Brotherman No. 1 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover of the comic book features a color image of the face of Brotherman. He is wearing a blue mask with the letter “B” on his forehead. Printed in white ink at the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.4.1
Brotherman No. 10 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover has a colored illustration of a street scene. A crowd of people are standing in a parking lot in front of buildings listening to a man speaking at a podium.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.4.10
Brotherman No. 11 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover has a colored illustration of four people from the chest up in the background. The portraits are of three men and a woman. They are all wearing red clothing.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.4.11
Brotherman No. 2 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover of the comic book is blue with an illustration at center. The illustration depicts a courtroom with a judge sitting at a bench in the top right corner. In…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.4.2
Brotherman No. 3 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover of the comic book has a graffiti filled background. Two men wearing blue jackets are on the right side. In the foreground at center is an image of a man in a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.4.3
Brotherman No. 4 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. On the front cover of the comic a street scene is depicted. A red brick building is in the background with signs on the wall. A crowd of people are standing in front of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.4.4
Brotherman No. 5 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover has white border with a color image at center. A cityscape is in the background of the image. In the foreground a crowd of policeman dressed in green uniforms…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.4.5
Brotherman No. 6 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover has an image of a man and a woman embracing in a furnished room. The man is wearing a white jacket and is leaning in to kiss the woman. His hands are resting…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.4.6
Brotherman No. 7 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover has a black border with a circular color image at center. The image is drawn to look like the viewer is looking through a lens or peephole. The image depicts a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.4.7
Brotherman No. 8 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover has a colored image of two men. Both men are wearing safety goggles and masks. The man on the left side of the cover is wearing a blue shirt and has his mask…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.4.8
Brotherman No. 9 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover has a colored illustration of an angry man surrounded by a crowd of reporters holding microphones and cameras. A hand holding a newspaper is in the foreground.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.4.9
This black-and-white photograph depicts two men speaking together. Standing at three-quarter angles to each other, the young man on the left holds a large sign on a tall pole and a smaller sign around his neck. The large sign reads "Brothers Beware African…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.99.28
This black-and-white photograph depicts men in a small group standing on the National Mall. One man, standing sideways to the viewer, holds a sign in his left hand that reads "Brothers / Gonna / Work / it Out." He wears headphones, a dark leather coat, and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.99.37
A black-and-white photograph of men wearing hats and coats standing outdoors in an open lot among debris and discarded furniture. The photograph is attached to a thick mounting board. The board is stamped on the back.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.15.29
This costume was worn by dancer Johnette “Suki” Dodson on the television show Soul Train in the early 2000s. The outfit is comprised of two (2) pieces, a hand-decorated bra (.1) and a handmade skirt (.2). The bra (.1) is a hand-decorated black store-bought…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.227.3.1-.2
This suit, consisting of a Nehru jacket (.1) and pants (.2) was worn by dancer Tim Harrell on the television show Soul Train between 1985 and 1988. Both are made from the same iridescent black and orange fabric that has supplemental warp and weft threads…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.16.1.1-.2
A dark brown homburg style hat made from brown wool felt and a black grosgrain ribbon hatband with a bow at the proper left side. A cluster of multi-colored feathers extends from the top of the bow. The interior of the crown is lined with brown synthetic…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.10.2.1
This western-style brown fringed suede jacket was worn by Arthur Lee. The single-breasted jacket has full-length sleeves and a standard collar. The front opening is folded and pressed to create a lapel. The jacket closes at the center front with four (4)…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.41.2
A dark brown iridescent satin halter neck dress with gold sequin and beaded music-themed embellishments designed by Peter Davy. The bodice of the dress is made from a tube of gold sequin-covered fabric, with two wide strips of deep dark brown satin fabric…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.87
An oversized letterman-style hooded jacket of dark brown leather with dark ochre textured leather detailing. It has full-length sleeves and an elastic hem. The jacket closes at the center front with a brown plastic zipper. The sleeves are baggy with fitted…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.10.2.2
A pair of straight-leg men's pants made from dark brown leather with dark ochre textured leather detailing. The pants close at the center front with a button fly and one (1) round plastic button. There are five (5) brown leather belt loops sewn at even…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.10.2.3
A pair of brown leather pants worn by Melvin Van Peebles. The pants feature a 1.5” wide waist band of brown leather with five .5” self-fabric belt loops sewn around it. There are two deep front pockets, one on each side, and an inner fifth pocket inside…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.60.3
