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Books and Published Materials

The Black Christ and Other Poems

1929

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Powder blue and black hardback book with a decorative dust jacket which lists the text's title, author, and publisher. The front cover consists of a series of two black and white images which face and oppose each other in a pattern. The first image, where…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.273.18
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pamphlets

The Black Family: The Ties That Bind

ca. 1987

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Pamphlet consisting of white and black text on a red square on the bottom half of the pamphlet. Above it, a black-and-white drawing of an African American family face outwards.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.55.26
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Books and Published Materials

The Black Phalanx: A History of the Negro Soldiers of the United States in the Wars of 1775-1812, 1861 - '65

1888

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This is a hardcover book, crimson in color, with extensive illustrations on the front cover. The title is written on a waving gold banner located in the top half of the front cover; the banner appears to be apart of a collage of military paraphernalia…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.273.25
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Textiles and Quilts

The Blue Print

2009

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A quilt (a) with bag (b) titled “The Blue Print” created by Lawrence Jenkins, Allen Nguyen, Harun Sharif-El, and Gary Tyler, prisoner-volunteers of the hospice center within Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly called “Angola." The quilt is done mostly…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.54.1ab
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Archival documents & files

The Bohemian Club — Associated Organizations

1998-2019

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Cataloged as “The Bohemian Club”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2022.101_ref65
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Photographs and Still Images

The bride and her father

1980; printed 2007

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This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a bride and her father. The bride is looking at the camera as she holds her shoes in her right hand and her bouquet in the left. Her father is looking at her from a distance. He is wearing a suit…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.310.58
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Photographs and Still Images

The bride, the groom and their guests

1980; printed 2007

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This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a bride and groom and their guests. The bride and groom are standing just off center on the left side of the photograph. The wedding guests are standing next to them and behind them on the porch…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.310.61
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Books and Published Materials

The Bronzeman vol. 3 no. 7

June 1933

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The Bronzeman, vol. 3 no. 7, featuring an illustration of a woman set against a blue and white background. The woman is standing in three quarters profile with her head turned towards the viewer and smiling. She is wearing a red, white, and black plaid…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.25.271
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drawings

The Card Series II: The Rounds I

2006-2011

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"The importance of home, family, and ancestry feeds my work entirely." - Whitfield Lovell Each of Whitfield Lovell’s charcoal drawings of unidentified individuals draws the viewer into an intimate world. The child of a mother born in the South and a father…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.70.1
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drawings

The Card Series II: The Rounds II

2006-2011

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"The importance of home, family, and ancestry feeds my work entirely." - Whitfield Lovell Each of Whitfield Lovell’s charcoal drawings of unidentified individuals draws the viewer into an intimate world. The child of a mother born in the South and a father…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.70.2
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drawings

The Card Series II: The Rounds III

2006-2011

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"The importance of home, family, and ancestry feeds my work entirely." - Whitfield Lovell Each of Whitfield Lovell’s charcoal drawings of unidentified individuals draws the viewer into an intimate world. The child of a mother born in the South and a father…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.70.3
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drawings

The Card Series II: The Rounds IV

2006-2011

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"The importance of home, family, and ancestry feeds my work entirely." - Whitfield Lovell Each of Whitfield Lovell’s charcoal drawings of unidentified individuals draws the viewer into an intimate world. The child of a mother born in the South and a father…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.70.4
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drawings

The Card Series II: The Rounds IX

2006-2011

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"The importance of home, family, and ancestry feeds my work entirely." - Whitfield Lovell Each of Whitfield Lovell’s charcoal drawings of unidentified individuals draws the viewer into an intimate world. The child of a mother born in the South and a father…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.70.9
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drawings

The Card Series II: The Rounds L

2006-2011

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"The importance of home, family, and ancestry feeds my work entirely." - Whitfield Lovell Each of Whitfield Lovell’s charcoal drawings of unidentified individuals draws the viewer into an intimate world. The child of a mother born in the South and a father…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.70.50
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drawings

The Card Series II: The Rounds LI

2006-2011

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"The importance of home, family, and ancestry feeds my work entirely." - Whitfield Lovell Each of Whitfield Lovell’s charcoal drawings of unidentified individuals draws the viewer into an intimate world. The child of a mother born in the South and a father…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.70.51
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drawings

The Card Series II: The Rounds LII

2006-2011

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"The importance of home, family, and ancestry feeds my work entirely." - Whitfield Lovell Each of Whitfield Lovell’s charcoal drawings of unidentified individuals draws the viewer into an intimate world. The child of a mother born in the South and a father…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.70.52
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drawings

The Card Series II: The Rounds LIII

2006-2011

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"The importance of home, family, and ancestry feeds my work entirely." - Whitfield Lovell Each of Whitfield Lovell’s charcoal drawings of unidentified individuals draws the viewer into an intimate world. The child of a mother born in the South and a father…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.70.53
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drawings

The Card Series II: The Rounds LIV

2006-2011

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"The importance of home, family, and ancestry feeds my work entirely." - Whitfield Lovell Each of Whitfield Lovell’s charcoal drawings of unidentified individuals draws the viewer into an intimate world. The child of a mother born in the South and a father…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.70.54
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drawings

The Card Series II: The Rounds V

2006-2011

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"The importance of home, family, and ancestry feeds my work entirely." - Whitfield Lovell Each of Whitfield Lovell’s charcoal drawings of unidentified individuals draws the viewer into an intimate world. The child of a mother born in the South and a father…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.70.5
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drawings

The Card Series II: The Rounds VI

2006-2011

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"The importance of home, family, and ancestry feeds my work entirely." - Whitfield Lovell Each of Whitfield Lovell’s charcoal drawings of unidentified individuals draws the viewer into an intimate world. The child of a mother born in the South and a father…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.70.6
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drawings

The Card Series II: The Rounds VII

2006-2011

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"The importance of home, family, and ancestry feeds my work entirely." - Whitfield Lovell Each of Whitfield Lovell’s charcoal drawings of unidentified individuals draws the viewer into an intimate world. The child of a mother born in the South and a father…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.70.7
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drawings

The Card Series II: The Rounds VIII

2006-2011

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"The importance of home, family, and ancestry feeds my work entirely." - Whitfield Lovell Each of Whitfield Lovell’s charcoal drawings of unidentified individuals draws the viewer into an intimate world. The child of a mother born in the South and a father…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.70.8
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drawings

The Card Series II: The Rounds X

2006-2011

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"The importance of home, family, and ancestry feeds my work entirely." - Whitfield Lovell Each of Whitfield Lovell’s charcoal drawings of unidentified individuals draws the viewer into an intimate world. The child of a mother born in the South and a father…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.70.10
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drawings

The Card Series II: The Rounds XI

2006-2011

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"The importance of home, family, and ancestry feeds my work entirely." - Whitfield Lovell Each of Whitfield Lovell’s charcoal drawings of unidentified individuals draws the viewer into an intimate world. The child of a mother born in the South and a father…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.70.11
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