Portraits in Black Narration and Music

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Creator: National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution); Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Names: Anacostia Community Museum; Anacostia Neighborhood Museum; Howard University; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; United Nations; Barthé, Richmond, 1901-1989; Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955; Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971; Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963; Hastie, William, 1904-1976; Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938; Johnson, Mordecai W. (Mordecai Wyatt), 1890-1976; Louis, Joe, 1914-1981; Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993; Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979; Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
Collection Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service

Occupation: Lawyers; Artists
Topic: African Americans; African American women; Civil rights; Civil rights movements; Civil rights leaders; African American diplomats; Diplomats; African American educators; Educators; African American lawyers; African American clergy; Clergy; African American authors; Authors; African Americans in the performing arts; African American artists; African American athletes; Athletes; Armed Forces; African American military personnel; Soldiers; Segregation; Education; Black people -- History; Museum exhibits

Creator: National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution); Anacostia Neighborhood Museum

See more items in: Portraits in Black: Outstanding Americans of Negro Origin exhibition records; Portraits in Black: Outstanding Americans of Negro Origin exhibition records / Portraits in Black: Outstanding Negroes of American Origin audiovisual records

Biographical / Historical: The exhibition, Portraits in Black: Outstanding Americans of Negro Origin, displayed 36 portraits--27 oil paintings and 9 color photo reproductions--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 Louis, W.E.B. Du Bois, Thurgood Marshall, George Washington Carver, Charles Drew, William Ayres Campbell, and Richmond Barthe.

Custodial History: From the Harmon Foundation collection of the National Portrait Gallery.

Citation: Portraits in Black Narration and Music, Exhibition Records AV03-002, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents: Narrator presents short historical and biographical profiles of outstanding Americans of negro origin: W.E.B. Du Bois, A. Philip Randolph, Ralph Johnson Bunche, Thurgood Marshall, William Henry Hastie, Mordecai Wyatt Johnson, Mary McLeod Bethune, Joe Louis, James Weldon Johnson, Richmond Barthe, and Paul Robeson. Quotes written by these outstandings Americans and read by narrator are included. Music played between biographical profiles.; Narration and music. Part of Portraits in Black: Outstanding Americans of Negro Origin Audiovisual Records. AV003484 and AV003508: same content but AV003484 has beeps throughout recording. Undated.

Series 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.