Albert Nellums, President of A. L. Nellums and Associates Inc.; Mayor Marian S. Barry Jr. and actor Billy D. Williams Jr.: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black-and-white photograph of Al Nellum standing with Mayor Marion Barry and actor Billy Dee Williams. All three men are dressed in formal attire. Billy Dee Williams and Al Nellum are holding glasses in their hands. Mayor Barry is looking at the camera and smiling. The photograph is stamped on the back.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: April, 1980
• Photograph by: Milton Williams, American, born 1940
• Subject of: Billy Dee Williams, American, born 1937
• Subject of: Mayor Marion Shepilov Barry Jr., American, 1936 - 2014
• Subject of: Albert L. Nellum, American, 1932 - 2014
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Image and Sheet): 8 3/16 x 10 in. (20.8 x 25.4 cm)
• Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Film
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Politics
• Object number: 2011.15.168
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Milton Williams Archives
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Milton Williams Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.