Biographical data; 5 letters received; clippings; a scrapbook regarding Cramer's portrait of Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, containing clippings, correspondence and photographs; a scrapbook of sketches and photographs of Cramer's paintings; sketches; a sketch of Cramer by Bill Rivers, 1946; photographs by Cramer and photographs of his work; and printed material.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter; Houston, Texas.
Provenance:
Microfilmed as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project.
Lent for microfilming 1983 by Edsel M. Cramer.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
A segment of the television program, 60 Minutes, profiles the life and work of U.S. Representative Barbara Jordan. The news segment covers Jordan growing up and living in the fifth ward of Houston, Texas; challenges of becoming and being an African American woman politician; and how she and other politicians in Congress and Texas worked together.
Interview. Part of Broadcast Programs. Undated.
General:
Title created by ACMA based on transcription from physical asset and contents of recording.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
Grace under fire : Barbara Jordan's rhetoric of Watergate, patriotism, and equality / Brenda Eatman Aghahowa ; foreword by Shirley Wilson Logan ; afterword by Sandra Parham
