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Portraits in Black Narration and Music

Anacostia Community Museum

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
Barthé, 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.
sova.acma.03-002_ref2

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa76369a5ca-356a-443b-9400-b0bacc0ee4aa

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

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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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ACMA.03-002
ACMA

Record ID

ebl-1567602025780-1567602025806-0

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