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Recent Acquistions to the Permanent Collection In order to showcase the continuing efforts of CAAM to document the African American contributions to the settlement of the West, the Museum presents Recent Acquisitions, 2007. This exhibition is a survey of the most relevant historical objects and artwork purchased by the curatorial team or donated to the museum since 2002. |
(Ibo/Igala people of Nigeria) 20th century
Face mask, wood, Ibo/Igala people, Nigeria, West Africa. Represents maiden spirit, danced by Mmwo, men’s secret society. Expressive face, stylized hairdo, surmounted by hat; white, green and black polychrome View |
(Yoruba people of Nigeria) n.d.
Gelede headdress, wood, Yoruba people, Nigeria, West Africa. Red and black polychrome; corn-row hairdo View |
(Mende/Temne people of Sierra Leone) 20th century
Helmet mask, wood, Mende/Temne people, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Four posts supporting divination for hairdo View |
(Yoruba people of Nigeria) 20th century
Gelede headdress, wood, Yoruba people, Nigeria, West Africa. Egungun type, depicting stylized rabbit, danced for “the mothers”. Classic form, emphasis on gazing eyes, facial scarification. Islamic designs and talking drum. View |
(Yoruba people of Nigeria) 20th century
Face mask, wood, Yoruba people, Nigeria, West Africa. Epa mask, simplistic face, kneeling figure on top. View |
(Wurkun people of Nigeria) 20th century
Staff figure, wood, Wurkun people, Nigeria, West Africa. Figure surmounts iron stake, kept in a hut at center of village, and set in ground to protect crops. Incised geometric patterning of forehead, articulated teeth, deeply carved abdomen and belly button-like delineation and protrusion from top of head. View |
Mr. & Mrs. David Allen (unknown) ca 1890
Smartly dressed standing African American couple, man is shown from the front, woman shown in left profile. Married woman's name is Leona Allen (1877-1978). Man is David Allen who was a Chaplain in the Army, stationed at Fort Collins, Nebraska, where he was born. View |
(Witsen & Schwan) ca 1910
Smartly dressed standing African American woman, posed with her hand turning pages in a book with a chair behind her. Backdrop displays an outdoor staircase. View |
(Rinehart-Marden) ca 1890
Smartly dressed seated seven-member African American band, posed with their instruments (drums, trombone, trumpet, saxophone, (2) clarinets, grand piano and violin). Lloyd Allen on trombone is the brother of Winslow F. Allen. View |
(West slide and Photo Service) ca 1920
Seven-member band (two trombones, banjo, saxophone, trumpet, piano and drums) on a parade float for promoting "greater movie season". Lloyd Allen is the brother of Winslow F. Allen. View |
(James J. Kriegsmann) ca 1940
Youthful Hazel Scott head shot wearing lace-patterned dress and pearl earring (proper left only). View |
(International Hazel Scott Fan Club (photo by James J. Kriegsmann)) late 1940s
Printed fan club card with Kriegsmann photo on reverse, signed by Hazel Scott. View |
(James J. Kriegsmann) 1948
Hazel Scott dressed more conservative in basic black photographed with her husband Adam Clayton Powell (married 1945 -1956), Jr. and their son, Adam Clayton Powell, III "Skipper". View |
Dolless Hour (Daniel LaRue Johnson) 1962
A doll's head, from a child doll, with paint dripping from it appears in the center of the canvas. It's as if the head were severed from the child's body and blood is dripping from it. The canvas at first glance looks solidly black but on closer examination stars, like the stars on the American flag, appear throughout. View |
"M" Series (Daniel LaRue Johnson) 1963
A mousetrap, old radio tubes, a large bolt and a matchbox are placed at the center of an all black canvas. View |
A Typical Texas Cotton Field At Picking Time (Keystone View Company) late 19th Century
Stereo card showing six African Americans picking cotton in Texas. View |
A Typical Texas Cotton Field At Picking Time (duplicate) (Keystone View Company) ca 1890
Stereo card showing six African Americans picking cotton in Texas. View |
A Rice-Raft with Plantation Hands near Georgetown, South Carolina (Underwood & Underwood Publishers) 1904
Stereo card showing African American women on a flatboat with rice-straw. View |
"How de Debble Does Dey Make a Bicycle?" (Strohmeyer & Wyman Publishers) 1891
Stereo card showing African American boy with a hammer and wrench scratching his head with a bicycle tire in front of him. Cat and man with a hat in background. View |
SNCC’s John Lewis was there, after he changed his speech… (LeRoy W. Jeffries) August 28, 1963
Image of John Lewis at a podium from the historic March on Washington , leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). View |
(Dogon people of Mali) 20th Century
