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1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Annalou Price dressed as an angel, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
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Anne Wiggins Brown (August 9, 1912 – March 13, 2009) was an American lyric soprano for whom George Gershwin rewrote the part of "Bess" into a leading role in the original production of his opera Porgy and Bess in 1935. She was also a radio and concert…
1907–1997
Anne Cooke Reid (née Anna Margaret Cooke; October 6, 1907 – 1997) was an American stage director and academic. She founded and led theater departments at historically Black universities including Howard University, where she was the first chairwoman, and…
1920–2001
Anne Gamble Kennedy (September 25, 1920 – June 11, 2001) was an American classical pianist, piano professor, and accompanist for the Fisk Jubilee Singers of Nashville, Tennessee.
1986
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Anne Hopkins in backyard, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1986
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Anne Hopkins with dog, Durban (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1954–
Georgianne Lundy (born October 18, 1954) is an American conductor and music educator. She founded the Scott Joplin Chamber Orchestra and the William Grant Still String Quartet, both specializing in performing chamber music written by black composers, and…
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Anne Moody (September 15, 1940 – February 5, 2015) was an American author who wrote about her experiences growing up poor and black in rural Mississippi, and her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement through the NAACP, CORE and SNCC. Moody began…
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Anne Bethel Spencer (born Bannister; February 6, 1882 – July 27, 1975) was an American poet, teacher, civil rights activist, librarian, and gardener. She was a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance, also known as the New Negro Movement, despite living…
1966–
Annette Jimerson (born 1966) is an American artist who works in a wide variety of media. However, she is known for her whimsical and prolific painting abilities, both realist and abstract. Primarily painting in acrylic and oils, she also makes watercolor…
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Anni Domingo (born 1950s) is a British actress, director and writer, working in theatre, television, radio and films. She additionally holds positions on the boards of several organisations in various sectors, and has said: "You can't make a difference…
1949
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA first edition hardcover copy of Annie Allen by Gwendolyn Brooks, with printed dust jacket; it is 60 pages in length. The book details different aspects of Annie's (a young African American girl) interior and exterior life as she matures into womanhood.…
1930–2003
Annie Bell Pettway (1930–2003) was an American artist. She is associated with the Gee's Bend quilting collective, along with her daughter Belinda Pettway.
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Annie Pettway Lewis Bendolph (1900–1981) was an American artist associated with the Gee's Bend group of quilters. Her work is included in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, to which it was donated by the Souls Grown Deep Foundation.
1855–1929
Annie E. Anderson Walker (née Annie E. Anderson) (October 5, 1855 – June 9, 1929) was an African-American artist, known for her portraits and her work in pastels, and for being one of the first African-American women to complete an institutional art…
1904–1972
Annie E. Pettway (1904–1972) was an American artist associated with the Gee's Bend quilting collective. Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and is included in the permanent collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
1935–2014
Annie Frances Lee (3 March 1935 – 24 November 2014) was an American artist. She is known for her depiction of African-American everyday life. Her work is characterized by images without facial features.
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Annie Walker Blackwell (August 21, 1862 – December 7, 1922) was an American church worker, suffragist, and writer. The Annie Walker Blackwell School for Women and Girls in Liberia was named in her memory.
1962–2022
Annie Yellowe Palma (18 April 1962 – 3 December 2022) was a British poet, author and child protection advocate. She wrote about her experiences growing up as a black woman in Northern Ireland at the height of the Troubles.
1973–
Annmarie Morais (born 1973 in Jamaica) is a Jamaican-Canadian screenwriter best known for writing the film How She Move. She earned a BFA from York University in Film and Video in 1995. Morais won funding for two Vision TV Cultural Diversity Drama…
1986
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn announcement or flyer for a public program at the New York Public Library where Liz White is to present her film adaptation of "Othello." The flier consists of black printed text on white paper. A decorative border is around the outside with text…
November 10, 1961
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA flier advertising a performance of Roland Hayes at the Oakland Auditorium Theatre, Friday November 10, 1961. The flier features a large black-and-white photograph of Hayes, pictured from the shoulders up, his hands held in front of him in a prayer…
Sept. 1867
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Annual Report”.
Oct. 1866–Sept. 1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Annual Reports”.
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