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The African American Journey West: Permanent Collection Features traditional West African sculpture; Benin bronzes; printed historic publications and photographs; film, television and golf memorabilia; items from the Tom Bradley Collection and contemporary art acquired from 1997-2001. Emphasizes the revised mission of the Museum to focus on the Transatlantic slave trade and African American history and culture west of the Mississippi. |
(Nigeria, Benin, Edo People) 20th century
mask, face with eyelashes (female?), wearing headdress View |
Mask (Nigeria, Ibo People) 20th century
Mwo maiden's face mask. White pigment on face with traces of black on forehead, eyebrows and ears. Also red pigment on lips and scarification on both sides of nose. View |
(Bundu Society, Mende people of Sierra Leone) 20th century
helmet mask of Bundu Society View |
(Yoruba people of Nigeria) 20th century
Figurative posts found in courtyards and verandas of chief's houses; male standing figure holds knife and axe in his hands. View |
(Ibo People of Nigeria) 20th century
Head crest of northern Ibo, surmounted by abstracted female figure, articulated arms, black, white, red polychrome. View |
(Kru of Liberia) 20th century
Grebo mask, symbol of chief's power, boldly abstracted, concave face, round protrusion for mouth, View |
(Bobo of the Ivory Coast) 20th century
Crocodile mask, surmounted by baby on back, won horizontally, plank-like mask. View |
(Basuku People of Democratic Republic of Congo) 20th century
Whitened mask with raffia , surmounted by stylized antelope form. View |
(Bwa people of the Côte d’Ivoire/Burkina Faso) 20th century
Do mask, zoo-morphic motif, depicting owl, concentric circle, bullet eyes, red, white, black polychrome, raffia View |
(Yoruba people of Nigeria) 20th century
Eshu figure, Shango standing devil, subject of Ifa ceremony, represents good and evil, phallic form of hair-do extends backwards, cowrie shells hang from neck, beaded long hat surmounted by bird, cowry, leather, wood, amulets among attachments. View |
Headdress, Gelede (Yoruba people of Nigeria) n.d.
Gelede Headcrest elaborate detailed carving; face incised, face painted light blue with chalk-like pigment; eyes and turban of turquoise and white bands; some Islamic influence; much use and age indicated. View |
(Edo People of Benin) 20th century
Male figure playing a horn, Benin-style View |
(USA, military issue) 1863
Sword, civil war era, with scabbard. Brass twisted wire hilt and mounts. Probably US Government issue. View |
(Edo People of Nigeria/Benin) 20th century
Bronze Oba, Nigerian, with empty hands View |
(assembled by William Spiller, Sr./George M. Cutler, Jr.[commercial photographs])
Newspaper, ephemera and photograph scrapbook including an autographed publicity photograph of Sarah Vaughn (1950s). View |
(Ibo People of Nigeria) 20th century
Horizontal mask in the form of an anteater, thousands of scales carved in relief, phallic appendages, dark patina, red and black coloration View |
(Yoruba people of Nigeria) 20th century
elaborate double tier headdress, polychrome pigments. View |
(unknown) 1932 - 1953
29 assorted metals and ribbons View |
(Golf Professional Association) n.d.
