Object Details
Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Names
Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Collection Creator
Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
Citation
Portraits in Black: Outstanding Negroes of American Origin audiovisual records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Scope and Contents
Audio recordings created for a portrait exhibition selected from the Harmon Foundation collection, on loan from the National Portrait Gallery, as well as biographical information and memorabilia. The exhibition was on view at the Anacostia Community Museum from April 17, 1983 - August 21, 1983. Likenesses of blacks who made significant contributions in the fields of civil rights, law, education, medicine, the military, and the arts were on display. Included were Marian Anderson, Joe Lewis, W.E.B. duBois, Thurgood Marshall, George Washington Carver, Charles Drew, William Ayres Campbell, and Richard Barthe.
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Topic
African Americans
Museum exhibits
Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
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Portraits in Black: Outstanding Americans of Negro Origin exhibition records
Extent
3 Sound recordings (1 audio cassette sound recordings ; 2 open reel 1/4" sound recordings)
0.05 Linear feet
Date
circa 1983
Archival Repository
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Type
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Genre/Form
Sound recordings
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.
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ACMA.03-002
ACMA
Record ID
ebl-1567602025780-1567602025803-0