African American farmers--Kentucky; Farms--Kentucky; Land use, Rural--Kentucky
The decline of black farmers and black-owned farmlands is an ever worsening problem. Though their numbers neared one million at the start of the 20th century, the most recent account of black farmers states that there are only 30599 left in America...
The Louisville Leader was an African-American newspaper published from 1917 to 1950 by I. Willis Cole in Louisville, Kentucky. This issue is twelve pages. There are small portions missing along the top of each page of this issue. Almost half of...
Identity (Philosophical concept) in art; Museum techniques; Museum exhibits--Social aspects; Museums--Social aspects
This thesis paper expands upon the aspects of identity and power explored in the exhibition that I curated, entitled "Being & Making: Artists Investigating Identity," at the Speed Art Museum. The developments on topics of identity...
This thesis is an exploration of Black cultural space and its influence on the
retention, adaptation, and transmission of African folktales during and after the
antebellum era. During slavery, the survival of kinship and family helped to create
an...
Portrait of Willie B. (Mrs. Reverend Connor C.) Brown of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing a long strand of pearls around her neck. Photograph has been painted on to crop her image. Handwritten on back of image: Prominent Club Woman especially notable...
Sergeant Willie Sandlin of Hyden, Kentucky, wearing a fedora and pin-stripe jacket. The photograph has been painted on, cut so that only he is visible, and badly discolored from age.
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Military personnel; Military uniforms
Portrait of Sergeant Willie Sandlin of Hyden, Kentucky in his World War I uniform. The photograph is marked with discolorations and yellowing from age. Handwritten on back of image: 1921.
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Military personnel; Military uniforms
Portrait of Sergeant Willie Sandlin of Hyden, Kentucky in World War I uniform. The photograph is badly discolored from age. Stamped on back of image: September 29, 1921.
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Military personnel; Military uniforms
Portrait of Sergeant Willie Sandlin of Hyden, Kentucky in World War I uniform. Crop marks frame his face, and the photograph is badly discolored from age. Stamped on back of image: September 29, 1921.
The Louisville Leader was an African-American newspaper published from 1917 to 1950 by I. Willis Cole in Louisville, Kentucky. This issue is sixteen pages and served as a welcome for the National Baptist Convention. The first page is very faded.
The Louisville Leader was an African-American newspaper published from 1917 to 1950 by I. Willis Cole in Louisville, Kentucky. The first page of this issue is very faded and there are significant portions missing along the side of pages one and two.
The Louisville Leader was an African-American newspaper published from 1917 to 1950 by I. Willis Cole in Louisville, Kentucky. There are creases and small tears and portions missing along the center of pages one and two of this issue and page one...
The Louisville Leader was an African-American newspaper published from 1917 to 1950 by I. Willis Cole in Louisville, Kentucky. This issue is twelve pages. There are portions missing along the top of each page of this issue and pages nine, ten,...
The Louisville Leader was an African-American newspaper published from 1917 to 1950 by I. Willis Cole in Louisville, Kentucky. This issue says Vol. 18. No. 16. but is actually Vol. 18. No. 17.
The Louisville Leader was an African-American newspaper published from 1917 to 1950 by I. Willis Cole in Louisville, Kentucky. This issue says Vol. 32. No. 11. but is actually Vol. 33. No. 14. There is a crease across the center of page one that...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Child actors; Boys; Costumes; Posing; Military uniforms
Full-length character portrait of child actors Willie Collier and George Brenning in costume for their roles in "H. M. S. Pinafore." Both wear hats, jackets, and sailor pants, and the taller of the two holds a musket while the shorter,...
Portrait of actor, writer, and director Willie (William) Collier wearing a three-piece suit with black bow tie. Collier was born in New York City on November 12, 1866, and died January 13, 1944 in Beverly Hills, California. He married actresses...
African American women artists; Poetry--Social aspects; Music--Social aspects; Art--Social aspects;Shange, Ntozake. For colored girls who have considered suicide when the Rainbow is enuf.; Walker, Kara Elizabeth. Gone.; India.Arie. Video.;...
The creative expressions of three black women artists--Ntozake Shange, Kara Walker, and India. Arie--are explored using optimal consciousness-an Afrocentric framework by Linda James Myers. This concept advocates that the role of the artist is to...
Acting; Cleage, Pearl. Blues for an Alabama sky; Cleage, Pearl--Characters--Angel
This thesis represents and examines my metamorphic journey as it relates to acting. These pages hold my greatest fears, insecurities, perspectives, and mantras toward life and the magical world of theatre. Chapter One, Genesis of Passion, reveals...
