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Black Musical Revues of the Twenties

Catalog Data

Creator:
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this
Names:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Extent:
2 Sound recordings (open reel, 1/4 inch)
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Narration
Place:
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Date:
1985
Scope and Contents:
Narrator speaks of the Black Musical Revues of the 1920s and the Golden Era of Broadway Musicals. He describes the music and dance of the black musical, including Shuffle-Along, Running Wild, Chocolate Dandies, Black Birds, Hot Chocolates. Individual singers, dancers, musicians, composers, playwrights, and lyrists are profiled.
Narration. AV003306 and AV003374-2: same content. AV003374-1: same content as other two assets but consistent beeping throughout recording. Part of The Renaissance: Black Arts of the Twenties Audiovisual Records. AV003306: undated. AV003374: dated 19850823.
Biographical / Historical:
The exhibition - The Renaissance: Black Arts of the Twenties - showcased the evolution and achievements of the Renaissance, which was the explosion of literary, visual, performance, and cinematic creativity generated by black artists between the end of World War I and the early days of the Great Depression. Represented is the creativity of Marian Anderson, Richard Barthe, Countee Cullen, Aaron Douglas, Duke Ellington, Meta Warrick Fuller, Roland Hayes, Zora Neale Hurston, Malvin Gray Johnson, Alain Locke, "Jelly Roll" Morton, Paul Robeson, George Schuyler, and Wallace Thurman, among others. The exhibition, held at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, ran from September 1985-December 1986.
Local Numbers:
ACMA AV003374-1 ACMA AV003374-2
Series Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
Topic:
African Americans  Search this
Harlem Renaissance  Search this
African Americans in the performing arts  Search this
Musicals  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Narration
Citation:
Black Musical Revues of the Twenties, Exhibition Records AV03-024, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
ACMA.03-024, Item ACMA AV003306
See more items in:
The Renaissance: Black arts of the Twenties exhibition records
The Renaissance: Black arts of the Twenties exhibition records / Series ACMA AV03-024: The Renaissance: Black arts of the Twenties audiovisual records
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa79d38a50a-63e7-4609-96e7-901c0f05ec21
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-03-024-ref506