Digital scan of a 35mm black and white negative of Venus, Serena, and Richard Williams on a tennis court. The girls stand in front of their father, Richard Williams, who stands on the court behind them holding a racquet. Serena stands to the right of Venus…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.165.9
Digital scan of a 35mm black and white negative of Venus and Serena Williams. Serena (left) leans in towards her sister Venus (right) and looks at the camera with a smile on her face. Venus looks downward, away from the camera, and has her proper left hand…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.165.4
Digital scan of a 35mm black and white negative of Venus, Serena, and Richard Williams on a tennis court. The girls stand in front of their father, Richard Williams, who stands on the court behind them holding a racquet. Serena stands to the right of Venus…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.165.14
A color photograph of Serena Williams, by Platon. The close-up of Williams depicts her from the shoulders up with her neck and shoulders heavily shadowed. She is looking directly at the viewer with a serious expression on her face. Her long, straight hair…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.33.59
A black-and-white photograph of Serena Williams, by Platon. The photograph depicts Williams behind an upright, flat wooden surface. Her proper right arm drapes diagonally in front of her over the wooden surface. Her proper left elbow is propped on the top…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.33.60
Sergio Hudson is an American fashion designer and the founder of the eponymous womenswear label Sergio Hudson. He is best known for dressing Michelle Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris at the 2021 inauguration of Joe Biden. Born and raised in Ridgeway,…
Serocee is a UK based hip hop and dancehall artist and entrepreneur who was born in Birmingham, raised in Jamaica and developed in London. He has to fused his 'Brumaican' accent with his cultural origins to create an identity in the UK music scene.…
This oil painting depicts seven individuals gathered around a water pump. From left to right these figures include: a young boy working the pump handle wearing brown pants and jacket with a blue shirt, a woman seated on a basket of laundry, wearing a pink…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.5ab
Pin award for Mary Church Terrell from the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs (NACWC). The rose gold metal has [Past President] engraved on a small banner. There is a plaque attached by chains which reads [Service Award / 1896-1900 / Mary Church…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2017.13.1.43
A service bell owned by Eliza Kearns Jackson. The brass tone metal desk bell is attached to a small marble pedestal. The bell has four main parts: the bell itself, an ornamental support, a base, and a button at the top. The base and the bell are plain. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.17.2
A pamphlet titled Services. The pamphlet is one of eight found in a portfolio titled Soul City. The pamphlet is printed using purple and black ink. The pamphlet describes what public services are planned for in Soul City. It features an image of a clinic,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.109.13.6
A black-and-white photograph of Samuel M. Jackson Sr., Eunice Jackson and another woman standing in front of a dark-colored, ca. 1930 4-door Buick. Jackson stands in between the women, wearing a light-colored suit and dark-patterned tie, holding his hat in…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.25
An International Silver serving spoon from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The silver-plated spoon is from International Silver’s 1847 Rogers Bros. line, Eternally Yours pattern. The neck of the spoon is narrow and tapers outwards towards the end of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.59.1
A set of forty-five (45) bingo cards. Each card is grey card stock with black ink, five-by-five grid with an assortment of numbers and the text [(FREE)] in the center square. In block text at the top and bottom is the text [BINGO]. The backs of the cards…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.50.1
A set of six photographic negatives in a . 2013.46.29.38a: A photograph negative of a woman sitting in a chair. 2013.46.29.38b: A photograph negative of a woman standing in front of a flowering bush. 2013.46.29.38c: A photograph negative of a man and a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.29.38a-g
A black-and-white archival process photograph of Lattina Riley and Sarah Bassett setting up a prop in front of a green screen. Both women Both women wear sweaters, jeans, and socks. They wrap fabric around a stand with a push-button telephone on top.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.94.4.27
Seven (7) piece place setting of stainless steel flatware purchased from Salaam International in Chicago, Illinois, in 1972 by Khalid and Patricia Al Amin. Each piece has a repeating design of stylized leaves and dots on the front handle and is marked on…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.10.1.1-.7
A coiled woven, round sewing basket (2011.12.9.1a) with a matching lid (2011.12.9.1b) from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. Both the basket and lid are primarily comprised of natural-colored fibers. The rounded, bowl-shaped basket is adorned with red, green,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.9.1ab
Seymour Burr (1754/1762–1837) was an enslaved African-American in the Connecticut Colony in the North American British Colonies and United States. Enslaved by the brother of Colonel Aaron Burr, who was also named Seymour, he was known only as Seymour…
Adolfo Quiñones (May 11, 1955 – December 29, 2020), known professionally as Shabba Doo, was an American actor, break dancer, and choreographer. Of African American and Puerto Rican descent, Quiñones was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. In the 1970s…
Shahrazad Ali is an American author of several books, including a paperback called The Blackman's Guide to Understanding the Blackwoman. The book was controversial bringing "forth community forums, pickets and heated arguments among Black people in many…
A Florida A&M University Marching Band shako. Constructed of a hard plastic, the large bulb-like hat is covered in a fluffy white synthetic fabric. Draped across the forehead area is are three synthetic braided cords, red and green, which are connected to…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.94.3ab
