J. Max Bond, Sr. Home Movie #5: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This 16mm color film is one of ten home movies shot by J. Max Bond Sr. from 1930 to 1960. The footage mainly focuses on family, travel, and educational institutions with which J. Max Bond, Sr. was associated.

Consists of: 16mm Film (a) and Original 400 foot Film Reel (b).

2016.16.5.1a: 16mm film. The film opens with various exterior shots of a church. This is followed by a long shot of buildings through a wooded area. Brief interior shots of a home show a kitchen and living room area with a silhouetted woman sitting off to the side. More exterior long shots of the church follow. The films ends with footage of homes and a town shot from inside of a moving car.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1955
• Created by: J. Max Bond, Sr., American, 1902 - 1991
• Type: silent films
• Type: home movies
• Type: color films (visual works)
• Type: 16mm (photographic film size)
• Medium: acetate film on metal
• Dimensions: Duration: 2 Minutes
• Dimensions: Length (Film): 40 Feet
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Architecture
• Topic: Domestic life
• Topic: Film
• Topic: Religion
• Topic: Travel
• Object number: 2016.16.5.1ab
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Family of George Clement Bond
• 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: © Alison Bond Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.