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Photograph of Terri Lyne Carrington holding large cymbal: Date: 1977. Photograph by: G. Marshall Wilson. Subject of: Terri Lyne Carrington, American, born 1965.
Bootsy Collins Space Bass guitar owned by Bootsy Collins: Date: July 2002. Manufactured by: Washburn Guitars, American, founded 1883. Manufactured by: G&G Quality Case Co., American, founded 1978.
The Mothership: Date: 1990s. Designed by: George Clinton, American, born 1941. Designed by: Peter Larkin, American, born 1926.
Proof sheet for "Night of the Purple Moon" album art: Date: 1970. Published by: El Saturn Records, American, founded 1957. Subject of: Sun Ra, American, 1914 - 1993.
Photographic print of Maxine Sullivan: Date: 1948-1954. Photograph by: S. L. Fry. Subject of: Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987.
Illinois Jacquet, 1975: Date: 1975. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Illinois Jacquet, American, 1922 - 2004.
Printing plate of Phyllis Smiley: Date: ca. 1940. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Phyllis Smiley, American.
Audience at "Licensed to Ill" tour, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1987: Date: 1987; printed 2000. Photograph by: Ricky Powell, American, 1961 - 2021. Subject of: Beastie Boys, American, 1980 - 2012.
Milt Jackson, 1980: Date: 1980. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Milt Jackson, American, 1923 - 1999.
Wendy, Manhattan, NY, 2013: Date: 2013. Photograph by: Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965. Subject of: Wendy Ledesma, American.
Beaded gown designed by Zelda Wynn for Eartha Kitt: Date: ca. 1955. Designed by: Zelda Wynn, American, 1905 - 2001. Worn by: Eartha Kitt, American, 1927 - 2008.
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.
Powder blue suit ensemble worn by Slick Rick: Date: 2003 - 2004. Manufactured by: Georgio Giovanno. Manufactured by: Ralph Lauren Corporation, American, founded 1967.
Wornum Upright Piano: date made: 1813-1815. maker: Wornum, Jr., Robert. Object Name: piano.
Firth, Pond & Co. 1-Keyed Flute: Date made: 1847-1863. maker: Firth, Pond & Co.. Object Name: flute.
When I Gets To Where I'm Goin'; You're Only in My Arms (To Cry on My Shoulder): recording date: 1946. recording artist: Montana, Patsy. manufacturer: Vogue.
Trumpet Cup Mute: Object Name: mute. Physical Description: fiberboard (overall material). Physical Description: aluminum (overall material).
Untitled: Date: 2015. Photograph by: Devin Allen, American, born 1989. Subject of: Unidentified Child or Children.
We Outchea: Hip-Hop Fabrications and Public Space, Cross Section: Date: 2020. Created by: Sekou Cooke, Jamaican American. Type: digital media - born digital.
Photograph of Paul Brown: Date: ca. 1937. Photograph by: Hughey J. Battelle. Subject of: Paul Brown.
Chromogenic color print of X Clan and Isis: Date: 1990. Photograph by: Ernie Paniccioli, American, born 1947. Subject of: X Clan, American, founded 1989.
We Outchea: Hip-Hop Fabrications and Public Space, Collage Study 3: Date: 2020. Created by: Sekou Cooke, Jamaican American. Subject of: Judge Langston C. McKinney Manor, American, founded 1990.
Photograph of a young woman in a dark dress: Date: 1881-1900. Photograph by: Orlando Scott Goff, American, 1843 - 1916. Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women.
Digital image of Jesse Jackson and James Brown in Resurrection City: Date: 1968. Photograph by: Laura Jones, Canadian American, born 1948. Subject of: Rev. Jesse Jackson, American, 1941 - 2026.
Vogt Snare Drum: date made: 1864. maker: Vogt, Ernest. Object Name: drum.
Will the Circle Be Unbroken; When God Dips His Love in My Heart: recording date: 1949. release date: 1951. recording artist: Foley, Red.
Can I Sleep in Your Barn Tonight, Mister?; You Will Never Miss Your Mother Until She Is Gone: recording date: 1931. recording artist: Luther, Frank. recording artist: Luther, Phil.
1946 - Experimental Sewing Machine; Malcolm Parks for Singer: date made: 1946. Object Name: Sewing Machine. Measurements: overall: 12 in x 5 in x 10 1/2 in; 30.48 cm x 12.7 cm x 26.67 cm.
Jacques Lemaire Opera Glasses: date made: 1900-1925. Object Name: opera glasses. Object Type: opera glasses.
Astor & Co. Square Piano: date made: 1799-1815. maker: Astor & Co.. Object Name: piano.
Duke Ellington Button: user: Levin, Floyd. depicted (sitter): Ellington, Duke. Object Name: button.
Estey Reed Organ: date made: 1935 -1940. maker: Estey Organ Company. Object Name: organ.
Choral musical performance at the first birthday celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Date: January 15, 1969; printed 2011. Photograph by: Horace C. Henry, American, born 1948. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men.
Nina Simone, Photographic session for first album cover for Colpix Records, "The Amazing Nina Simone," Philadelphia, 1959: Date: 1959; printed 1995. Photograph by: Herb Snitzer, American. Subject of: Nina Simone, American, 1933 - 2003.
Photographic print of Salt-N-Pepa recording at Bayside Studios: Date: February 6, 1989. Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963. Subject of: Salt-N-Pepa, American, founded 1985.
'Kool Keith' / 'Black Elvis,' In My Bathroom '99: Date: 1999; printed 2003. Photograph by: Ricky Powell, American, 1961 - 2021. Subject of: Kool Keith, American, born 1963.
Guitar amplifier owned by Bo Diddley: Date: 1965. Manufactured by: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, American, founded 1946. Owned by: Bo Diddley, American, 1928 - 2008.
Hosiery bag used by Dinah Washington: Date: 1940s. Created by: Unidentified. Used by: Dinah Washington, American, 1924 - 1963.
Bob Dylan Performs: Date: August 28, 1963; printed 2013. Photograph by: Leonard Freed, American, 1929 - 2006. Subject of: Bob Dylan, American, born 1941.
The Jazz Party Minneapolis Button: date made: 1988. user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button.