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Green coat worn by Oprah Winfrey as Sofia in The Color Purple: Date: 1985. Designed by: Aggie Guerard Rodgers, American, born 1943. Manufactured by: Palace Costume Company, American, founded 1990.
Herald for The Flying Ace: Date: 1926. Distributed by: Norman Studios, American, 1920 - 1928. Subject of: Kathryn Boyd, American, 1897 - 1965.
Poster for Carmen Jones: Date: 1954. Distributed by: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935. Subject of: Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023.
"Look for the Silver Lining": publishing date: 1920. publisher: T. B. Harms Company. Object Name: sheet music.
Costume box from The Harvey Girls: date made: 1946. user: Garland, Judy. Object Name: Box, Costume.
"Woody Woodpecker": publishing date: 1948. publisher: Leeds Music Corporation. Object Name: sheet music.
Stetson hat worn by DJ Kool Herc in the movie, Beat Street: Date: 1984. Manufactured by: Stetson, American, founded 1865. Worn by: DJ Kool Herc, Jamaican American, born 1955.
Film clips from Stage Door Canteen: Date: 1943. Directed by: Frank Borzage, American, 1893 - 1962. Subject of: Benny Goodman, American, 1909 - 1986.
Film clips from Artistry in Rhythm: Date: 1944. Directed by: Lewis Collins, American, 1899 - 1954. Subject of: The Tailor Maids, American, founded 1950.
Wedding Invitation Suite: Invitation: Date: 2016. Designed by: Hadiya Williams, American, born 1978. Subject of: Shantrelle P. Lewis, American, born 1978.
South Africa The Apartheid Years: Remember Mandela!: Date: 1988. Directed by: Peter Davis, British, born 1933. Subject of: Nelson Mandela, South African, 1918 - 2013.
Activism: Date: 2013. Photograph by: Unidentified. Type: black-and-white photographs.
History of Jazz with Willis Conover: Date: mid 20th century. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Willis Clark Conover Jr., American, 1920 - 1996.
Tap Shoes, worn by Jeni LeGon: Date made: 1937. user: Twentieth Century Fox. Object Name: shoes, tap.
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.
J. Max Bond, Sr. Home Movie #5: Date: ca. 1955. Created by: J. Max Bond, Sr., American, 1902 - 1991. Type: silent films.
Shield used by Chris Evans as Captain America in Captain America:The Winter Soldier: date made: 2013. maker: Walt Disney Studios. Object Name: shield.
Poster advertising Marlon Riggs: 10 Years After: Date: 2004. Designed by: Ayana Baltrip. Subject of: Marlon Riggs, American, 1957 - 1994.
Gold velvet vest worn by Melvin Van Peebles in Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: Date: ca. 1971. Manufactured by: Mr. Jan, American. Worn by: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021.
Maurice Sorrell Home Movie #3: Date: 1955-1975. Created by: Maurice Sorrell, American, 1914 - 1998. Type: motion pictures (information artifacts).
Typewriter used by Orson Welles: date made: 1926. user: Welles, Orson. maker: Underwood Corporation.
(Lauste) Ernst Ruhmer Photographophone.: date made: 1908. maker: Ruhmer, Ernst. modifier: Lauste, Eugene Augustin.
Photograph of The Last Poets from the film Right On!: Date: 1970. Photograph by: Herbert Danska, American, born 1927. Subject of: Felipe Luciano, American, born 1947.
Conversations with Roy DeCarava: Date: 1984. Directed by: Carroll Parrott Blue, American, 1943 - 2019. Subject of: Roy DeCarava, American, 1919 - 2009.
Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 5: Date: 1924-1928. Directed by: Rev. S. S. Jones, American, 1869 - 1936. Type: silent films.
Dixieland Jamboree: Date: 1946. Produced by: Gordon Hollingshead, American, 1892 - 1952. Subject of: The Three Whippets, American.
Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 8: Date: 1924-1928. Directed by: Rev. S. S. Jones, American, 1869 - 1936. Type: silent films.
Poster for the soundtrack for the film The Last Dragon: Date: 1985. Created by: Motown Record Corporation, American, founded 1959. Subject of: de Passe Entertainment, founded 1968.
Maurice Sorrell Home Movie #6: Date: 1946-1966. Created by: Maurice Sorrell, American, 1914 - 1998. Type: motion pictures (information artifacts).
Photograph of Tribes for a "Human Be-In": date made: 1967-01-14. date printed: 1998. maker: Law, Lisa.
Black Enterprise, Volume 19, No. 12: Date: 1989. Published by: Earl G. Graves Publishing Co., Inc., American, founded 1969. Subject of: Black Enterprise, American, founded 1970.
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: Destini T. Riley, American.
Spirit of Youth: Date: 1938. Directed by: Harry L. Fraser, American, 1889 - 1974. Written by: Arthur Hoerl, American, 1891 - 1968.
Advertisement for A Prince of His Race: Date: 1926. Produced by: Colored Players Film Corp., American. Subject of: Harry Henderson, American.
"A Lot of Livin' to Do": publishing date: 1960. referenced: Leigh, Janet. referenced: Van Dyke, Dick.
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts And Sciences Certificate, presented to Irving Berlin: presentation date: 1954. presenter: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. recipient: Berlin, Irving.
Hobie bi-sect surfboard made for the movie, "The Endless Summer": date made: 1960s. Object Name: surfboard. Physical Description: foam (overall material).
Geraldine Farrar Ghirardelli Motion Picture Star Card: date made: 1920s. depicted (sitter): Farrar, Geraldine. Object Name: Card, Trading.
Souvenir program for Broadway revival of Damn Yankees: Date made: 1995. performing artist: Lewis, Jerry. Object Name: Program, Souvenir.
Austin Powers, Goldmember costume worn by Beyonce: date made: 2001. user: Beyonce. Object Name: Pants.