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to Dorothy K. Landau

March 27, 1944

Landau, Daniel B., 1907-1968

One letter addressed to Dorothy Landau from Daniel B. Landau dated March 27, 1944. Pertains to daily life while stationed at naval base.

GLC09993.443

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Autograph letter signed

[Article related to the Ivy Leagues]

March 27, 1944

Time Magazine

One newspaper clipping on the status of Ivy League education and professions.

GLC09993.462.02

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African American Artists

#73 Winter 2024

History Now Essay

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Carol Berkin

In this issue of History Now , we are reminded that artists play a critical role in narrating the story of the Black experience in America. These portraitists, sculptors, painters, and collage makers provide us with a visual...

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Painting Independence in Boston: Prince Demah

Jennifer Van Horn

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Between January and November 1773 an advertisement appeared in the Boston News-Letter . It alerted readers: “At Mr. M’Lean’s , Watch-Maker, near the Town-House, is a Negro Man whose extraordinary Genius has been assisted by one of the...

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Joshua Johnson: Portraitist of Federal-Era Baltimore

Daniel Fulco

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When African American portrait painter and formerly enslaved man Joshua Johnson (ca. 1763–ca. 1824) began his career during the 1790s, Baltimore was growing rapidly and developing into an economically prosperous, mercantile city of...

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73 | African American Artists Winter 2024

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