Portraits in Black: Outstanding Negroes of American Origin audiovisual records
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Object Details
- Creator
- Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
- Names
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
- Collection Creator
- Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
- Topic
- African Americans
- Museum exhibits
- Creator
- Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
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- Portraits in Black: Outstanding Americans of Negro Origin exhibition records
- Extent
- 3 Sound recordings (1 audio cassette sound recordings ; 2 open reel 1/4" sound recordings)
- 0.05 Linear feet
- Date
- circa 1983
- Archival Repository
- Anacostia Community Museum Archives
- Type
- Archival materials
- Sound recordings
- Citation
- Portraits in Black: Outstanding Negroes of American Origin audiovisual records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Genre/Form
- Sound recordings
- Scope and Contents
- Audio recordings created for a portrait exhibition selected from the Harmon Foundation collection, on loan from the National Portrait Gallery, as well as biographical information and memorabilia. The exhibition was on view at the Anacostia Community Museum from April 17, 1983 - August 21, 1983. Likenesses of blacks who made significant contributions in the fields of civil rights, law, education, medicine, the military, and the arts were on display. Included were Marian Anderson, Joe Lewis, W.E.B. duBois, Thurgood Marshall, George Washington Carver, Charles Drew, William Ayres Campbell, and Richard Barthe.
- Restrictions
- Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
- Record ID
- ebl-1567602025780-1567602025803-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
