A black nightgown with a wrap front and floor-length skirt from Mae's Millinery Shop. It is made from nylon knit with a slight stretch, with black floral lace trim along the neckline. It is a wrap dress with a V-neck front that fastens at the center front…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.40
A black nightgown with a machine lace bodice and a black, sheer pleated skirt. The nightgown features a sleeveless deep V neck bust with two machine accordion pleated black knit bust panels. The bodice is constructed of six panels of fabric. The upward…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.617
A pair of black nylon footless leggings worn on Soul Train by dancer Sheri Byers in the late 1970s. Each leg is 3” at the widest point (unstretched) that are seamed together at the crotch area and down the interior legs with machine overcast stitches.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.9.4
A black open crown fur hat. The hat is made from two black fur pelts joined with two vertical seams at the front and back of the hat. A layer of wool or cotton batting and a layer of stiff possibly cotton fabric is layered under the fur pelts. A black…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.451
Black opera coat by Bob Mackie. The coat is made from a scrunched cut velvet fabric that looks like Persian lamb from afar. It is floor-length with a back train. The coat has full-length bell sleeves and opens down the center front without any closure…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.141.5
A pair of black Oxford wingtip shoes worn by Melvin Van Peebles. The shoes are made from black faux leather and feature a decorative design of punched leather with a scalloped edge that turns upwards at the center of each toe cap, runs along the counters,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.60.16ab
A black-and-white image of young African American couple standing in a crowd. Man wears a leather jacket and beret with four buttons. Woman wears a Black Panther shirt.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.83.3
A black-and-white portrait of a young African American male, wearing a turtleneck and dark leather jacket. There is a round button reading [HUEY FOR CONGRESS] on his lapel.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.83.1
A black-and-white image of two young, African American male Black Panther guards, in berets and leather jackets. One man faces ahead, while the other looks over his shoulder.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.83.4
A documentary short with the title Black Panthers. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm polyester film with optical sound. The documentary focuses on protests in Oakland, California following the arrest of Black Panther co-founder Huey Newton. There…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.55.58.1a
A black and white photograph of six African American women at a Black Panther rally. The women are pictured with their left fists raised in the air. The women pictured are, from left to right, unidentified, Mary Ann Carlton, Delores Henderson, Joyce Lee,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.83.6
A pair of black men's pants (a) with silver rhinestones and detachable chains (b,c) customized by Bernard G. Jacobs and worn by Philip Bailey, vocalist for Earth, Wind & Fire. The pants have full-length straight cut legs and close at the center front waist…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.147.4.2abc
Black, pleated wool pants worn by dancer and singer Jermaine Stewart on Soul Train as part of a costume ensemble with a grey shirt (NMAAHC 2022.37.1). The black pants have front pleats, belt loops, and front hip pockets. There are two back double welt…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.37.2
Robert Houston II, also known as Black Pegasus or simply Black-P, is an American rapper/South Western hip hop artist. He is the current president and CEO of Brass Knuckle Entertainment.
A black petticoat with black polka dot trim. The petticoat features a 1.5” wide synthetic twill waistband with a band of elastic in waistband channel. Four layers of black bobbinet (tulle) are gathered and sewn to the waistband. Each layer of the skirt is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.928
A mixed media assemblage artwork by Betye Saar. The collage of materials are inside a deep brown wood frame with two panes, the left pane with a glass pane and the right without. The assemblage/collage is made of three divisions, two of them in the left…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.59
A black pigeon breast blouse with black cotton cord applique. The blouse features a band collar made of one panel of black machine lace that has been stiffened with five whale bones (baleen.) The baleen bones have been machine stitched to the interior…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.650
A black pillbox hat with abstracted round interlocking panels. The hat is made of a buckram understructure while the exterior is covered in a black silk velvet. The hat is made of three separate pieces of fabric for the top of the crown, sides of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.426
A black pillbox hat with a net veil and pom poms. The body of the hat is made of two separate pieces of black wool felt with the top of the crown stitched along the sides of the crown. Three circular black plastic buttons are sewn to the center front of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.402
A black pillbox hat made from wool felt. A black bow made from synthetic material is secured to the back of the hat with adhesive. A black net veil is secured under the back bow and extends to the front of the hat. The interior of the hat is unlined. There…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.485
A black plastic straw wide brim hat.The hat is made from braided plastic straw that has been wrapped and sewn in the round, creating both the brim and crown. There is a wire, possibly metal, inserted along the edge of the 4" brim. At the outside of the hat…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.838
