The cover of the March 2003 edition of Black Enterprise magazine. Featured on the cover is a color photograph of Robert L. Johnson. The close-up shows Johnson holding an NBA basketball on the rim of a basketball hoop. Johnson is standing behind an orange…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.16.3.1
A mounted cover of the May 5, 2003 Sports Illustrated issue featuring the “101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports.” Printed at the top fourth the magazine's cover is the masthead printed in large gold text outlined in white and shadowed in black that…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.16.3.3.1
A mounted cover of the May 5, 2003 Sports Illustrated issue featuring the “101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports.” The cover is primarily tan and features a large color photograph of sport celebrities. The masthead is printed at the top fourth of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.16.3.3.2
A cream and blue coverlet woven by an unidentified enslaved person in the James River area of Virginia. The coverlet is composed of indigo dyed cotton and wool. The weave pattern, known as a Pine Cone Bloom or Gentleman's Fancy pattern, consists of squares…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.3
Black and white cow print knit turtleneck (.1.1) and skirt (.1.2) by Patrick Kelly with a cow print coat (.2a) with belt (.2b) by Scaasi. The turtleneck (.1.1) is made from wool knit. It has a ribbed black collar and ribbed full-length tapered sleeves. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.141.36.1-.2
A silver-tone metal cowbell. Bell has modern carabiner and strand of red yarn attached to handle. Masking tape is wrapped around one side of the the bell towards the lip. Tape is worn and has [206 Mr. Cosey] handwritten in ink. Bell is worn from use.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.105.3
A digital image of an unidentified man wearing a Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo shirt, jeans, and a black cowboy hat. The man has his back to the camera and is standing in the rodeo of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo held at the Industry Hills…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.116.1
A black and white photograph of Cowboy with his girlfriend Lisa Ray, captured backstage at The Ritz in New York City. The couple is pictured in the center of the image, with Cowboy on the left with his arm around Ray. He wears a puffy winter coat over a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.26
Troy Lee Coleman III (born December 18, 1970), better known by his stage name Cowboy Troy, is an American rapper known for his country rap style. He has released seven studio albums and one EP, including three releases on Warner Bros. Records, and has…
Lander McCoy Bacon (August 30, 1942 – December 22, 2008) was an American professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals, and…
Tyson Coy Stewart (born June 24, 1998), also known under the stage name SWIM (formerly KOI) is an American actor, rapper, and singer. He had a role in the TBS sitcom Are We There Yet?, as Flint in the ABC superhero drama series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,…
William Randolph "Cozy" Cole (October 17, 1909 – January 29, 1981) was an American jazz drummer who worked with Cab Calloway and Louis Armstrong among others and led his own groups.
