Showing posts with label African-American. Show all posts
Showing posts with label African-American. Show all posts

Early Gullah Sweetgrass Basket Low Country African-American Folk Art Material Culture

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One of the most culturally rich areas of the country is the low coastal area of South Carolina, where descendants of slaves stil...

African-American Folk Art Sculpture Joe Louis c. 1940 Sewer Tile Clay

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Joe L ou is, the Brown Bomber folk art sculpture made of clay.  Joe was active in the late 1930's to the late 1940's.  Born i...

African American Hero of Sport Babs Wingo the Wrestler

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The star here is Babs Wingo.  I am not sure if women wrestlers ever really took off, not being a fan of the sport today.  Mostly grown me...

Antique Folk Art Drawing of an African-American Man c.1888 Georgia Origin Collection Jim Linderman

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Antique Folk Art Drawing African-American Man, Georgia.  Dated 1888 Drawn on an envelope. Collection Jim Linderman See also the book f...

19th Century Cryptic Symbols incised on a Brick. African-American?

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19th Century Cryptic Symbols incised on a Brick.  African-American?   Collection Jim Linderman

African-American Folk Art Sculpture Yard Art collection Jim Linderman

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The preservation, provenance and acquisition of this outdoor African-American folk art sculpture in concrete has an interestin...

First African-American Armed Cross Dressers with a Guitar Pose for the Camera collection Jim Linderman

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First African-American Armed Cross Dressers Pose for the Camera? Even though I suspect the gun, holster and guitar are studio...

Meet the Pacers Black Motorcycle Club Polaroid Photographs

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Meet the Pacers  Black Motorcycle Club Polaroid Photographs  No Date (circa 1970?) Collection Jim Linderman Books and $5.99 ebooks by...

Antique Folk Art African-American Puppet Doll Head Sculpture

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Antique Folk Art African-American Puppet Doll Head Sculpture  Collection Jim Linderman

19th Century Wooden Carved Folk Art African-American Man

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Folk Art Carved Wooden Man.  Pine, likely southern American, circa 1860-1880  21"  Doll.  Collection Jim Linderman

Vintage V African-American Weaves Wigs and Hair from Howard's of Harlem

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Some SERIOUS Black wigs from just after World War Two.  And since hair is a serious subject for most African-American women, I am...
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Early Blues R&B Quartet Performs on the Street Photograph collection Jim Linderman

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Original Photograph Collection Jim Linderman Original Photograph Collection Jim Linderman I was fortunate to find another early blu...

Harlem History and Tan Pin Ups Teena, Vera and Dolores

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One of the earliest significant ads I can find in a mass market periodical offering nude photographs of African-American wo...

Rhythm and Blues come Rock and Roll 1965 photograph collection Jim Linderman

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For a century and then some, photographers and camera makers have lauded the ability to "capture movement" whatever that means....

Original Mug Shot Photograph New York City Crime 1950s collection Jim Linderman

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A striking original mug shot photograph circa 1950 from New York City Mug Shot circa 1950 8 x 10 Collection Jim Linderman (Tip of the Hat ...

The Animated Chocolate Eclair and World's Smallest Perfect Woman Princess Wee Wee RPPC

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A previously "unposted" real photo postcard of Princess Wee-Wee, A.K.A. Princess Weenie Wee, Winnie Wee, The Animated Chocolate E...

Nightclub Photography Club DeLisa Hard-boiled Nostalgia Evidence Blackmail and Dames with a Camera

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Club DeLisa in Chicago's Bronzeville was THE place for African-American floor shows and Jazz during the 1950s. It was run by four broth...

House of Blue Lights Juke Joint

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The once splendid "House of Blue Lights" nightclub outside of Athens, Georgia circa 1993. Seemingly a textbook example of Africa...
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