Garment stained with organic materials with several pouches sewn to the exterior. View |
(Dogon people of Mali) 20th Century
Ceremonial object representing the hunter with his whisk. View |
(Dogon people of Mali) 20th Century
Ceremonial object with leather handle adorned with cowry shells and whisk made of animal hair.. View |
(Dogon people of Mali) 20th Century
Garment stained with organic materials with several tassels sewn to the exterior. View |
I Can Tell The World 1943-1944 (United States Army Negro Chorus) 1944
Yearbook of the United States Army Negro Chorus documenting the organization of a chorus of 200 African American soldiers to sing a program of "Negro spirituals" and folk songs in concert with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall, London. View |
Untitled (Daniel LaRue Johnson) circa 1970
Blue, green red, and orange vertical lines running from top to bottom in varying widths on navy blue background on one side and on black background on the other. View |
For My People (Margaret Walker and illustrated by Elizabeth Catlett) 1992
From the edition limited to 400 copies signed by the author and artist; a set of six color lithographs from 1992 illustrates the stirring poem For My People, written by Catlett's friend Margaret Walker in 1937. The poem mourns the losses, chronicles the endurance, and celebrates the survival of African Americans and looks to a future of liberation and justice. Distributed by The Limited Editions Club, New York. View |
Untitled (Marion Sampler) 1995
Flag of the United States at top center surmounts insignia for the National Rifle Association, a quote and bowl of tomato soup on a black field. View |
With How Sad Steps, a Moon, Thou Climb'st the Skies (Marion Sampler) 1970s
Abstract geometric shapes concentrated in the center of the paper; circles are filled in with color. View |
Perfectly Logical and Inevitable (Marvin Harden) 1969
A heart is apparent in the top left side of the work with a rectangular shape at the center, which is hollowed out. View |
(Doris Brandon) August 1965
"Smitty's Barber Shop" storefront on 103rd Street in the Watts section of Los Angeles View |
(Doris Brandon) August 1965
Young girl holding umbrella on 103rd Street in the Watts section of Los Angeles in front of dentistry and medical storefronts. View |
(Doris Brandon) August 1965
Two suited men (possibly detectives) leaving funeral home in the Watts section of Los Angeles. View |
(Doris Brandon) August 1965
Man in white T-shirt in front of pickup truck loaded with barber shop chairs in the Watts section of Los Angeles. View |
(Doris Brandon) August 1965
Three women at storefronts on 103rd Street in the Watts section of Los Angeles (woman on far right identified as Wilma Wren, stepdaughter of Candance Wren--who is photographer's aunt). View |
(Doris Brandon) August 1965
Two Army National Guardsmen with rifles on 103rd Street in the Watts section of Los Angeles. View |
(Doris Brandon) August 1965
Army National Guard truck in front of David Starr Jordan High School campus in the Watts section of Los Angeles. View |
(Doris Brandon) August 1965
Army National Guardsman and students from David Starr Jordan High School in the Watts section of Los Angeles. View |
(Doris Brandon) August 1965
Group of individuals gather around looted materials at storefront in the Watts section of Los Angeles. View |
(Doris Brandon) August 1965
Man looting luggage from storefront in the Watts section of Los Angeles. View |
(Doris Brandon) August 1965
Two female shoppers converse with man at 1755- 103rd Street storefronts in the Watts section of Los Angeles. View |
(Doris Brandon) August 1965
Man with broom at storefront on 103rd Street in the Watts section of Los Angeles. View |
(Doris Brandon) August 1965
Man wearing a hat leaning on a Ford Thunderbird on 103rd Street in the Watts section of Los Angeles. View |
(Doris Brandon) August 1965
Three women in front of Dr. Charles Dentist storefront on 103rd Street in the Watts section of Los Angeles (woman on far right identified as Wilma Wren, stepdaughter of Candance Wren--who is photographer's aunt). View |
Cosmic Fire (Matthew Thomas) 1986
Top third of painting solid mauve color, remaining is vibrant pastel/metallic markings clustered around five-point star geometric shapes. View |
Friday Night (William E. Pajaud) 1970
Image of daily life of residents of New Orleans, fish market depicted. View |
Main St. Mission (William E. Pajaud) 1970
African American man shown in undershirt drinking a bowl of soup. View |
O.C.'s Honey (William E. Pajaud) 1970
African American woman wearing a kerchief is shown through a window of cabin with sunflowers visible alongside the window pane.. View |
Untitled (Elizabeth Catlett) ca 1947-49
Geometric rendering portrait of an African American woman. View |
Untitled (Man with Beard) (Charles Wilbert White) ca 1949
