Isbn: 9780847870370 - what a dream can do: building a collection, preserving a legacy (12 risultati)

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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Discover the most significant museum collection chronicling African American life, history, and culture, revealing centuries of creativity, resistance, determination, and joy.At the National Museum of African American History and Cultures dedication ceremony in 2016, civil rights activist and venerated congressman John Lewis proclaimed, Oh, say! What a dream can do! This volume, published to celebrate the Museums tenth anniversary, captures that vision through stories told by those collecting and caring for the objects. From the historically profound, such as the miraculous recovery and resurrection of a WWIIera plane used to train Tuskegee Airmen; to the searingly poignant personal keepsakes belonging to the famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman, whose family carefully preserved them for generations.The breadth of the collection is extraordinary, spanning visual art, photography, film, and historical artifacts from the seventeenth century to the present. Each object carries its own story and distinctive journey, reflecting the collaboration, care, and commitment required to bring this national museum to life. Other incredible highlights include the Johnson Publishing Companys famed Ebony Test Kitchen, Chuck Berrys red Cadillac, and Radio Raheems iconic boombox from Spike Lees 1989 film Do the Right Thing.These powerful stories of community, connection, resilience, and remembrance reflect the nations story and demonstrate, in enduring and profound ways, what a dream can do. Discover the most significant museum collection chronicling African American life, history, and culture, revealing centuries of creativity, resistance, determination, and joy. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Discover the most significant museum collection chronicling African American life, history, and culture, revealing centuries of creativity, resistance, determination, and joy.At the National Museum of African American History and Cultures dedication ceremony in 2016, civil rights activist and venerated congressman John Lewis proclaimed, Oh, say! What a dream can do! This volume, published to celebrate the Museums tenth anniversary, captures that vision through stories told by those collecting and caring for the objects. From the historically profound, such as the miraculous recovery and resurrection of a WWIIera plane used to train Tuskegee Airmen; to the searingly poignant personal keepsakes belonging to the famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman, whose family carefully preserved them for generations.The breadth of the collection is extraordinary, spanning visual art, photography, film, and historical artifacts from the seventeenth century to the present. Each object carries its own story and distinctive journey, reflecting the collaboration, care, and commitment required to bring this national museum to life. Other incredible highlights include the Johnson Publishing Companys famed Ebony Test Kitchen, Chuck Berrys red Cadillac, and Radio Raheems iconic boombox from Spike Lees 1989 film Do the Right Thing.These powerful stories of community, connection, resilience, and remembrance reflect the nations story and demonstrate, in enduring and profound ways, what a dream can do. Discover the most significant museum collection chronicling African American life, history, and culture, revealing centuries of creativity, resistance, determination, and joy. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

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