This is the Simplicity necklace designed and created by jeweler Art Smith. The necklace is made of a sterling silver wire shaped as an open-ended torque necklace, or neck ring, with flattened ends. At the off center of the neck ring, the necklace loops…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.12.26
A black-and-white lithograph depicting a close-up, detail view of a fabric sash tied into a large bow. The loops and dimensions of the bow are rendered in thick black lines. The bow is tied at the back waist of a dress worn by a young girl at the annual…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.166.8
Sinclair Ntomuchukwu Armstrong (born 22 June 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Göztepe and the Republic of Ireland national team.
A Singer model 66 sewing machine with a BZ 15-8 Singer motor from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The treadle sewing machine is coated with black paint and embellished with floral, tendril, and foliate designs. Painted across the top of the arm is the name of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.18.1
A black Featherweight Portable 221 Singer sewing machine used by Yvonne DeVigne. The machine body is made of stainless steel, painted black with gold art deco style accents. There are also several unpainted sections of metal, including an elaborately…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.272.1.2
A Singer treadle sewing machine cabinet table from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The cabinet table has a cast iron base that supports a wooden worktable with seven drawers. The base features a large cross brace at the back with casted iron text at the center…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.18.2.1
A black-and-white digital image Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker standing at the pulpit with his arms raised above his head. Men stand behind Walker crossing arms, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Reverend C. T. Vivian, and Andrew Young. Walker is featured on…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.39
A single breasted coat with East Asian motifs. The coat is made of silk brocade and has imagery of flowers, along with geometric and organic patterns. The multicolored coat has a cream ground with motifs in yellow, blue, green, peach, and rust with silver…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.827
Bishop Singleton T. Jones (March 8, 1825 – April 18, 1891) was a religious leader in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (AME Zion). Although he had little education, Jones taught himself to be an articulate orator and was awarded the position of…
Sippie Wallace (born Beulah Belle Thomas; November 1, 1898 – November 1, 1986) was an American blues singer, pianist and songwriter. Her early career in tent shows gained her the billing "The Texas Nightingale". Between 1923 and 1927, she recorded over 40…
Sir Lady Java (August 20, 1942 – November 16, 2024), also known simply as Lady Java, was an American transgender rights activist, exotic dancer, singer, comedian, and actress. Active on stage, television, radio and film from the mid-1960s to 1970s, she was…
