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Title
Play: ""5 on the Black Hand Side"" two men shaking hands
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Two men shaking hands on stage with cast of ""5 on the Black Hand Side"" in the background; one man possibly the playwright Charles L. Russell
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Theater]
Title
Performance: three actors sitting in front of graffiti backdrop
Description
Three actors or dancers sitting on a stage against four spray painted graffiti panel backdrops; panels read ""god is the sun"" and ""fuck you""; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Graffiti, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Performance: three actors sitting in front of graffiti backdrop
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Three actors or dancers sitting on a stage against four spray painted graffiti panel backdrops; panels read ""god is the sun"" and ""fuck you""; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Graffiti, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Play performance with two actors and audience member silhouettes in foreground
Description
Play performance, person opening the door to another person; table and chairs on the left side in front of small cupboard; backdrop shows walls with the door, a picture and a shade covered window; three audience members heads silhouetted in foreground; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Play performance with two actors and audience member silhouettes in foreground
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Play performance, person opening the door to another person; table and chairs on the left side in front of small cupboard; backdrop shows walls with the door, a picture and a shade covered window; three audience members heads silhouetted in foreground; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Play performance: woman holding a man in a bed
Description
Play performance; distraught woman cradling a man wearing socks in foreground; small cupboard and table and chair in right background; refrigerator in left background; backdrop is an interior wall with pattern on the bottom, plain on top with one picture on it; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Play performance: woman holding a man in a bed
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Play performance; distraught woman cradling a man wearing socks in foreground; small cupboard and table and chair in right background; refrigerator in left background; backdrop is an interior wall with pattern on the bottom, plain on top with one picture on it; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Play performance: man and woman talking to each other
Description
Play performance with a man and woman talking to each other; man, in profile, is dressed in boxer shorts and socks with his hands on his chest; woman is wearing a dress and carrying a purse; a bed is in the left foreground; a chair is behind the man against the wall backdrop which has wallpaper on the bottom half, an opening covered by a split curtain with two pictures on either side of the opening; a coat rack is in the right back corner; a portrait above a chair is on the right side of the setting; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Play performance: man and woman talking to each other
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Play performance with a man and woman talking to each other; man, in profile, is dressed in boxer shorts and socks with his hands on his chest; woman is wearing a dress and carrying a purse; a bed is in the left foreground; a chair is behind the man against the wall backdrop which has wallpaper on the bottom half, an opening covered by a split curtain with two pictures on either side of the opening; a coat rack is in the right back corner; a portrait above a chair is on the right side of the setting; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Performance with a man standing center stage and a woman in the background
Description
Performance with a male actor(or dancer) dressed in black standing barefoot center stage with hands clasped in front; small box at his feet; a chair is on the right, partially hidden by a wood panel in front, also a wooden panel at an angle above the chair; woman in black shorts and top is barefoot standing against the backdrop which is two panels covered in graffiti, one reading ""fuck fuck fuck""; collapsed bed on the right side floor; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Graffiti, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Performance with a man standing center stage and a woman in the background
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Performance with a male actor(or dancer) dressed in black standing barefoot center stage with hands clasped in front; small box at his feet; a chair is on the right, partially hidden by a wood panel in front, also a wooden panel at an angle above the chair; woman in black shorts and top is barefoot standing against the backdrop which is two panels covered in graffiti, one reading ""fuck fuck fuck""; collapsed bed on the right side floor; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Graffiti, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Play performance: two actors or dancers sitting against graffiti backdrop
Description
Performance with two actors or dancers sitting against graffiti paneled backdrop with a sheet bunched over their laps; chair in left foreground; panels read ""God is the sun"",""raphael"", ""fuck you"", ""pee wee""; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Graffiti, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Play performance: two actors or dancers sitting against graffiti backdrop
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Performance with two actors or dancers sitting against graffiti paneled backdrop with a sheet bunched over their laps; chair in left foreground; panels read ""God is the sun"",""raphael"", ""fuck you"", ""pee wee""; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Graffiti, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
CAA orchestra on a stage with murals in the background
Description
CAA orchestra with Troy Robinson conducting showing the full stage with lighting and draped awning, shot from angled side view; large mural behind the orchestra and smaller mural to the left of the stage; partial view of piano or organ to the right of the stage.
