Art

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Sixteen miscellaneous photographs from approximately 1952 to 1958. The photographs feature a public performance from the Norfolk Musicians Association band and an event held by the Tidewater Anglers Club. Some of the photographs appear to have been taken by the City of Norfolk Department of Parks and Recreation.

Scope and Contents Thirty-five black-and-white photographs and four negatives featuring art created by A. B. Jackson, an African American painter who lived in Norfolk, Virginia. Each photograph is labeled on the back with information on the artist, title and date, media and size, credit line, and Chrysler Museum inventory number if applicable. The original artwork was created using a variety of media including woodcut, charcoal, oil, acrylic, chalk, watercolor, and ink, and most of the artwork features...

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Includes 1970s drafts of Bertha Fanning Taylor's unpublished manuscript "Building Anew at Sixty Years in a Southern City," journals/diaries from 1968-1970, clippings and biographical materials relating to Bertha Fanning Taylor, artwork, and various miscellaneous materials.

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Two aerial photographs of Fort Norfolk, one circa 1950 aerial photograph of the Hermitage Museum and Gardens, one circa 1950 poster featuring burlesque star Rose La Rose, one bird's-eye view of Hampton Roads featuring the original James River Bridge, and one print of the Hampton Roads Rowing Club. Also includes one book: The Melvin Gutman Collection of Antique Jewelry.

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Personal papers, photographs, awards, certificates, and newspaper clippings belonging to Celestyne Diggs Porter of Norfolk, Virginia. The collection spans Porter's life, particularly her career as a schoolteacher for the public school system in Norfolk and a celebration of her life and accomplishments. Photographs include Porter as a young woman at Hampton University, school groups and local organizations associated with Porter, and family photographs.

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This collection includes three VHS tapes, seven CDs, and nine DVDs from 1989-2008. Topics include sister cities, gangs, state of the city addresses, art, and history of Norfolk, Virginia.

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Ten drawings by Frances Smith depicting scenes on Colley Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia and one list titled "Ship Work List," listing the ships drawn by the artist.

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One circa 1966 lithographic print by Bertha Fanning Taylor; and 2003-2009 correspondence and artwork by Arthur Hall Smith of Norfolk, Virginia. Additionally, one June 14, 1917 certificate belonging to Francis Sartorius for third grade honor roll at Norfolk Public Schools and one 2nd edition of Tidewater Virginia In Years Gone By (1964).

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One circa 1975-1980 triptych featuring three photographs of "Fay Zetlin with 3 pies" in Norfolk, Virginia.

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Two 1920s-1930s scrapbooks created by Martha Southgate Iredell. The scrapbooks feature newspaper clippings relating to the Norfolk German Club debutantes and Norfolk society, dance invitations, calling cards, wedding invitations, theater programs from Wells Theatre, and exhibit catalogs from the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences in Norfolk, Virginia.