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Hat worn by Melvin Van Peebles in Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: Date: ca. 1971. Created by: Unidentified. Worn by: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021.
Untitled: Date: 1974; scanned 2023. Photograph by: Michael Fields, American, born 1947. Subject of: Twins Seven Seven, Nigerian, 1944 - 2011.
Cab Calloway Home Movie #3: Date: ca. 1951. Created by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994. Created by: Nuffie Calloway, American, 1915 - 2008.
Clark Gable Medal: date made: mid 20th century. depicted: Gable, Clark. maker: Scovill Manufacturing Company.
Film still of Una Mae Carlisle on the set of “I Like It ‘Cause I Love It”: Date: 1944. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Una Mae Carlisle, American, 1915 - 1956.
Ann Harding: date made: ca 1921. maker: Muray, Nickolas. Object Name: photograph.
"When My Dreams Come True": publishing date: 1929. publisher: Irving Berlin, Inc.. Object Name: sheet music.
Prop egg from Alien 3 trailer: Date made: 1985. Object Name: egg prop. Physical Description: wax/latex (overall material).
Michael Holman Family Home Movie #26: Date: 1972-1973. Created by: Lt. Thomas Holman, American, born 1926. Subject of: Lt. Thomas Holman, American, born 1926.
Red faux fur stole worn by Gabourey Sidibe in the film Precious: Date: 2007. Designed by: Marina Draghici, Romanian American. Worn by: Gabourey Sidibe, American, born 1983.
Contact sheet of film stills from The Last Dragon: Date: 1985. Created by: Louis Goldman. Subject of: de Passe Entertainment, founded 1968.
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.
Pen and ink drawing of an animation still for the short film I, Destini: Date: 2013-2016. Created by: Destini T. Riley, American. Subject of: Lattina Lennon Riley, American.
Dress worn by Whoopi Goldberg and Desreta Jackson as Celie in The Color Purple: Date: 1985. Designed by: Aggie Guerard Rodgers, American, born 1943. Manufactured by: Palace Costume Company, American, founded 1990.
Black leather tapered pants worn by Melvin Van Peebles: Date: 2000 - 2010. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Worn by: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021.
Man's Shirt, 1945–55: Date made: 1945-1955. maker: Catalina. maker: Catalina.
Mickey Mouse pinback button: date made: around 1930. maker: Walt Disney Company. Object Name: button, entertainment.
Certificate of nomination from the Academy Awards issued to Lonne Elder III: Date: 1972. Distributed by: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, American, founded 1927. Owned by: Lonne Elder III, American, 1927 - 1996.
Film box from the studio of H.C. Anderson: Date: 1959. Manufactured by: Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889. Owned by: Rev. Henry Clay Anderson, American, 1911 - 1998.
Uncommon Images: James Van Der Zee: Date: 1977. Directed by: Evelyn Barron, American. Subject of: James Van Der Zee, American, 1886 - 1983.
Black Journal: 9; Tribute to Malcolm X: Date: 1969. Produced by: National Educational Television, American, 1954 - 1970. Edited by: Madeline Anderson, American.
Michael Holman Family Home Movie #9: Date: ca. 1957. Created by: Pauline Thompson Wood, American, born 1901. Owned by: Michael Holman, American, born 1955.
Mwe Bana Bandi: Date: 1984. Directed by: Paivi Takala. Directed by: Kristiina Tuura, born 1952.
Film clip of "One 'O Clock Jump" from The Powers Girl: Date: 1943. Directed by: Norman Z. McLeod, American, 1898 - 1964. Subject of: Benny Goodman Orchestra, American.
Wonderboy Baseball Bat used in the Movie The Natural: date made: ca 1984. affiliated person: Redford, Robert. Object Name: baseball bat.
Animating: Date: 2015. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Destini T. Riley, American.
Original script for I, Destini: Date: 2013-2016. Written by: Nicholas Pilarski, American. Written by: Destini T. Riley, American.
Script for Pose "Love is the Message" signed by Janet Mock and Ryan Murphy: Date: May 10, 2018. Directed by: Janet Mock, American, born 1983. Written by: Ryan Murphy.
AMPAS Certificate of Nomination plaque, presented to Harry Warren and Leo Robin: presentation date: 1952. recipient: Warren, Harry. presenter: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Pen and ink drawing of an animation still for the short film I, Destini: Date: 2013-2016. Created by: Destini T. Riley, American. Type: drawings.
Clip from Black History: Lost, Stolen, or Strayed: Date: 1968. Written by: Andrew Rooney, American, 1919 - 2011. Written by: Perry Wolff, American, 1921 - 2019.
Cellphone video of a protest against police brutality on Capitol Hill: Date: 2020. Recorded by: Darren Matthew Haynes, American. Subject of: George Perry Floyd Jr., American, 1973 - 2020.
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.
Digital film still of Kasumba, Gurira, and Jordan on the set of Black Panther: Date: 2017. Photograph by: Matt Kennedy. Produced by: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., American, founded 1939.
Wedding Invitation Suite: Wedding program: Date: 2016. Designed by: Hadiya Williams, American, born 1978. Subject of: Shantrelle P. Lewis, American, born 1978.
A Boy in Front of the Loews 125th Street Movie Theater: Date: 1976; printed 2005. Photograph by: Dawoud Bey, American, born 1953. Printed by: Black Point Editions, American, founded 2004.
Rambo Lunch Box: Date made: 1985. maker: Thermos. Object Name: lunch box.
The Little Mermaid colored animation celluloid: date made: around 1988. Associated Name: Disney. Object Name: cel.
AMPAS Certificate of Nomination, presented to Harry Warren: presentation date: 1946. recipient: Warren, Harry. presenter: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Destini Riley, Self Portrait: Date: 2013. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Destini T. Riley, American.