Object Details
Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Names
Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Sam Morgan's Jazz Band
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971
Bechet, Sidney, 1897-1959
Blake, Eubie (James Herbert), 1883-1983
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
Johnson, James P. (James Price), 1894-1955
Morton, Jelly Roll, 1890-1941
Ory, Kid, 1886-1973
Waller, Fats, 1904-1943
Collection Creator
Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
Citation
Music for Harlem Renaissance, Exhibition Records AV03-024, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Clips and full sound recordings performed by African American musicians, including Sam Morgan's Jazz Band, Sidney Bechet, Thomas "Fats" Waller, Duke Ellington, Eubie Blake, Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Edward "Kid" Ory, and James P. Johnson.
Music. Part of The Renaissance: Black Arts of the Twenties Audiovisual Records. AV003437: undated. AV003440: dated 19861110.
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Local Numbers
ACMA AV003440
General
Title transcribed from physical asset.
Place
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Topic
African Americans
African American musicians
Musicians
Music
Jazz
Blues (Music)
Harlem Renaissance
Museum exhibits
Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
See more items in
The Renaissance: Black arts of the Twenties Exhibition Records
The Renaissance: Black arts of the Twenties Exhibition Records / Series 3: Audiovisual Material
Biographical / Historical
The exhibition - The Renaissance: Black Arts of the Twenties - showcased the evolution and achievements of the Renaissance, which was the explosion of literary, visual, performance, and cinematic creativity generated by black artists between the end of World War I and the early days of the Great Depression. Represented is the creativity of Marian Anderson, Richard Barthe, Countee Cullen, Aaron Douglas, Duke Ellington, Meta Warrick Fuller, Roland Hayes, Zora Neale Hurston, Malvin Gray Johnson, Alain Locke, "Jelly Roll" Morton, Paul Robeson, George Schuyler, and Wallace Thurman, among others. The exhibition, held at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, ran from September 1985-December 1986.
Extent
2 Sound recordings (open reel, 1/4 inch)
Date
circa 1985
Custodial History
Copyright: musicians and/or recording/distribution companies.
Archival Repository
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Identifier
ACMA.03-024, Item ACMA AV003437
Type
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Music
Genre/Form
Sound recordings
Music
Note
002503 001830
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.
ACMA.03-024_ref502
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ACMA
Record ID
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