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Contract for a Haverly's United Mastodon Minstrels performance: Date: 1879. Created by: Unidentified. Signed by: Charles Frohman, American, 1856 - 1915.
Dutchman & The Slave: Date: 1964. Written by: Amiri Baraka, American, 1934 - 2014. Published by: Faber and Faber Limited, British, founded 1929.
Banjo head: Date: late 19th century. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Charles P. Stinson, American, 1854 - 1911.
Cleopatra costume collar worn by Lauren Anderson: Date: 2000. Designed by: Judanna Lynn, American. Worn by: Lauren Anderson, American, born 1965.
Pohl Brand Harmonica: maker: P. Pohl. Object Name: harmonica. Physical Description: wood (overall material).
"The Only One for Me": publishing date: 1925. publisher: Harms, Inc.. Object Name: sheet music.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Combined with Pawnee Bill's Great Far East: Date made: 1908. maker: Strobridge Lithographing Company. Object Name: chromolithograph.
Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for Robbins in Porgy and Bess: Date: 1995. Created by: Judy Dearing, American, 1940 - 1995. Type: design drawings.
Ballet Music; Lucky To Be Me: release date: 1945. recording artist: Bernstein, Leonard. manufacturer: Victor.
Flyer from the Casino Royal Theater, signed by the Four Seasons: date made: 1960s. date made: 1963. depicted (sitter): Mathis, Johnny.
White platform boots for The Wiz costume worn by André De Shields: Date: 1975. Worn by: André De Shields, American, born 1946. Designed by: Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian American, 1930 - 2014.
Watercolor costume sketch by Lemuel Ayers for the musical St. Louis Woman: Date: 1945. Created by: Lemuel Ayers, American, 1915 - 1955. Subject of: Pearl Bailey, American, 1918 - 1990.
Photograph of Bill Bailey: Date: ca. 1937. Photograph by: K. Progress. Distributed by: Nat Nazarro, American, 1902 - 1986.
Cleopatra costume skirt worn by Lauren Anderson: Date: 2000. Designed by: Judanna Lynn, American. Worn by: Lauren Anderson, American, born 1965.
Doris Adelaide Derby Oral History Interview: Date: April 26, 2011. Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009. Interview of: Dr. Doris Derby, American, 1939 - 2022.
"Gypsy" Robe: Date made: 1995 - 1997. Object Name: robe. Physical Description: textile (overall material).
Photograph of Charles Dillingham, August Wilson and Benjamin Mordecai: Date: May 1, 2001. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Benjamin Mordecai, American, 1944 - 2005.
Linda Jackson gets Dionne Warwick's autograph, Circle Star Theater, San Carlos, CA, June 1973: Date: June 1973. Photograph by: Steve Jackson Jr., 1923 - 1999. Subject of: Dionne Warwick, American, born 1940.
Composite photograph of Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson: Date: 1952. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Ole Olsen, American, 1892 - 1963.
Photograph of a female dancer in costume performing on stage: Date: 1942-1959. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women.
Color photographs and a negative of Eubie Blake and Bobbiegita Walker: Date: ca. 1981. Photograph by: Barbara Walker, American. Subject of: Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983.
My Headache: Date: 1932. Written by: Andy Razaf, American, 1895 - 1973. Written by: James Price Johnson, American, 1894 - 1955.
Slow Fade to Black: Ethel Waters: Date: 2009-2010. Photograph by: Carrie Mae Weems, American, born 1953. Subject of: Ethel Waters, American, 1896 - 1977.
Suit jacket for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields: Date: 1982. Created by: Unidentified. Worn by: André De Shields, American, born 1946.
Champagne glass belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Date: 1994. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.
Sonata in A for Violin and Piano; Swan Lake Ballet, Op. 20: recording artist: Previn, Andre. recording artist: Stokowski, Leopold. distributer: Armed Forces Radio and Television Service.
Trading Card, Gum Inc. Superman No. 9: Date made: 1940. maker: Gum, Inc.. copyright holder: Superman, Inc..
Watercolor costume sketch by Lemuel Ayers for the musical, St. Louis Woman: Date: 1945. Created by: Lemuel Ayers, American, 1915 - 1955. Subject of: Robert Pope.
Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for Porgy and Bess: Date: 1995. Created by: Judy Dearing, American, 1940 - 1995. Type: design drawings.
Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for Annie in Porgy and Bess: Date: 1995. Created by: Judy Dearing, American, 1940 - 1995. Type: design drawings.
I've Got the World on a String: Date: 1932. Written by: Ted L. Koehler, American, 1894 - 1973. Written by: Harold Arlen, American, 1905 - 1986.
Gloves, worn by Hildegarde: user; performing artist: Hildegarde. manufacturer: Aris. Object Name: gloves, pair of.
Color photographs and negative of Eubie Blake: Date: ca. 1981. Photograph by: Bobbiegita Walker, American, born 1942. Subject of: Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983.
Enameled lighter belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Date: 1950-2004. Manufactured by: Firefly Lighter Company. Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.
Drawstring evening bag belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Date: 1940-2004. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.
Study for Grand Entry: maker: Beal, Gifford. Object Name: drawing. Object Type: Drawings.
Chromogenic print of Rakim in performance at the Apollo Theatre: Date: 1988. Photograph by: Ricky Powell, American, 1961 - 2021. Subject of: Rakim, American, born 1968.
Romeo costume doublet worn by Cab Calloway at the Miami Beach Cotton Club: Date: 1957. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Worn by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994.
Romeo costume hose worn by Cab Calloway at the Miami Beach Cotton Club: Date: 1957. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Worn by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994.
Shear Madness Poster: date made: 1996. Object Name: poster. Physical Description: paper (overall material).