This film is from a collection of home movies filmed by the family of Michael Holman, an important figure in the history of hip hop. The collection predominately contains family vacation footage shot when Holman's father, Lt. Thomas Holman, was stationed in Europe with the US Army. Most of the footage was captured by Holman's grandmother, Pauline Thompson Wood. In addition to the European vacation
An image of Michael Jordan sitting shirtless at a table. Jordan is looking at the camera, smiling and holding some playing cards. Stacks of cards are strewn around the rest of the table that also has a vase of flowers on top of it at center.
Michelin Illustrated Guides to the Battlefields (1914-1918): Verdun and the Battles for its Possession. is a tan cloth wrapped book of 111 pages. On the cover, the title in brown print states, [MICHELIN ILLUSTRATED GUIDES / TO THE BATTLEFIELDS (1914-1918) / VERDUN / AND THE BATTLES FOR ITS POSSESSION.] A the bottom of the cover, in smaller lettering is the publisher/author of the book, [MICHELIN &
This is a maquette for a memorial to the eleven million victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade that the artist hopes to have erected in Washington, D.C. Formed in bronze in the shape of the letter 'H' this sculpture consists of two tall obelisks connected by a coiled spool of chain. The chain is partially unwound to create a puddle of chain on the ground. The sides of the pillars have abstract s
A 16mm release print of the feature film Midnight Shadow. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with variable-area optical. In the film’s opening scene, Prince Alihabad (Laurence Criner) addresses Mr. Dan Wilson (Clinton Rosemond) and Mrs. Emma Wilson (Ollie Ann Robinson), his love interest’s parents. Prince Alihabad, who is next to the dining table and wears a t
2016.95.6.1a: 16mm film. Charlie Chaplin stars in this short Keystone film titled “Mighty Hunter”. In this film, Charlie Chaplin and another man dressed in caveman attire hunt and vie for a woman’s attention.
This image depicts musician Miles Davis playing the trumpet. Viewed from the shoulders up, and his eyes are cast downward. His hands are visible as he holds his instrument to his lips. He wears a light colored shirt with a scarf around his neck. A microphone is visible at the extreme right of the image.
This image depicts the musician Miles Davis playing the trumpet. This close up shows Davis from chest upwards. Head bent, trumpet to his lips, Davis grasps the instrument with both hands. He wears a light colored long sleeved shirt.
The documentary details the history of the Black Pullman Porters who organized for the right to unionize and form the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. It begins with a brief history of the Pullman Car Company and their reliance on exploited Black male labor. Narrated by the activist, educator, and wife of a Pullman Porter, Mrs. Rosina Tucker, the film uses a combination of archival footage, ph
A collage work depicting a kneeling figure with pieces of the United States flag. The figure is shown as a silhouette of cut out paper, painted in in tones of black and grey. The figure kneels on one knee with a hand raised, possibly with an open palm. The head appears to be tipped back with the face upraised. A three dimensional scrap of the American flag hangs from the back of the head with anot