Photograph of Pearl Bailey: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Pearl Bailey: Date: ca. 1960. Photograph by: Marvin Smith, American, 1910 - 2003. Subject of: Pearl Bailey, American, 1918 - 1990.
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Photograph of Pearl Bailey: Date: ca. 1960. Photograph by: Marvin Smith, American, 1910 - 2003. Subject of: Pearl Bailey, American, 1918 - 1990.

'La Vendedora de Amor' movie costume: date made: 1964. Object Name: costume. Object Name: bikini.

Dress worn by Ginger Rogers in Top Hat, "Piccolino" number: Date made: 1935. wearer; performing artist: Rogers, Ginger. designer: Newman, Bernard.

Slide from the film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: Date: 1971. Created by: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021. Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women.

Carlos Riley, Portrait: Date: 2013. Photograph by: Destini T. Riley, American. Subject of: Carlos Riley, American.

White and blue dress worn by Whoopi Goldberg as Celie in The Color Purple: Date: 1985. Designed by: Aggie Guerard Rodgers, American, born 1943. Manufactured by: Palace Costume Company, American, founded 1990.

A People's Convention: Date: 1948. Created by: Union Films, 1946 - 1953. Produced by: Carl Marzani, American, 1912 - 1994.

"Dearly Beloved": publishing date: 1942. depicted (sitter): Hayworth, Rita. depicted (sitter): Astaire, Fred.

Tap shoes worn by Ann Miller: Date made: 1939. user: Miller, Ann. Object Name: shoes, pair of.

Archival process photo for "I, Destini Film": Date: 2015. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Nicholas Pilarski, American.

Vest worn by Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in the film 12 Years a Slave: Date: 2013. Designed by: Patricia Norris, American, 1931 - 2015. Worn by: Chiwetel Ejiofor, British, born 1977.

Basin Street Revue: Date: 1956. Directed by: Joseph Kohn. Produced by: Ben Frye.

"It Might As Well Be Spring": publishing date: 1945. depicted (sitter): Crain, Jeanne. depicted (sitter): Haymes, Dick.

Orchestral Music; Film Themes: recording artist: Mantovani and His Orchestra. distributer: Armed Forces Radio and Television Service. Object Name: sound recording.

Slide from the film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: Date: 1971. Created by: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021. Subject of: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021.

Pamphlet, Visual Aid Sources: Motion Pictures and Filmstrips: maker: Eastman Kodak Company. Object Name: pamphlet. Physical Description: paper (overall material).

Film still of Julius Carry and Taimak in The Last Dragon: Date: 1985. Subject of: de Passe Entertainment, founded 1968. Created by: Louis Goldman.

Langston Hughes: Date: 20th century. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Langston Hughes, American, 1902 - 1967.

Photograph of Bruce Brown, director of the movie, "The Endless Summer" released in 1966: date made: 1960s. Object Name: photograph, surfing. Object Name: photograph.

Untitled: Date: May 31, 2020. Photograph by: Tommy Oliver, American, born 1984. Subject of: Brian Grazer, American, born 1951.

African Americans in Suburbia: The Connection of Race, Class and the Middle Landscape: Date: February 21, 2011. Produced by: Bergen Community College, American, founded 1965. Produced by: CBS Broadcasting, Inc., American, founded 1927.
Red, white, and blue striped tie worn by Melvin Van Peebles: Date: 2000 - 2010. Created by: Bert Pulitzer Company, Inc., American, founded 1975. Subject of: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021.

King Kong Lunch Box: Date made: 1977. maker: King Seeley Thermos. Object Name: lunch box.

Slide from the film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: Date: 1971. Created by: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men.

Slide from the film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: Date: 1971. Created by: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021. Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women.

Costume for Black Panther worn by Chadwick Boseman: Date: 2016. Produced by: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., American, founded 1939. Worn by: Chadwick Boseman, American, 1977 - 2020.

Fantasia program: date made: 1940. described: Disney, Walt. Object Name: program, Fantasia.

Slide from the film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: Date: 1971. Created by: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men.

Slide from the film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: Date: 1971. Created by: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men.
Photograph of Sammy Davis Jr.: Date: ca. 1960. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Sammy Davis Jr., American, 1925 - 1990.

Full Frame Film Festival, Official Premier: Date: 2016. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Destini T. Riley, American.

Swing!: Date: 1938. Directed by: Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951. Written by: Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951.

Four Women: Date: 1975. Directed by: Julie Dash, American, born 1952. Produced by: Winfred Tennison.
Tuxedo pants designed by Sy Devore and worn by Nat King Cole in St. Louis Blues: Date: September 30, 1957. Designed by: Sy Devore, American, died 1966. Worn by: Nat King Cole, American, 1919 - 1965.
Horse saddle used by stuntman Ernest "Ernie" Robinson: Date: ca. 1971. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Used by: Ernest Robinson, American, born 1932.

Boy! What A Girl: Date: 1947. Directed by: Arthur H. Leonard, American, 1904 - 1956. Written by: Vincent Andrew Valentini, American, 1895 - 1948.

Combined Continuity on Cotton Comes to Harlem: Date: June 1, 1970. Written by: Ossie Davis, American, 1917 - 2005. Written by: Arnold Perl, American, 1914 - 1971.
Red and white high top sneakers worn by Melvin Van Peebles: Date: 1986. Created by: Pony, American, founded 1972. Subject of: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021.

James Stewart, Hedy Lamarr, Judy Garland, Lana Turner, and Tony Martin in a Paint Book from Ziegfeld Girl: Date made: 1941. depicted: Stewart, James. publisher: Merrill Publishing Company.

Letter from The Media Forum to Len Glascow and the Black Stuntmen's Association: Date: October 13, 1983. Written by: The Media Forum, American, founded 1978. Received by: Rev. Lenton W. Glascow, American.