Little Richard & Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Museum Object and Cultural History
Little Richard & Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Date: 1970. Recorded by: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American, 1915 - 1973. Recorded by: Little Richard, American, 1932 - 2020.
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Little Richard & Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Date: 1970. Recorded by: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American, 1915 - 1973. Recorded by: Little Richard, American, 1932 - 2020.
Turntable used by Grand Wizzard Theodore: Date: 2000s. Manufactured by: Vestax, Japanese, 1977 - 2014. Used by: Grand Wizzard Theodore, American, born 1963.

The Genius of Ray Charles: Date: 1959. Recorded by: Ray Charles, American, 1930 - 2004. Published by: Atlantic Records, American, founded 1947.

Storyboard page for Scream music video: Date: 1995. Designed by: Tom Foden, British. Subject of: Michael Jackson, American, 1958 - 2009.

Photograph of MC Hammer in New York City: Date: 1988. Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962. Subject of: MC Hammer, American, born 1962.

Platform boots from a costume worn by Nona Hendryx of Labelle: Date: 1974. Designed by: Dorian Blakely. Worn by: Nona Hendryx, American, born 1944.

Horn speaker used as part of a DJ setup: Date: 1970s. Manufactured by: Cerwin-Vega, American, founded 1954. Used by: Angelo T. King, American, born 1959.

Dorothy Foreman Cotton Oral History Interview: Date: July 25, 2011. Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009. Interview of: Dorothy Foreman Cotton, American, born 1930.

Richard Barry Sobol and Anne Buxton Sobol Oral History Interview: Date: May 26, 2011. Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009. Interview of: Richard Barry Sobol, American, born 1937.

Skirt worn by Cyndi Lauper for She's So Unusual Album Photo Shoot: wearer: Lauper, Cyndi. Object Name: skirt. Physical Description: fabric (overall material).

Stein Square Piano: Date made: ca 1830. date made: ca 1835. maker: Stein, Andre.

LP Shekere: Date made: 1999. maker: Latin Percussion. Object Name: shekere.

Lincoln's Speech At Gettysburg; Dixie: date made: ca 1908. recording artist: Stanley, Frank C.. recording artist: Harlan, Byron G..

Sacramento Jazz Jubilee Button: date made: 2006. user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button.

Letter written by James Brown regarding his family: Date: 1970s. Written by: James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006. Subject of: Deidre Jenkins Brown, American.

Photograph of Ida James: Date: ca. 1945. Photograph by: Murray Korman, American, 1902 - 1961. Subject of: Ida James, American, 1920 - 1986.

Chromogenic print of the Ego Trip Crew at the Monkey Academy: Date: August 1999. Photograph by: Bill Adler, American, born 1951. Subject of: Ego Trip, American, founded 1994.

Dr. Dre: Date: 2007; printed 2019. Photograph by: Platon, British, born 1968. Subject of: Dr. Dre, American, born 1965.

Nabintu Bigosi and Nvunanwa Zirimwaga: Date: 2016; printed 2019. Photograph by: Platon, British, born 1968. Subject of: Nabintu Bigosi.

Photograph of Slick Rick with his mother, Veronica Feliciane: Date: May 15, 1991; printed 2003. Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963. Subject of: Slick Rick, British American, born 1965.

Photograph of Naughty By Nature, Jersey City, NJ: Date: 1993. Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962. Subject of: Naughty by Nature, American, founded 1988.

Photograph of Bill “Hawk” Hawkins, Mary Lou Williams, and Paul Breckenridge: Date: November 1951. Photograph by: James A. Joyce, American. Subject of: Bill Hawkins, American, 1909 - 1975.

Woody Shaw, 1978: Date: 1978. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Woody Shaw, American, 1944 - 1989.

Thelonious Monk and Charlie Rouse, The United Nations, New York City: Date: 1960; printed 1995. Photograph by: Herb Snitzer, American. Subject of: Thelonious Monk, American, 1917 - 1982.

Conductor's baton with mount used by William Patrick Foster: Date: mid to late 20th century. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Florida A&M University, American, founded 1887.

Black bow tie from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway: Date: mid 20th-late 20th century. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Worn by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994.

Mary Jones Oral History Interview: Date: March 9, 2013. Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009. Interview of: Mary A. Jones, American, born 1933.

Military Band: date made: ca 1914-1919. associated date: 1914 - 1918. Object Name: drawing.

My Fair Share: date made: 1977. recording artist: Seals and Crofts. manufacturer: Warner Bros..

Grancino Violin: date made: 1710-1730. maker: Grancino, Giovanni. Object Name: violin.

Bridge Over Troubled Waters: quoted: Chavez, Cesar. quoted: Simon, Paul. affiliated union; direct: United Farm Workers.

Jazz at the Plaza Button: user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button. Physical Description: ink (overall material).

Alice Day, 1989: Date: ca. 1989. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Alice Day, American.

To Be Young, Gifted and Black: Date: 1972. Published by: RCA Records, founded 1901. Written by: Keiko Tsuru, Japanese.

Gown worn by Lisa Fischer: Date: 1980s. Created by: Tony Chase, American, 1952- ca. 1990. Owned by: Luther Vandross, American, 1951 - 2005.

Greater Than Her Heart: Date: 2008. Created by: Kesha Bruce, American. Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women.

Print of a young girl standing on a chair next to an Edison phonograph: Date: 1919-1925; printed 2012. Photograph by: John Johnson, American, 1879 - 1953. Subject of: Unidentified Child or Children.

Hank Crawford, 1987: Date: 1987. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Hank Crawford, American, 1934 - 2009.

Archie Shepp, 1973: Date: 1973. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Archie Shepp, American, born 1937.

Sean Paul at Jack's Hill: Date: May 1, 2003. Photograph by: Peter Rickards, Jamaican, 1969 - 2014. Subject of: Sean Paul, Jamaican, born 1973.