Object Details
Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
Names
Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
BartheĢ, 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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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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Record ID
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