Morehouse College, American, founded 1867  Search this

Percy Ellis Sutton, American, 1920 - 2009  Search this

Bayard Rustin, American, 1912 - 1987  Search this

Eugene Nickerson, American, 1918 - 2002  Search this

Leonard Farbstein, American, 1902 - 1993  Search this

Senator Robert F. Kennedy, American, 1925 - 1968  Search this

The Girl Friends, Inc., American, founded 1927  Search this

Floyd McKissick, American, 1922 - 1991  Search this

Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, American, founded 1963  Search this

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909  Search this

National Urban League, American, founded 1910  Search this

Harold Robert Perry, American, 1916 - 1991  Search this

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920  Search this

National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827  Search this

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911  Search this

International Free and Accepted Modern Masons, Inc. and Order of the Eastern Star, American, founded 1950  Search this

Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898  Search this

New York Jets, American, founded 1960  Search this

Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry  Search this

National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc., founded 1919  Search this

National Medical Association, American, founded 1895  Search this

National Dental Association, American, founded 1913  Search this

Joan Murray  Search this

Philippa Schuyler, American, 1931 - 1967  Search this

Berry Gordy Jr., American, born 1929  Search this

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906  Search this

Shriners International, American, founded 1870  Search this

Sen. Edward Brooke, American, born 1919  Search this

Sidney Poitier, Bahamian American, 1927 - 2022  Search this

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911  Search this

Inez Yeargan Kaiser, American, 1918 - 2016  Search this

Pearl Bailey, American, 1918 - 1990  Search this

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908  Search this

National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935  Search this

Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937  Search this

National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935  Search this

National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Inc., American, founded 1924  Search this

Robert J. Mangum, American, 1920 - 2014  Search this

369th Veterans Association, American  Search this

National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 12 × 8 7/8 × 3/16 in. (30.5 × 22.5 × 0.5 cm)

Type:

magazines (periodicals)

Place made:

Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1968

Topic:

African American  Search this

Advertising  Search this

Associations and institutions  Search this

Baptist  Search this

Black Press  Search this

Business  Search this

Communities  Search this

Football  Search this

Fraternal organizations  Search this

Fraternities  Search this

Funeral customs and rites  Search this

Government  Search this

HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this

Journalism  Search this

Labor  Search this

Mass media  Search this

Men  Search this

Political organizations  Search this

Politics  Search this

Professional organizations  Search this

Religion  Search this

Sororities  Search this

Sports  Search this

U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this

Urban life  Search this

Women  Search this

Women's organizations  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely

Object number:

2012.167.3

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f7b7586d-84ee-4f44-b24e-aa264dcdee1f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.167.3

Published by:

Paramount Pictures, American, founded 1912  Search this

Subject of:

Nat King Cole, American, 1919 - 1965  Search this

Eartha Kitt, American, 1927 - 2008  Search this

Pearl Bailey, American, 1918 - 1990  Search this

Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994  Search this

Ella Fitzgerald, American, 1917 - 1996  Search this

Mahalia Jackson, American, 1911 - 1972  Search this

Ruby Dee, American, 1924 - 2014  Search this

Juano Hernández, 1896 - 1970  Search this

W. C. Handy, American, 1873 - 1958  Search this

Medium:

ink on poster board

Dimensions:

H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

Type:

lobby cards

Place depicted:

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1958

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Blues (Music)  Search this

Film  Search this

Musical films  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2010.34.14

Restrictions & Rights:

© 1958 Paramount Pictures. Permission required for use.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58811b3c6-a8d3-445f-9e2a-faa242299249

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.34.14

Photograph by:

Milton Williams, American, born 1940  Search this

Subject of:

Pearl Bailey, American, 1918 - 1990  Search this

George Olby, American  Search this

Millie Hyson, American  Search this

Michael Savoy, American  Search this

Linda Ingram, American  Search this

John Durrant, American  Search this

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, mounting board

Dimensions:

H x W (Image and Sheet): 7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (20 x 25.1 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place captured:

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

March 13, 1976

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Education  Search this

Humanitarianism  Search this

Photography  Search this

Theatre  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Milton Williams Archives

Object number:

2011.15.40

Restrictions & Rights:

© Milton Williams

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56c2ce279-aaa8-4c15-8cb2-5b0107eda9b9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.15.40

Created by:

Lemuel Ayers, American, 1915 - 1955  Search this

Subject of:

Pearl Bailey, American, 1918 - 1990  Search this

Medium:

watercolor, graphite and ink on paper with cloth and metal staples

Dimensions:

H x W: 12 1/8 x 9 9/16 in. (30.8 x 24.3 cm)

Type:

design drawings

Place used:

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1945

Topic:

African American  Search this

Art  Search this

Costume design  Search this

Design  Search this

Musical Theatre  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2011.57.45.2ab

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a1a2ad1a-94e6-4415-b511-dd2a19e57db2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.57.45.2ab

Photograph by:

Marvin Smith, American, 1910 - 2003  Search this

Subject of:

Pearl Bailey, American, 1918 - 1990  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 9 11/16 × 7 11/16 in. (24.6 × 19.5 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.2 × 20.2 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1960

Topic:

African American  Search this

Broadway Theatre  Search this

Entertainers  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2013.118.182.3

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55317bd36-d5e5-4187-b34e-e9c5a978e5fe

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.118.182.3

Distributed by:

20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935  Search this

Subject of:

Harry Belafonte Jr., American, born 1927  Search this

Dorothy Dandridge, American, 1922 - 1965  Search this

Pearl Bailey, American, 1918 - 1990  Search this

Olga James, American, born 1929  Search this

Joe Adams, American, born 1924  Search this

Directed by:

