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
Sculpture Box
Description
Sculpture box with stylized figure holding a red and white flower with a green leaf at the bottom; attributed to John Outterbridge
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Art, Black Arts movement, Flowers, Outterbridge, John, 1933-2020, Sculpture]
Title
Sculpture Box
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Sculpture box with stylized figure holding a red and white flower with a green leaf at the bottom; attributed to John Outterbridge
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Art, Black Arts movement, Flowers, Outterbridge, John, 1933-2020, Sculpture]
Title
Nine seated people watching something
Description
A row of nine seated African American adults and teenagers, probably an audience facing left; artwork in the background
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Art, Audiences, Documentary photography]
Title
Nine seated people watching something
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. A row of nine seated African American adults and teenagers, probably an audience facing left; artwork in the background
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Art, Audiences, Documentary photography]
Title
Woman's face with braids
Description
Head shot of a woman facing camera at an angle; wearing braids and smiling
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Braids (Hairdressing), Face, Portrait photography]
Title
Woman's face with braids
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Head shot of a woman facing camera at an angle; wearing braids and smiling
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Braids (Hairdressing), Face, Portrait photography]
Title
Painted panel set with diverse faces
Description
Panels painted by John Outterbridge for a dance troupe touring from Mexico about 1973. Panels depict heads and torsos of five couples, from diverse, multicultural backgrounds.
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Art, Black Arts movement, Face, Outterbridge, John, 1933-2020, Painting, American]
Title
Painted panel set with diverse faces
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Panels painted by John Outterbridge for a dance troupe touring from Mexico about 1973. Panels depict heads and torsos of five couples, from diverse, multicultural backgrounds.
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Art, Black Arts movement, Face, Outterbridge, John, 1933-2020, Painting, American]
Title
Musicians with bells and strings
Description
Two musicians, one playing sleigh bells and one with a padded drumstick playing a boxed stringed instrument
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Documentary photography, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Percussion instruments]
Title
Musicians with bells and strings
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Two musicians, one playing sleigh bells and one with a padded drumstick playing a boxed stringed instrument
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Documentary photography, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Percussion instruments]
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
Ruth Emerson standing next to Troy Robinson singing with CAA orchestra in background
Description
Ruth Emerson with an afro, wearing a dress, singing into a mic; she is standing facing the audience next to Troy Robinson who has his back to the audience conducting the CAA orchestra, which is partially shown in the background
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), African American women singers, Bands (Music), Conductors (Music), Documentary photography, Music--Performance, Singers, Stage photography, Women singers]
Title
Ruth Emerson standing next to Troy Robinson singing with CAA orchestra in background
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Ruth Emerson with an afro, wearing a dress, singing into a mic; she is standing facing the audience next to Troy Robinson who has his back to the audience conducting the CAA orchestra, which is partially shown in the background
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), African American women singers, Bands (Music), Conductors (Music), Documentary photography, Music--Performance, Singers, Stage photography, Women singers]
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
Happening House: 102 East Indigo Street
Description
Front of Happening House: 102 East Indigo Street; white house with green roof; sign reading Communicative Arts Academy in front of house to the right of the front door; person sitting on a chair under the front door roof; some garbage in the left foreground and a yellow fireplug right of center foreground; a tree and lawn;
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Art centers, Trees]
Title
Happening House: 102 East Indigo Street
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Front of Happening House: 102 East Indigo Street; white house with green roof; sign reading Communicative Arts Academy in front of house to the right of the front door; person sitting on a chair under the front door roof; some garbage in the left foreground and a yellow fireplug right of center foreground; a tree and lawn;
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Art centers, Trees]
Title
Six dancers rehearsing
Description
Dance rehearsal with six women dancing standing up; Two female dancers wearing beret hats; one woman in a red dress sitting behind and to the left of the dancers; wall in background decorated with black figures on a mostly white background; Happening House: 102 East Indigo Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Art and dance, Art centers, Dancers, Documentary photography]
Title
Six dancers rehearsing
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Dance rehearsal with six women dancing standing up; Two female dancers wearing beret hats; one woman in a red dress sitting behind and to the left of the dancers; wall in background decorated with black figures on a mostly white background; Happening House: 102 East Indigo Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Art and dance, Art centers, Dancers, Documentary photography]
Title
Woman in white talking to John Outterbridge and Troy Robinson
Description
Unknown woman (left) in a white dress with an afro and wearing necklaces talking to John Outterbridge (center) and Troy Robinson (right); Outterbridge wearing a brown leather jacket, Troy Robinson wearing a white shirt and white pants; group standing in front of a large mural, probably inside of the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American artists, African American educators, Art, Artists, Arts administrators, Documentary photography, Educators, Mural painting and decoration, American, Outterbridge, John, 1933-2020]
Title
Woman in white talking to John Outterbridge and Troy Robinson
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Unknown woman (left) in a white dress with an afro and wearing necklaces talking to John Outterbridge (center) and Troy Robinson (right); Outterbridge wearing a brown leather jacket, Troy Robinson wearing a white shirt and white pants; group standing in front of a large mural, probably inside of the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American artists, African American educators, Art, Artists, Arts administrators, Documentary photography, Educators, Mural painting and decoration, American, Outterbridge, John, 1933-2020]
Title
Conga Player
Description
Close up of African America male conga drum player with the hands of another musician in the background
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Documentary photography, Drum, Face, Music--Performance, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Stage photography]
Title
Conga Player
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Close up of African America male conga drum player with the hands of another musician in the background
