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Portraits in Black: Slide Show Narration

Anacostia Community Museum

Object Details

Creator

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)

Names

Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Barthé, Richmond, 1901-1989
Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955
Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971
Drew, Charles Richard, 1904-1950
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Hastie, William, 1904-1976
Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938
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: Slide Show Narration, Exhibition Records AV03-002, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents

Narration for the two slide shows which complimented the exhibition, Portraits in Black: Outstanding Americans of Negro Origin. Narrator repeats quotes from the words of W.E.B. Du Bois, A. Philip Randolph, Ralph Johnson Bunche, Thurgood Marshall, William Henry Hastie, Charles Richard Drew, James Weldon Johnson, Mary McLeod Bethune, Joe Louis, Richard Barthe, and Paul Leroy Robeson.
Narration. Part of Part of Portraits in Black: Outstanding Americans of Negro Origin Audiovisual Records. Dated 19830324.
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7fe749cfe-36a3-4055-b9d7-7c451bc35005

Place

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States

Topic

African Americans
Black people -- History
Museum exhibits

Creator

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)

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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, presented 36 portraits selected from the Harmon Foundation collection, on loan from the National Portrait Gallery, as well as biographical information and memorabilia. The portraits depicted likenesses of blacks who made significant contributions in the fields of civil rights, law, education, medicine, the military, and the arts. Portrait subjects included Marian Anderson, Joe Louis, W.E.B. Du Bois, Thurgood Marshall, George Washington Carver, Charles Drew, William Ayres Campbell, and Richard Barthe. The exhibition was on display from April 17, 1983 - August 21, 1983 at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum.

Extent

1 Sound recording (open reel, 1/4 inch)

Date

1983

Custodial History

Created for Anacostia Neighborhood Museum. Related to Harmon Foundation collection of the National Portrait Gallery. Narrator: Granison (?) Jones

Archival Repository

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

Identifier

ACMA.03-002, Item ACMA AV003301

Type

Archival materials
Sound recordings
Narration

Genre/Form

Sound recordings
Narration

Note

000950

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

Record ID

ebl-1567602025780-1567602025811-0

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