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), Documentary photography, Mural painting and decoration, American, Public-access television, Stage photography, Art, Bands (Music), Black Arts movement, Conductors (Music), Concert television programs]
Title
CAA orchestra on a stage with murals in the background
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. CAA orchestra with Troy Robinson conducting showing the full stage with lighting and draped awning, shot from angled side view; large mural behind the orchestra and smaller mural to the left of the stage; partial view of piano or organ to the right of the stage.
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), Documentary photography, Mural painting and decoration, American, Public-access television, Stage photography, Art, Bands (Music), Black Arts movement, Conductors (Music), Concert television programs]
Title
CAA band conducted by Troy Robinson with a KCET television camera in the foreground
Description
Shot from next to KCET camera showing the back of Troy Robinson conducting the CAA band which is on a stage with a draped awning covering and a large mural behind the band; Arena
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), Documentary photography, Mural painting and decoration, American, Public-access television, Stage photography, Art, Bands (Music), Black Arts movement, Conductors (Music), Concert television programs]
Title
CAA band conducted by Troy Robinson with a KCET television camera in the foreground
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Shot from next to KCET camera showing the back of Troy Robinson conducting the CAA band which is on a stage with a draped awning covering and a large mural behind the band; Arena
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), Documentary photography, Mural painting and decoration, American, Public-access television, Stage photography, Art, Bands (Music), Black Arts movement, Conductors (Music), Concert television programs]
Title
Play performance with four actors in front of a spray painted backdrop
Description
Three women and one man dressed in black leotards performing in front of a graffiti, spray painted backdrop; one woman seated on the right; box in foreground left of center
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Graffiti, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Play performance with four actors in front of a spray painted backdrop
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Three women and one man dressed in black leotards performing in front of a graffiti, spray painted backdrop; one woman seated on the right; box in foreground left of center
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Graffiti, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Artist working with a mallet and chisel
Description
African American man carving a human form from wood using a mallet and chisel; man has a mustache and is wearing a striped long sleeve shirt and a hat
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American artists, Art, Artists, Black Arts movement, Documentary photography, Wood-carving]
Title
Artist working with a mallet and chisel
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. African American man carving a human form from wood using a mallet and chisel; man has a mustache and is wearing a striped long sleeve shirt and a hat
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American artists, Art, Artists, Black Arts movement, Documentary photography, Wood-carving]
Title
Paul Robeson Players: Man's Best Friend""
Description
Paul Robeson Players: scene from ""Man's Best Friend"", man holding a pillow facing a woman; table in the background with a coffeepot on it; picture on the wall
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Paul Robeson Players: Man's Best Friend""
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Paul Robeson Players: scene from ""Man's Best Friend"", man holding a pillow facing a woman; table in the background with a coffeepot on it; picture on the wall
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Take a Look play
Description
Scene from the play ""Take a Look""; two men talking while a man seated (right) and a woman standing (left) look on; graffiti panels in the background; bed, chairs and a table; lower right partial view of a man seated on the floor
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Graffiti, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Take a Look play
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Scene from the play ""Take a Look""; two men talking while a man seated (right) and a woman standing (left) look on; graffiti panels in the background; bed, chairs and a table; lower right partial view of a man seated on the floor
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Graffiti, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Woman moving and performing in front of a stage
Description
A smiling woman, dressed in black with a white head scarf, is possibly singing while moving across in front of a stage; the audience is laughing and clapping; large murals are on the wall in the background; a man, possibly Willie Ford, is standing at stage right with two other people sitting in front of two men standing
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Audiences, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Woman moving and performing in front of a stage
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. A smiling woman, dressed in black with a white head scarf, is possibly singing while moving across in front of a stage; the audience is laughing and clapping; large murals are on the wall in the background; a man, possibly Willie Ford, is standing at stage right with two other people sitting in front of two men standing
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Audiences, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Play: "" Man's best friend""
Description
Scene from the play ""Man's best friend"; Man staring at the floor with two women on either side of him.
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Play: "" Man's best friend""
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Scene from the play ""Man's best friend"; Man staring at the floor with two women on either side of him.
