A black-and-white portrait of a young African American male, wearing a turtleneck and dark leather jacket. There is a round button reading [HUEY FOR CONGRESS] on his lapel.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.83.1
A black-and-white image of two young, African American male Black Panther guards, in berets and leather jackets. One man faces ahead, while the other looks over his shoulder.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.83.4
A documentary short with the title Black Panthers. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm polyester film with optical sound. The documentary focuses on protests in Oakland, California following the arrest of Black Panther co-founder Huey Newton. There…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.55.58.1a
A black and white photograph of six African American women at a Black Panther rally. The women are pictured with their left fists raised in the air. The women pictured are, from left to right, unidentified, Mary Ann Carlton, Delores Henderson, Joyce Lee,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.83.6
A pair of black men's pants (a) with silver rhinestones and detachable chains (b,c) customized by Bernard G. Jacobs and worn by Philip Bailey, vocalist for Earth, Wind & Fire. The pants have full-length straight cut legs and close at the center front waist…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.147.4.2abc
Black, pleated wool pants worn by dancer and singer Jermaine Stewart on Soul Train as part of a costume ensemble with a grey shirt (NMAAHC 2022.37.1). The black pants have front pleats, belt loops, and front hip pockets. There are two back double welt…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.37.2
Robert Houston II, also known as Black Pegasus or simply Black-P, is an American rapper/South Western hip hop artist. He is the current president and CEO of Brass Knuckle Entertainment.
A mixed media assemblage artwork by Betye Saar. The collage of materials are inside a deep brown wood frame with two panes, the left pane with a glass pane and the right without. The assemblage/collage is made of three divisions, two of them in the left…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.59
A pair of black leather platform boots worn by Bootsy Collins. The ankle-length boots are made in a high-top sneaker style with wide tongues. The outside and inside quarter panels of the shoes have a textured black patent leather panel that also outlines…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.234.2.4ab
A paperback collection, or anthology, of poems titled "Black Poetry" edited/compiled by Dudley Randall. The front cover is black with white type that reads [BLACK POETRY / EDITED BY DUDLEY RANDALL / Black poems are beautiful • delicate and lovely / AHMED…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.114
A first edition, third printing of the Black Poetry anthology edited by Dudley Randall. The paperback book has a plain black front cover with white text. Large type at the top reads: [BLACK POETRY / EDITED BY DUDLEY RANDALL] followed by a white line. Most…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.60
Large color lithographic poster published by The Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, African and Latin America (OSPAAAL) with the message "Retaliation to Crime: Revolutionary Violence" written in English, French, Spanish and Arabic below an…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.17.1
This black-and-white photograph depicts a man holding his right fist in the air. He is wearing sunglasses, a white shirt, a light colored jacket, and is carrying a twist top bottle and straw in his left hand. He is looking up and to the viewer's left.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.99.41
A black-and-white photograph of a Black Power pinback button, by Platon. The round, white pinback button features a black-and-white illustration of a Black power fist. The fist is diagonally oriented with the fist extending upwards from the bottom right…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.33.24
A color linocut in blue, yellow, black and brown depicting a woman’s profile with yellow orb in the background. The woman appears in the bottom third of the image, facing the right side, depicted in black ink against a blue background. She wears a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.111.92
The central painted panel of an installation artwork, with assorted attached objects (.1.1-14). The panel (.1.1) is made from two (2) segments of wood secured together with a third section of wood attached vertically at center, forming an overall…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.148.1.1-14
A framed portrait element (.2) of an installation artwork. The portrait is a bust view of a woman wearing a blue dress with two (2) white buttons on the front. The woman's dark brown hair is styled in a side-parted bob, and she is wearing gold hoop…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.148.2
The "cross" (.3) element of an installation artwork. This cross is made from three (3) carved and hand worked segments of wood. One (1) vertical piece of wood forms the stipe. The vertical segment is secured with metal screws and wood pegs inside a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.148.3
A jar (.4) element of an installation artwork. This large glass jar is placed on the floor in front of the central panel, and attaches to the central panel by a hand worked metal chain that hooks onto the central panel on a nail below the shelf on the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.148.4
An eight-panel sculptural installation titled "Black Seeds" by El Anatsui. The panels are painted and incised grained wood planks. The first six panels (2023.39.1a-f) are a deep black color, the seventh (2023.39.1g) a rich brown color, and the eighth…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.39.1a-h