Stylized portrait of bearded man. View |
(William B. Reily & Company (W.B.R. & Co., Inc.)) 1938
One pound coffee tin depicting African American woman with kerchief serving coffee on a platter. View |
(unknown) circa 1939
Doll wears apron and kerchief and holds a White baby. View |
(unknown) circa 1939
Rag doll wears checkerboard print dress with red yarn bows in hair. View |
Bramble Dance (Alison Saar) 1987
Red male figure (modeled after Saint Sebastian) attempting to remove bramble that has pierced various portions of his body. View |
(Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) ca 1966
Black and White hands grasped in a handshake with "SNCC" lettering beneath. View |
(not known) ca 1876 - 1886
The cradle has an oval configuration. It was constructed using bentwood slats that curve down to form a flat bottom. The cradle is hung from the frame. It is attached on each end to the frame’s eyebolt. Below the eyebolts are two curved runners. View |
Flower Girl: Family Series #85 (Nancy Ann Story Book Dolls, Inc.) circa 1940
Young blonde girl wears short pink dress, white boots and blue ribbon in her hair. Jointed arms and legs. View |
Bride: Family Series #86 (Nancy Ann Story Book Dolls, Inc.) circa 1940
Young blonde girl wears chiffon white dress with flowers and silver ribbon attached below PR hand, silver slippers and wedding veil in her hair. Jointed arms and legs. View |
Bridesmaid: Family Series #87 (Nancy Ann Story Book Dolls, Inc.) circa 1940
Young blonde girl wears mauve-colored dress with flowers and pink ribbon attached below PR hand, silver slippers and mauve-colored bonnet with flowers in her hair. Jointed arms and legs. View |
Groom: Family Series #88 (Nancy Ann Story Book Dolls, Inc.) circa 1940
Young brunette boy wears black tuxedo pants and jacket with white shirt and bow tie and black slippers. Jointed arms and legs. View |
Mammy: Family Series #89 (Nancy Ann Story Book Dolls, Inc.) circa 1940
Young Black girl wears red/white gingham dress with white kerchief and apron, and black boots. Jointed arms and legs. View |
Pressure From the Right (John Thomas Riddle, Jr.) ca 1965
Two polychromed hexahedrons with parts of a gun welded between them mounted to a steel plate with a steel rod. The hexahedrons are colored with red, white and blue paint. View |
Happy Father's Day Mama (Milton Bowens) 2002
A Black man smoking is reproduced three times at the lower center of the piece while the artist plays with the expression "role model" and "roll model." A chicken and a "time to jump ship?" are placed on the left bottom corner. Phrases throughout the red and yellow canvas. View |
American Pie (Milton Bowens) 2002
Lists recipe for "American Pie" including crust and filling with Chef's suggestion; slice of pie featured in top right corner on white field above "Reparations"; deconstructs American history through a recipe that contrasts crust and filling, patriotic idealism and social reality. Muted American flag in background. View |
Howard Morehead Collection (Howard Lee Morehead) 1940s - 2003
Photographic prints, slides, transparencies, negatives and contact sheets of dignitaries, celebrities, models and musicians from 1940s – 2003; including framed photographs, dry-mounted photographs, photo albums and master lists of artists all by Howard L. Morehead—estimated at over 2,500 pieces View |
Rosa Parks (Roderick J. Lyons) 1991
Rosa Parks peers out of the window of a friend's home in Los Angeles. She is shown drawing back the curtains. View |
The Strange Tale of Ten Little Nigger Boys (M.A. Donohue & Co; illustrated by “The Pilgrims”) ca 1910
Six-page comic book based on the London Stump Book version of this rhyme; concludes with "Taffy was a Welshman" rhyme. Title changed to "Ten Little Indians" in 1964 when published by Pocket Books. View |
Abstract Landscape (Frank James Williams) 1994
Tree occupying center of composition lit by moonlight from behind. Shrubbery surrounding the foreground in a vibrant color palette. View |
The Call (Frank James Williams) 2003
Woman seated with her arms around her ankles gazing upwards to her right. View |
Infantry Day…in the 92d Division (Published by the "Buffalo" 92d Infantry Division) June 15, 1944
Promotional commemorative pamphlet honoring The Infantryman; Black soldier with rifle and bayonet featured on the cover. View |
ca 1945
African American male with a cane and corncob pipe leaning slightly to proper right. He wears a gingham print shirt, jacket, trousers and felt hat. View |
ca 1945
African American female with an umbrella and spectacles. She wears a plaid skirt, floral print blouse, bloomers, stockings and polka dot bonnet. View |
ca 1945
African American female leaning slightly forward. She wears a plain skirt, Japanese print blouse, bloomers, and a hat decorated with ribbon and beans. View |