fabric GPA crest with steel pins View |
(unknown)
Foot locker trunk of golfer Bill Spiller, his name is painted on the top side. Two (2) scarves, (4) pamphlets, (4) books of matches, (1) canister of foot powder, DMV registration and No. 19 hole marker inside trunk. Interior hinge is not operational. Musty odor emits from interior. View |
(unknown)
MacGregor golf bag belonging to Bill Spiller View |
(Second Wind Photography, Morris Fer) 1977
b/w photo of Ella Fitzgerald wearing evening gown View |
(unknown) 1990
(2) photographs of Ella Fitzgerald receiving Honorary Doctorate of Music from Harvard University View |
"Jump For Joy" (American Revue Theatre (Walter Jurmann, Chairman)) 1941
Eight page booklet (playbill) for Duke Ellington's performance in "Jump For Joy" featuring Dorothoy Dandridge, Ivy Anderson and Herb Jeffries. View |
The Playgoer, "Jump For Joy" magazine (John F. Huber, Publisher) 1941
Twenty-four page (12 leaves) pamphlet for Duke Ellington's "Jump For Joy" performance at the Mayan Theatre in Los Angeles with Dorothy Dandridge, Ivy Anderson and Herb Jeffries. View |
(Don Loper) c. 1965
Floor-length turquoise beaded silver lame stage gown View |
(Don Loper) c. 1965
Floor-length gold lame gown with amber-colored rhinestones along neckline and waistline View |
He Calls the Time (William E. Pajaud) 1990s
Painting depicting running man with umbrella. View |
(Bruno of Hollywood) c. late 1950s/early 1960s
autographed publicity shot of Ella Fitzgerald which was given to a Western Union employee delivering flowers to the celebrated vocalist View |
Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn memorandum (D. J. Donnelly) 1945-11-27
Carbon-copy of a memorandum concerning artistic layout of an advertisement featuring the King Cole Trio. View |
Layout drawing for a Capitol Records, Inc. advertisement (David Rose) 1945-12-04
Layout drawing featuring the King Cole Trio, Ella Mae Morse, Martha Tilton, Bobby Sherwood and Jerry Colonna in an advertisement for Capitol Records, Inc. View |
Photographs of Performing Artists, 1973-1989 [Ella Fitzgerald] (Allen J. Winigrad) 1977
photograph of Ella Fitzgerald performing in a yellow satin dress; used by Pablo recordings. View |
photograph of the young Ella Fitzgerald, head only View |
photograph of Ella Fitzgerald snapping fingers on her right-hand View |
Portrait of Ken Renard (Hal Barnes Studio) ca. 1980s
photographic portrait of character actor Ken Renard with dark suit and tie, seated looking to his left View |
Le Monde Diplomatique - Fevrier 1977 (Eldridge Cleaver Legal Defense Fund, Jean Plantu (animation)) 1977-02
Eldridge Cleaver depicted as red cartoon character wearing a cross around his neck (possibly symbolic of Christian fundamentalist politics) and tearing off his spotted shirt ("changing spots" of former the Black Panther Party politics?). United States flag in background and Black protester in foreground (neglected constituents?). View |
(Nigeria, Benin, Edo People) 20th century
Bronze vessel (a) with Statue of king wearing necklace for lid (b). King holds scepter-like object (c), the bdbe, in right hand and a small male figure (d), royal subject or prisoner, in the left hand. Four (4) pieces total. View |
(Yao Youxin) 1985-08-25
For most of his tenure as Mayor of Los Angeles (1973 - 1993) this portrait graced the walls of his office in city hall. View |
The Blacker The Berry: A Novel of Negro Life (Wallace Thurman) 1929
First edition book of this story of Emma Lou Morgan where the peculiar conflicts that exist within the Negro society are exposed for the first time. View |
Bill of Sale [slave document] (H.R. Irwin) 1860-10-12
Bill of Sale framed with Confederate currency, transcribed: "Received of Robert M. Scaff in hand the sum of fifteen hundred dollars payment in fool [sic] of a Negro girl named Sela, age about thirty-five years, alsow [sic] her child Charles a boy about 3½ or 4 years old. Wich[sic] Negroes I warent [sic] to be sound in body and mind and slaves for life. I allso[sic] bind mi self [sic] mi [sic] heirs and assigns to warrent [sic] and defend the titel [sic] of sade [sic] Negroes to the sade [sic] R.M. Scaff his heirs and assigns forever agants [sic] the claims of all others. This 12th day of Oct 1860. H.R. Irwin" View |
Postbellum
Hand-made Black/White topsy-turvy flip doll collected in the Southern United States by an aunt of the lender. Black doll wears horizontal striped dress and White doll wears floral patterned dress. View |
Twenty-two Rhymes in a Row (John Wilfred Outterbridge) 1998
Twenty-two (22) small shotgun house structures mounted on rough hewn wood posts. View |
1998
