Garlic is as Good as Ten Mothers: Museum Object and Cultural History
Garlic is as Good as Ten Mothers: Date: 1980. Directed by: Les Blank, American, 1935 - 2013. Produced by: Flower Films, American, founded 1967.
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Garlic is as Good as Ten Mothers: Date: 1980. Directed by: Les Blank, American, 1935 - 2013. Produced by: Flower Films, American, founded 1967.
Costume vest by Diana Ross as Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues: Date: 1972. Designed by: Bob Mackie, American, born 1940. Designed by: Ray Aghayan, Iranian American, born 1934.

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.

Outfit worn worn by DJ Kool Herc in the movie Beat Street: Date: 1984. Manufactured by: Made in the Shade. Manufactured by: Cotler.

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.

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.

A Question of Color: Date: 1993. Directed by: Kathe Sandler, American, born 1959. Produced by: St. Clair Bourne, American, 1943 - 2007.

Compilation reel with Benny Goodman performances: Date: 1937 and 1961. Directed by: Mitchell Leisen, American, 1898 - 1972. Subject of: Benny Goodman, American, 1909 - 1986.

Film clip of Bessie Smith singing in St. Louis Blues: Date: 1929. Directed by: Dudley Murphy, American, 1897 - 1968. Produced by: W. C. Handy, American, 1873 - 1958.

Wings: publishing date: 1927. performer: Bow, Clara. performer: Cooper, Gary.

Archival process photo for "I, Destini Film": Date: 2013-2016. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Nicholas Pilarski, American.
Suspenders worn by Melvin Van Peebles: Date: Mid to late 20th century. Created by: Jean Casual, American. Subject of: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021.

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.

Black Journal: 23; The Nation of Common Sense: Date: 1970. Produced by: St. Clair Bourne, American, 1943 - 2007. Produced by: National Educational Television, American, 1954 - 1970.

Maurice Sorrell Home Movie #5: Date: ca. 1955. Created by: Maurice Sorrell, American, 1914 - 1998. Type: motion pictures (information artifacts).

Cellphone video of Brandon Scott & Munir Bahar speaking at 300 Men March rally: Date: May 1, 2015. Recorded by: Aaron Bryant, American. Subject of: 300 Men March, American, founded 2013.

Photographic History Collection: Early Cinema: Color: date made: 1885 - 1930. Object Name: Early Color Cinema. Object Name: Early Color Cinema Collection.

Long Shadows: Date: 1987. Directed by: Ross Spears, American, born 1947. Written by: Jamie Ross, American.

Revision Path: Episode 300; Hannah Beachler: Date: June 24, 2019. Produced by: Maurice Cherry, American. Interview of: Hannah Beachler, American, born 1970.

Street Survival Instructional Skateboard Video: date made: 1988. depicted: Danforth, Bill. Object Name: VHS tape, skateboarding.

Pencil Sketches of the California Raisins: Date made: 1986 - 1991. user: California Raisins Advisory Board. maker: Will Vinton Productions.

Digital film still of Danai Gurira on the set of Black Panther: Date: 2017. Photograph by: Matt Kennedy. Produced by: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., American, founded 1939.
Makeup case used by makeup artist Bernadine M. Anderson: Date: 1970s - 1990s. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Bernadine M. Anderson, American, born 1942.

Great Expectations: Date: 1962. Directed by: John Barnes, American, 1920 - 2000. Narrated by: Clifton Fadiman, American, 1904 - 1999.

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.

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.

Michael Holman Family Home Movie #12: Date: 1961-1962. Created by: Pauline Thompson Wood, American, born 1901. Owned by: Michael Holman, American, born 1955.

"Serenade in Blue": publishing date: 1942. publisher: Bregman, Vocco and Conn, Inc.. Object Name: sheet music.

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.

Wolcott/ Charles 3: Date: July 18, 1951. Subject of: Joe Walcott, American, 1914 - 1994. Subject of: Ezzard Mack Charles, American, 1921 - 1975.

Michael Holman Family Home Movie #7: Date: 1957-1958. Created by: Pauline Thompson Wood, American, born 1901. Subject of: Michael Holman, American, born 1955.

Script for Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?: Date made: 1967. executive producer: Montague, Edward J.. author: Rose, S. I..
Black suede vest worn by Melvin Van Peebles: Date: 2000 - 2010. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021.

David Lean: A Self-Portrait: Date: 1971. Directed by: Thomas Craven. Produced by: Thomas Craven Film Corporation, American, founded 1952.

Cab Calloway Home Movie: Haiti: Date: 1951. Created by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994. Subject of: Presidential Palace, Haitian.

Ceremonies in Dark Old Men: Date: September 1969. Written by: Lonne Elder III, American, 1927 - 1996. Published by: Farrar Straus Giroux, founded 1946.

Woodstock Two: release date: 1971. manufacturer: Cotillion Records. Object Name: sound recording.

"That Wonderful Something (Is Love)": publishing date: 1929. publisher: Robbins Music Corporation. Object Name: sheet music.

Digital film still of Chadwick Boseman on the set of Black Panther: Date: 2017. Photograph by: Matt Kennedy. Produced by: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., American, founded 1939.