Installation Views

Wide-angle view of room with framed portraits on the wall, A quilted chair sits next to a table with a lamp in the foreground. Two beaded stage dresses from the 2016 Broadway revival of Shuffle Along are exhibited in the room as well.

Furnished room with a collection of materials such as a portrait of famed opera singer Madame Sissieretta “Black Patti” Jones and selected text from “Out of Bondage”, a post-emanicaption musical drama by the Hyers Sisters

Wide view of furnished room style room with photos framed on the wall behind the couch, and a TV playing black and white footage with a saxophone case open next to it

Bert Williams’ “A Natural Born Gambler” plays onscreen next to a wall of sheet music and cast photos from the 1921 production of Shuffle Along

Silver metallic high/low 1920s v-neck evening dress with beaded and metallic fringe from thigh. Worn by Sholita Grant in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Purple and magenta dress hung on a mannequin

Sequined aubergine scooped neck dress with a purple lace cape.Worn by Charlaine Woodard character in AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ at North Carolina A&T University.

corner of living room style room with a beige couch on the left wall and a wall of framed photos on the right

An assemblage of portraits and posters of Bert Williams and George Walker, including publicity material for Williams’ “Palace Theatre”

Wide view of framed photo display in corner of a room, with black chair and lamp in the foreground

Furnished room with images of Bob Cole, the Cakewalk, and Blackface Minstrelsy

Assortment of weathered theater playbills arranged on a textured red and gold wall

An assortment of playbills for Ira Aldridge’s global performances as well as playbills from the African Grove Theatre

Three old, weathered playbills arranged horizontally on textured blue and gold wallpaper

Three playbills of touring minstrel troupes

Photo display on a textured green wall, above a large couch

Photography and music covers from 1921 Broadway production Shuffle Along

One black dress is hung on a hanger from the wall, while another frilly black dress is worn by a mannequin to its right.

Black Silk 1920s evening dress with beaded fringe at hem and gun metal embroidered dragon on front and metallic insert at neckline, with 1920s black evening dress made of chiffon with red lining and jewels paired with 1920s printed velvet evening coat. From Broadway musical, The Wild Party.

picture of photo display on a textured orange wall. In front a rush with an armchair and sidetone with a lamp

Furnished room with a collection of materials such as a portrait of famed opera singer Madame Sissieretta “Black Patti” Jones and a stage costume from the 2016 Broadway revival of Shuffle Along

White 1900s style dress hung on a mannequin in front of gold textured wallpaper

Beige silk 1920s flappers dress with rhinestone straps and fringe and beads at neckline and down center front and around to back with metallic insert at neckline front and back. Worn by Toni Collette in The Wild Party.

Long shot of two rooms divided by a half wall, with a a mannequin to the left and framed photos on both visible walls

A collection of portraits of singer and dancer Aida Overton Walker

Objects are mounted against a white wall, including a small yellow dress on a hanger, two sets of dance shoes, a playbill pamphlet, a sunhat

Mustard gold one-piece suit with lace trim. Metallic tap shoes in gold and silver. Accessories include a straw boater hat along with Shuffle Along (2016) programmes by Gregory J. Horton. Worn by Lisa La Touche in SHUFFLE ALONG, OR THE MAKING OF THE MUSICAL SENSATION OF 1921 AND ALL THAT FOLLOWED.

Collection of two dozen framed photos on textured green wallpaper

An assemblage of portraits and posters of Bert Williams and George Walker, including sheet music covers for their joint projects “Bandanaland”, “I’m a Jonah Man”, and “When the Moon Shines”.