Object Details
Creator
National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Names
Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Howard University
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
United Nations
BartheĢ, Richmond, 1901-1989
Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955
Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Hastie, William, 1904-1976
Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938
Johnson, Mordecai W. (Mordecai Wyatt), 1890-1976
Louis, Joe, 1914-1981
Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993
Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
Collection Creator
Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
Citation
Portraits in Black Narration and Music, Exhibition Records AV03-002, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Narrator presents short historical and biographical profiles of outstanding Americans of negro origin: W.E.B. Du Bois, A. Philip Randolph, Ralph Johnson Bunche, Thurgood Marshall, William Henry Hastie, Mordecai Wyatt Johnson, Mary McLeod Bethune, Joe Louis, James Weldon Johnson, Richmond Barthe, and Paul Robeson. Quotes written by these outstandings Americans and read by narrator are included. Music played between biographical profiles.
Narration and music. Part of Portraits in Black: Outstanding Americans of Negro Origin Audiovisual Records. AV003484 and AV003508: same content but AV003484 has beeps throughout recording. Undated.
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Local Numbers
ACMA AV003508-1
ACMA AV003508-2
Place
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Occupation
Lawyers
Artists
Topic
African Americans
African American women
Civil rights
Civil rights movements
Civil rights leaders
African American diplomats
Diplomats
African American educators
Educators
African American lawyers
African American clergy
Clergy
African American authors
Authors
African Americans in the performing arts
African American artists
African American athletes
Athletes
Armed Forces
African American military personnel
Soldiers
Segregation
Education
Black people -- History
Museum exhibits
Creator
National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
See more items in
Portraits in Black: Outstanding Americans of Negro Origin exhibition records
Portraits in Black: Outstanding Americans of Negro Origin exhibition records / Portraits in Black: Outstanding Negroes of American Origin audiovisual records
Biographical / Historical
The exhibition, Portraits in Black: Outstanding Americans of Negro Origin, displayed 36 portraits--27 oil paintings and 9 color photo reproductions--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 Louis, W.E.B. Du Bois, Thurgood Marshall, George Washington Carver, Charles Drew, William Ayres Campbell, and Richmond Barthe.
Extent
2 Sound recordings (open reel, 1/4 inch)
Date
circa 1983
Custodial History
From the Harmon Foundation collection of the National Portrait Gallery.
Archival Repository
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Identifier
ACMA.03-002, Item ACMA AV003484
Type
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Narration
Music
Genre/Form
Sound recordings
Narration
Music
Note
001908 000957 000929
Series 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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Record ID
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