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Documentary photography, Drum, Face, Music--Performance, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Stage photography]
Title
Filming of interview with John Outterbridge and Troy Robinson
Description
Filming of an interview by an unknown African American woman of John Outterbridge and Troy Robinson in front of a large wall with two murals; two portable lights; camera with cameraman mostly off camera to the left; unknown person in a dark long coat shot from the back looking at the interview; table and chairs in the right foreground; probably inside the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American educators, Educators, Interviews, Mural painting and decoration, American, Outterbridge, John, 1933-2020, African American artists, Art, Artists, Arts administrators, Documentary photography]
Title
Filming of interview with John Outterbridge and Troy Robinson
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Filming of an interview by an unknown African American woman of John Outterbridge and Troy Robinson in front of a large wall with two murals; two portable lights; camera with cameraman mostly off camera to the left; unknown person in a dark long coat shot from the back looking at the interview; table and chairs in the right foreground; probably inside the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American educators, Educators, Interviews, Mural painting and decoration, American, Outterbridge, John, 1933-2020, African American artists, Art, Artists, Arts administrators, Documentary photography]
Title
Mourners arriving for the funeral
Description
Woman being led into the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street for funeral while other mourners and police escorts look on
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Crowds, Documentary photography, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Police, Streets]
Title
Mourners arriving for the funeral
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Woman being led into the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street for funeral while other mourners and police escorts look on
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Crowds, Documentary photography, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Police, Streets]
Title
Unloading a casket from a hearse
Description
Flag draped casket being unloaded from a hearse for a funeral held at the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street, surrounded by other mourners
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Crowds, Documentary photography, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Hearses (Vehicles), Police, Streets]
Title
Unloading a casket from a hearse
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Flag draped casket being unloaded from a hearse for a funeral held at the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street, surrounded by other mourners
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Crowds, Documentary photography, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Hearses (Vehicles), Police, Streets]
Title
People seated for a funeral at the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Description
Many mourners seated in chairs for a funeral held at the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Documentary photography, Funeral rites and ceremonies]
Title
People seated for a funeral at the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Many mourners seated in chairs for a funeral held at the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Documentary photography, Funeral rites and ceremonies]
Title
Woman dancing wearing a head scarf
Description
Barefoot African American female dancing wearing a head scarf, a black leotard with a black scarf tied around her right ankle; some musicians on a stage in the background in front of music stands holding instruments but not playing
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Bands (Music), Dancers, Documentary photography, Stage photography]
Title
Woman dancing wearing a head scarf
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Barefoot African American female dancing wearing a head scarf, a black leotard with a black scarf tied around her right ankle; some musicians on a stage in the background in front of music stands holding instruments but not playing
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Bands (Music), Dancers, Documentary photography, Stage photography]
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
Front of Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Description
Front of Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street from across the street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Theatres, Streets]
Title
Front of Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Front of Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street from across the street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Theatres, Streets]
Title
Sculpture of stacked quarter-cut rounded lumber
Description
Sculpture of stacked quarter-cut rounded lumber in a box with ends painted blue or red, possibly by John Outterbridge
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Art, Black Arts movement, Colors, Lumber, Outterbridge, John, 1933-2020, Sculpture]
Title
Sculpture of stacked quarter-cut rounded lumber
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Sculpture of stacked quarter-cut rounded lumber in a box with ends painted blue or red, possibly by John Outterbridge
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Art, Black Arts movement, Colors, Lumber, Outterbridge, John, 1933-2020, Sculpture]
Title
Sax player
Description
African American male saxophone player wearing a scarf around his neck behind a partially shown keyboard and back of the keyboard player
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Documentary photography, Music--Performance, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Saxophone, Stage photography]
Title
Sax player
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. African American male saxophone player wearing a scarf around his neck behind a partially shown keyboard and back of the keyboard player
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Documentary photography, Music--Performance, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Saxophone, Stage photography]
Title
Painter checking the name painted on a glass door
Description
Unknown painter holding a paintbrush under the word ""Gallery"" painted on a glass door, from the inside
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American artists, Artists, Documentary photography, Doorframes]
Title
Painter checking the name painted on a glass door
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Unknown painter holding a paintbrush under the word ""Gallery"" painted on a glass door, from the inside
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American artists, Artists, Documentary photography, Doorframes]
Title
Sculpture: stylized bust with metalwork turned slightly forward
Description
Sculpted stylized bust turned slightly forward with metal sheet added on the sides above the ears and over the top of the head, as well as on the sides of the neck; cluster of spikes below the chin; artist unknown
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Art, Black Arts movement, Metal-work, Sculpture]
Title
Sculpture: stylized bust with metalwork turned slightly forward
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Sculpted stylized bust turned slightly forward with metal sheet added on the sides above the ears and over the top of the head, as well as on the sides of the neck; cluster of spikes below the chin; artist unknown
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Art, Black Arts movement, Metal-work, Sculpture]
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