A lithograph depicting the figure of a man in black ink on off-white paper. Shown from the hips up, he stands in profile to the viewer, his back straight and his gaze directly in front of him. The sketch lines are visible amidst the softer, wider shadings…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.58.8
Bushra Junaid is a Canadian artist, curator and arts administrator based in Toronto. She is best known for exploring history, memory and cultural identity through mixed media collage, drawing and painting. Born in Montreal to Jamaican and Nigerian parents…
A business card for Jennifer White-Johnson. The card is square shaped. The front of the card features black text of varying sizes set against a gradient rainbow background. The text reads [JEN WHITE-JOHNSON / ART / ACTIVISM / EDUCATION / CAREWORK /…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.87.8
A business card for Shayla Simpson designed by fashion illustrator Maning Obregon. The card is meant to be folded in half. The top of the front is blank, the bottom is a black-and-white stylized illustration of Shayla Simpson on the left side of the card,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.40.1
A business card for Shayla Simpson designed by fashion illustrator Maning Obregon. The card is meant to be folded in half. The top of the front is blank, the bottom is a black-and-white stylized illustration of Shayla Simpson on the left side of the card,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.40.2
Business card for Tupac Shakur and his company Euphanasia. The rectangular card is printed in black ink on cardstock with a tan and cream dappled look. At center is a graphic of a kneeling, masculine angel figure. He has a halo and two large wings and is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.27.5
A business card owned by Dwayne McDuffie. The card is white with black text on the left side and a black-and-white drawing of Dwayne McDuffie on the right side. A Milestone Media logo is printed in light grey on the left side. The text reads “DWAYNE…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.96.18
A business card owned by Dwayne McDuffie. The card is white with black text on the left side and a black-and-white drawing of Dwayne McDuffie on the right side. The card reads [Dwayne / McDuffie / Writer/Editor / 4444 South Rio Grande Ave. Suite 852A /…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.96.19
A letter (a) and business contract (b) between Club Harlem and the musical group the Delltones obligating the musicians to perform at the club for two (2) consecutive days starting March 31, 1956 for one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125.00) paid…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.145.4.2ab
A business contract between Club Harlem and Flash Gordon booking the exotic dancer to perform at the club starting February 20, 1956 for seven (7) days for one hundred dollars ($100.00) to be paid weekly. In the contract, Gordon also agrees to an option of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.145.4.3
A business contract between Club Harlem and Johnny Lynch obligating the musician to perform at the club for thirteen (13) weeks starting December 7, 1955 for four hundred and forty-one dollars and sixty-five cents ($441.65) to be paid at the end of each…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.145.4.1
An eight page typewritten contract dated July 1, 1984, between Third World Music and Editions Intro Meisel. The contract has seventeen terms and conditions on seven pages. It is signed on page seven by James Brown in black ink. The pages are fastened…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2008.7.21