Brotherman No. 1 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover of the comic book features a color image of the face of Brotherman. He is wearing a blue mask with the letter “B” on his forehead. Printed in white ink at the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.4.1
Brotherman No. 10 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover has a colored illustration of a street scene. A crowd of people are standing in a parking lot in front of buildings listening to a man speaking at a podium.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.4.10
Brotherman No. 11 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover has a colored illustration of four people from the chest up in the background. The portraits are of three men and a woman. They are all wearing red clothing.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.4.11
Brotherman No. 2 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover of the comic book is blue with an illustration at center. The illustration depicts a courtroom with a judge sitting at a bench in the top right corner. In…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.4.2
Brotherman No. 3 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover of the comic book has a graffiti filled background. Two men wearing blue jackets are on the right side. In the foreground at center is an image of a man in a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.4.3
Brotherman No. 4 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. On the front cover of the comic a street scene is depicted. A red brick building is in the background with signs on the wall. A crowd of people are standing in front of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.4.4
Brotherman No. 5 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover has white border with a color image at center. A cityscape is in the background of the image. In the foreground a crowd of policeman dressed in green uniforms…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.4.5
Brotherman No. 6 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover has an image of a man and a woman embracing in a furnished room. The man is wearing a white jacket and is leaning in to kiss the woman. His hands are resting…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.4.6
Brotherman No. 7 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover has a black border with a circular color image at center. The image is drawn to look like the viewer is looking through a lens or peephole. The image depicts a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.4.7
Brotherman No. 8 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover has a colored image of two men. Both men are wearing safety goggles and masks. The man on the left side of the cover is wearing a blue shirt and has his mask…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.4.8
Brotherman No. 9 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover has a colored illustration of an angry man surrounded by a crowd of reporters holding microphones and cameras. A hand holding a newspaper is in the foreground.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.4.9
This black-and-white photograph depicts two men speaking together. Standing at three-quarter angles to each other, the young man on the left holds a large sign on a tall pole and a smaller sign around his neck. The large sign reads "Brothers Beware African…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.99.28
This black-and-white photograph depicts men in a small group standing on the National Mall. One man, standing sideways to the viewer, holds a sign in his left hand that reads "Brothers / Gonna / Work / it Out." He wears headphones, a dark leather coat, and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.99.37
A black-and-white photograph of men wearing hats and coats standing outdoors in an open lot among debris and discarded furniture. The photograph is attached to a thick mounting board. The board is stamped on the back.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.15.29
Brown alligator skin pumps with a buckle. The shoes are made of brown alligator skin leather and have a self-fabric buckle on the vamp. The inside of the shoe is made of brown suede along the back half and synthetic knit along the front half. A brown vinyl…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.997ab
This costume was worn by dancer Johnette “Suki” Dodson on the television show Soul Train in the early 2000s. The outfit is comprised of two (2) pieces, a hand-decorated bra (.1) and a handmade skirt (.2). The bra (.1) is a hand-decorated black store-bought…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.227.3.1-.2
A pair of brown and black pumps. The pumps are made of black leather with brown leather applied to the sides of the shoes. The pumps have thick heels that are covered in brown leather. The insole is made of light brown leather and is printed with the text…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.977ab
A brown and black striped silk moiré women’s day ensemble consisting of a bodice and skirt. The bodice (a) is made of brown and black striped silk moiré faille and has dropped shoulders. The bodice’s round neckline and armscye seams are piped, and a band…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.159ab
A brown and blue fabric panel with a geometric pattern. The rectangle fabric panel is made of double cloth woven wool. It has a brown ground with blue squares on one side, the other side has a blue ground with brown squares. The length edges of the fabric…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.822
A brown velvet and cream knit dress with silver and gold beading and sequins designed by Peter Davy. The dress is sleeveless with a high neck and a standing collar. The collar, upper front bodice, and hips are made from a low pile brown velvet. The front…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.108
A brown and cream striped cotton day dress from the Civil War era. The dress has a fitted collarless bodice that buttons at the center front with six (6) black vulcanized rubber buttons marked on the reverse "I.R.C. Co. / 1851. / GOODYEAR". The fitted…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.34
This suit, consisting of a Nehru jacket (.1) and pants (.2) was worn by dancer Tim Harrell on the television show Soul Train between 1985 and 1988. Both are made from the same iridescent black and orange fabric that has supplemental warp and weft threads…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.16.1.1-.2
A brown and white felt breton style hat made by Vanilla Beane. The dome of the hat is constructed from a single piece of white felt. The hat brim is a piece of brown felt that has been fitted over the dome. Where the dome meets the brim, there is a narrow…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.141.2