U.S. Senate Acknowledgement of the death of Tom Bradley, read into the Congressional Record by Diane Feinstein, 1998. View |
Bookmarks in the Pages of Life: Six short stories by Zora Neale Hurston with six original serigraphs by Betye Saar (The Limited Editions Club [publisher]; Zora Neale Hurston [author]; Betye Saar [illustrator]) published 2000
Seventy-six page limited edition book containing (6) short stories: "Bone of Contention, Magnolia Flower, High John De Conqueror, The Conscience of the Court, Mother Catherine and Now You Cookin' with Gas". Each of the six stories is accompanied by an original illustration executed in serigraph. View |
The Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles (Faith Ringgold) 1997
Hand-separated printer's proof serigraph signed by Faith Ringgold. Depicts historic African American women quilting with Vincent Van Gogh admiring. View |
Groovin' High (Faith Ringgold) 1996
Hand-separated printer's proof serigraph signed by Faith Ringgold. Depicts dancing couples at the Savoire in Harlem. Celebrates the jazz of Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. View |
(Los Angeles Police Department) 2001-04-24
Reproduction of badge issued to Thomas Bradley (1917 - 1998) by the Los Angeles Police Department displayed in an acrylic case. Imprinted with Bradley's identification number, appointment and retirement dates. View |
Swamp Woman (William E. Pajaud) 1992
Woman seated on chair shelling crawfish with turtle depicted in lower right corner. View |
(James W. Blackman) 1990s
Ella performing in red dress. View |
1970s
Ella shown performing with Arthur Fiedler, American conductor and arranger. View |
(various) 1940s - 1980s
(45) photographs of Tom and Ethel Bradley including: marriage photo (1941), promotion to LAPD Lieutenant (1958), with JFK, mayoral inauguration, with Dean Martin, Ricardo Montalban, Marian Anderson, Ella Fitzgerald, Arthur Ashe, Elizabeth Taylor, Sammy Davis Jr., President Jimmy Carter, Prime Minister Kriangsak Chomanan of Thailand, Ted Kennedy, Pope John Paul II, HRH Prince Charles, Bill Cosby, Prince Ranier of Monacco & Princess Caroline, Magic Johnson & Lionel Richie, and Nelson Mandela (not complete list). View |
Emerging Woman (Artis Marie Lane) 1989
Female figure balancing on proper left leg. "Emerging" refers to the female form that is revealed with the removal of the ceramic shell resin [investment] as part of the casting process. Part of the "dialogue series" see reference number 2002.4. View |
Mae (Charles Dickson) 2000
Female figure balanced on proper left leg and arms in dancing motion. Edition 4 of 20. Part of the "Sisters, Bodies and Spirits" series. View |
(Huey P. Newton Defense Fund) 1968-02-17
Green flyer announcing a birthday benefit for the Huey P. Newton Defense Fund on Saturday, February 17, 1968 at the Oakland Auditorium. $3 General Admission, $2 Student, $1.50 Welfare. Featuring Stokely Carmichael, Sister Betty Shabazz, Bobby Seale and Bob Avakian. View |
Woman (Artis Marie Lane) 1989
Striding woman balanced on proper right foot with hands on hip. Artist's proof. Part of the "dialogue series" see reference number 2001.10. View |
Profit and Loss (John Thomas Riddle, Jr.) ca. 2000
Composed of “drawers-containers” including sardine can, images of Aku’aba dolls, slaves and bottle rack. Flag pole mounted on top and shark mounted beneath. Flag contains an image of Middle Passage slave ship quarters. View |
Ancestral Praise House (Dominique Moody) 1996
Temple-like sculpture-- an architectural mosaic that creates a visual narrative using broken bits of salvaged church glass and fragments of found shells which embellish the interior and exterior. View |
Emerging First Man (Artis Marie Lane) 1997
Larger than life male nude with hands placed over genitalia, gazing upward. Modeled after actor Djimon Hounsou. View |
United States Army Commission of Allen Allensworth to Chaplain with rank of Major (United States President Theodore Roosevelt) December 30, 1904
U.S. Army commission signed by the President of the United States and Secretary of War. Framed with a brass plaque that reads, "Theodore Roosevelt commissions Allen Allensworth, one of the first African American Chaplains in the United States Army, as a Major. This document is also countersigned by future President and Supreme Court Chief Justice William Howard Taft. Document signed December 30, 1904." View |
United States Army Commission of Allen Allensworth to Lieutenant Colonel-retired (United States President William Howard Taft) May 24, 1910
U.S. Army commission signed by the President of the United States and Secretary of War. View |