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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.
Movie herald for the Will Rogers film The County Chairman: date made: 1935. associated date: January 27-29 1935. Associated Name: Rogers, Will.
Digital film still of Ryan Coogler and Letitia Wright on the Black Panther set: Date: 2017. Photograph by: Matt Kennedy. Produced by: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., American, founded 1939.
Dress worn by Constance Wu in the film Crazy Rich Asians: Object Name: dress. Physical Description: fabric, chiffon (overall material). Measurements: overall, mounted: 59 in x 41 in x 69 in; 149.86 cm x 104.14 cm x 175.26 cm.
Song Hits Vol. 2 No. 7: date made: 1938. depicted (sitter): Shearer, Norma. maker: Song Lyrics, Inc..
Land of the Giants Lunch Box: Date made: 1968. collected for nmah: Smithsonian Institution. maker: Aladdin.
Mighty Hunter: Date: 1925-1935. Owned by: Maurice Sorrell, American, 1914 - 1998. Created by: Keystone Studios, American, 1912 - 1935.
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: Unidentified Man or Men.
Elizabeth Arden Velva Leg Film, Sun Copper: date made: ca 1940. product launch: 1933. maker: Elizabeth Arden Inc..
Gullah Tales: Little John: Date: 1988. Directed by: Gary Moss, American. Subject of: E. Katibo Bennett.
Legacy of a Dream: Date: 1975. Directed by: Richard Kaplan, American, 1925 - 2018. Subject of: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968.
Carlos Riley, Jr.'s Arrest: Date: 2013. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Carlos Riley, American.
1939-1940 New York Worlds Fair Souvenir 100 Movie Views and Pathegrams: Date made: 1939. Associated Date: 1940. Associated Date: 1939.
Film brochure from Bruce Brown Films, director of the movie, "The Endless Summer" released in 1966: date made: 1960s. Object Name: film brochure, surfing. Object Name: film brochure.
Broadside advertisement for "Latham's Eidoloscope Exhibition of Living Motion Pictures": date made: May 1896. maker: Lambda Company. Object Name: broadside.
Film still of a group of people gathered around a piano: Date: 1933-1950. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Birdie Warfield Edison, American.
Slow Fade to Black: Dorothy Jean Dandridge: Date: 2009-2010. Photograph by: Carrie Mae Weems, American, born 1953. Subject of: Dorothy Dandridge, American, 1922 - 1965.
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: Unidentified Man or Men.
The Big Chill: release date: 1983. recording artist: Franklin, Aretha. recording artist: Gaye, Marvin.
Looney Tunes Lunch Box: Date made: 1959. maker: King Seeley Thermos. Object Name: lunch box.
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Thermos: Date made: 1983. maker: King Seeley Thermos. Object Name: bottle.
Black Journal: 21; Ethiopia: Date: 1969. Directed by: Kent Garrett, American, born 1941. Produced by: Kent Garrett, American, born 1941.
Jittering Jitterbugs: Date: 1943. Directed by: Walter Graham. Distributed by: Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979.
Oxford buckle shoes worn by Melvin Van Peebles: Date: Mid to late 20th century. Created by: Carlo Morandi, Italian. Subject of: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021.
White suit jacket worn by Melvin Van Peebles: Date: 2002-2006. Manufactured by: Juicy Couture, American, founded 1997. Worn by: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021.
Archival process photo for "I, Destini Film": Date: 2013-2016. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Lattina Lennon Riley, American.
Brief Encounter: Date: 1945. Directed by: Sir David Lean CBE, British, 1908 - 1991. Subject of: Celia Johnson, British, 1908 - 1982.
Refugees in Our Backyard: Date: 1990. Directed by: Georges Nahitchevansky. Directed by: Helena Pollack Sultan.
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.
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.
Technicolor 2-Color Additive System Motion Picture Camera: date made: 1916-1917. maker: Kalmus, Comstock and Westcott. Object Name: Movie Camera.
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly: Date: 1964. Directed by: Derek Lamb, 1936 - 2005. Written by: Derek Lamb, 1936 - 2005.
Film clip from The Powers Girl: Date: 1943. Directed by: Norman Z. McLeod, American, 1898 - 1964. Subject of: Benny Goodman, American, 1909 - 1986.
Film still of The Last Dragon cast: Date: 1985. Created by: Louis Goldman. Subject of: de Passe Entertainment, founded 1968.
Cellphone video of clash between protesters and police at Lafayette Square park: Date: June 1, 2020. Recorded by: Darren Matthew Haynes, American. Subject of: St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, American, founded 1816.
Business card of Bruce Brown, director of the movie, "The Endless Summer" released in 1966: date made: 1960s. Object Name: business card, surfing. Object Name: business card.
Script for Purlie: Date: 1981. Written by: Ossie Davis, American, 1917 - 2005. Written by: Philip Rose, 1921 - 2011.
Photograph of Josephine Baker: Date: 1930-1931. Photograph by: Boris Lipnitzki, French, 1887 - 1971. Subject of: Josephine Baker, American, 1906 - 1975.