Otto Ludwig Preminger, Austrian American, 1905 - 1986  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions:

H x W: 39 3/8 × 27 1/2 in. (100 × 69.8 cm)

Type:

posters

Place used:

Stockholm, Sweden, Europe

Date:

1954

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Film  Search this

Hollywood (Film)  Search this

Musical films  Search this

Opera (Music)  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2013.118.24

Restrictions & Rights:

© 1954 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.. Permission required for use.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Exhibition:

Taking the Stage

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5786c84f4-7fcb-4087-8e53-1fb665841a99

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.118.24

Produced by:

20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935  Search this

Distributed by:

National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000  Search this

Subject of:

Otto Ludwig Preminger, Austrian American, 1905 - 1986  Search this

Oscar Hammerstein II, American, 1895 - 1960  Search this

Harry Belafonte Jr., American, born 1927  Search this

Dorothy Dandridge, American, 1922 - 1965  Search this

Pearl Bailey, American, 1918 - 1990  Search this

Olga James, American, born 1929  Search this

Joe Adams, American, born 1924  Search this

Harry Kleiner, Russian American, 1916 - 2007  Search this

Georges Bizet, French, 1838 - 1875  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)

Type:

lobby cards

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

1954

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Advertising  Search this

Film  Search this

Hollywood (Film)  Search this

Musical films  Search this

Opera (Music)  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2013.118.99.1

Restrictions & Rights:

© 1954 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Permission required for use.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

A Cinema Apart: African American Film Memorabilia (Larry Richards Collection)

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd539789cbe-49aa-468c-b845-d4bc1169fe59

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.118.99.1

Photograph by:

Unidentified  Search this

Distributed by:

William Morris Agency, American, 1898 - 2009  Search this

Subject of:

Pearl Bailey, American, 1918 - 1990  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 8 11/16 × 7 9/16 in. (22 × 19.2 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 9 15/16 × 8 1/8 in. (25.2 × 20.7 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Date:

ca. 1947

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Broadway Theatre  Search this

Entertainers  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Nightlife  Search this

Photography  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Theatre  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2013.46.25.81

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd552fce9d3-352c-4aa2-9bae-01debd8230ca

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.46.25.81

Photograph by:

Carrie Mae Weems, American, born 1953  Search this

Subject of:

Pearl Bailey, American, 1918 - 1990  Search this

Medium:

inkjet print (a): ink on photographic paper;

frame (b): acrylic, wood, wire and metal

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 11 3/4 × 8 3/4 in. (29.8 × 22.2 cm)

H x W x D (Frame): 12 7/8 × 9 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (32.7 × 25.1 × 3.8 cm)

Type:

portraits

inkjet prints

Date:

2009-2010

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Art  Search this

Entertainers  Search this

Photography  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder in honor of Richard and Laura Parsons, Colin and Alma Powell, and Darren Walker

Object number:

2017.20.14ab

Restrictions & Rights:

© Carrie Mae Weems

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Portfolio/Series:

Slow Fade to Black

Classification:

Visual Arts

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd550f8efc4-4266-42cf-b42e-6af22590b2f4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.20.14ab

Photograph by:

Carrie Mae Weems, American, born 1953  Search this

Subject of:

Pearl Bailey, American, 1918 - 1990  Search this

Medium:

inkjet print (a): ink on photographic paper;

frame (b): acrylic, wood, wire and metal

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 11 3/4 × 8 3/4 in. (29.8 × 22.2 cm)

H x W x D (Frame): 12 7/8 × 9 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (32.7 × 25.1 × 3.8 cm)

Type:

portraits

inkjet prints

Date:

2009-2010

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Art  Search this

Entertainers  Search this

Photography  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder in honor of Richard and Laura Parsons, Colin and Alma Powell, and Darren Walker

Object number:

2017.20.7ab

Restrictions & Rights:

© Carrie Mae Weems

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Portfolio/Series:

Slow Fade to Black

Classification:

Visual Arts

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bc536195-b12d-4db8-b2d5-797b47cf43ac

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.20.7ab

Published by:

Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this

Used by:

St. James Theatre, American, founded 1927  Search this

Subject of:

Pearl Bailey, American, 1918 - 1990  Search this

Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994  Search this

Emily Yancy, American, born 1939  Search this

Sherri Brewer, American  Search this

Winston DeWitt Hemsley  Search this

Mabel King, American, 1932 - 1999  Search this

Morgan Freeman, American, born 1937  Search this

Roger Lawson  Search this

Thalmus Rasulala, American, 1939 - 1991  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 9 x 6 in. (22.9 x 15.2 cm)

Type:

theater programs

Place used:

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1968

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Broadway Theatre  Search this

Musical Theatre  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens

Object number:

2011.45.43

Restrictions & Rights:

Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f73155ca-b924-4ab3-aa03-fdffb1d3a1ce

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.43

Manufactured by:

Saks Fifth Avenue, founded 1898  Search this

Subject of:

Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007  Search this

Worn by:

Pearl Bailey, American, 1918 - 1990  Search this

Medium:

brocade, leather, ink on suede, metal, rhinestone, and rubber

Dimensions:

H x W x D (a): 5 1/4 × 3 × 10 1/2 in. (13.3 × 7.6 × 26.7 cm)

H x W x D (b): 5 1/4 × 3 × 10 1/2 in. (13.3 × 7.6 × 26.7 cm)

Type:

pumps (shoes)

Date:

mid 20th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

Beauty culture  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Costume  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane

Object number:

2007.3.138ab

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Clothing-Costume

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59093589f-ef0d-4b0c-95e5-aecb53f04089

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2007.3.138ab