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Play: ""5 on the Black Hand Side"" curtain call
Description
Play: ""5 on the Black Hand Side"" curtain call with cast applauding one man, possibly the playwright: Charles L. Russell
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Theater]
Title
Play: ""5 on the Black Hand Side"" curtain call
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Play: ""5 on the Black Hand Side"" curtain call with cast applauding one man, possibly the playwright: Charles L. Russell
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Theater]
Title
Play: ""5 on the Black Hand Side"" two men shaking hands
Description
Two men shaking hands on stage with cast of ""5 on the Black Hand Side"" in the background; one man possibly the playwright Charles L. Russell
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Theater]
Title
Paintings on display
Description
People looking at paintings displayed on easels
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Art, Black Arts movement, Documentary photography, Exhibitions, Painting, American]
Title
Paintings on display
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. People looking at paintings displayed on easels
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Art, Black Arts movement, Documentary photography, Exhibitions, Painting, American]
Title
Woman looks at paintings on display
Description
Woman looking at paintings displayed on tables
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Art, Black Arts movement, Documentary photography, Exhibitions, Painting, American]
Title
Woman looks at paintings on display
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Woman looking at paintings displayed on tables
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Art, Black Arts movement, Documentary photography, Exhibitions, Painting, American]
Title
Artist painting a mural on a wall
Description
Unknown artist in a hat painting a mural on a high wall standing on a platform
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American artists, African American mural painting and decoration, Art, Artists, Black Arts movement, Documentary photography, Mural painting and decoration, American]
Title
Artist painting a mural on a wall
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Unknown artist in a hat painting a mural on a high wall standing on a platform
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American artists, African American mural painting and decoration, Art, Artists, Black Arts movement, Documentary photography, Mural painting and decoration, American]
Title
Fashion show with young girls in white dresses
Description
Four young girls in white dresses on a stage in a fashion show at the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street; audience is on the right; two photographers (one standing with the audience and one in the back left corner; mural on rear wall
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, Audiences, Black Arts movement, Documentary photography, Modeling, Models (Persons), Mural painting and decoration, American]
Title
Fashion show with young girls in white dresses
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Four young girls in white dresses on a stage in a fashion show at the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street; audience is on the right; two photographers (one standing with the audience and one in the back left corner; mural on rear wall
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, Audiences, Black Arts movement, Documentary photography, Modeling, Models (Persons), Mural painting and decoration, American]
Title
Men and a woman at motorcycle show
Description
A group of men and a woman looking at motorcycles at the motorcycle show at the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street; a truck from a custom cycle shop is in the background and murals are on the back wall
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, Black Arts movement, Documentary photography, Exhibitions, Motorcycles, Mural painting and decoration, American]
Title
Men and a woman at motorcycle show
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. A group of men and a woman looking at motorcycles at the motorcycle show at the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street; a truck from a custom cycle shop is in the background and murals are on the back wall
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, Black Arts movement, Documentary photography, Exhibitions, Motorcycles, Mural painting and decoration, American]
Title
Performance: two men and a woman in a scene with the word "America" on the backdrop
Description
A woman is standing looking down at two men, one kneeling to help an older man; the word "America" is prominent on the backdrop
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Performance: two men and a woman in a scene with the word "America" on the backdrop
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. A woman is standing looking down at two men, one kneeling to help an older man; the word "America" is prominent on the backdrop
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Performance: a man and a woman confront each other
Description
A man and a woman in a scene where they confront each other; the word "America" is prominent on the backdrop
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Performance: a man and a woman confront each other
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. A man and a woman in a scene where they confront each other; the word "America" is prominent on the backdrop
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Small combo performs in front of a large mural
Description
A small combo performs in front of a large mural depicting human figures; the band instruments include drums, a guitar, a saxophone, a trumpet and a trombone
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, Bands (Music), Black Arts movement, Documentary photography, Mural painting and decoration, American, Music--Performance, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Stage photography]
Title
Small combo performs in front of a large mural
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. A small combo performs in front of a large mural depicting human figures; the band instruments include drums, a guitar, a saxophone, a trumpet and a trombone
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, Bands (Music), Black Arts movement, Documentary photography, Mural painting and decoration, American, Music--Performance, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Stage photography]
Title
Singers and actors of the Paul Robeson Players
Description
Members of the Paul Robeson Players: a man and a woman sing together in the center foreground while two men dressed as a barber and his client stand to the left in the background; a man in a vest and tie stands to the right in the background while another actor sits partially hidden in front of him
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Singers and actors of the Paul Robeson Players
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Members of the Paul Robeson Players: a man and a woman sing together in the center foreground while two men dressed as a barber and his client stand to the left in the background; a man in a vest and tie stands to the right in the background while another actor sits partially hidden in front of him
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
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