Louis G. Hecht (1922-2014) and his wife Shirley F. Hecht (1924-2016) donated over 3,500 original 78 RPM and LP jazz song recordings in 2009 to the Reginald F. Lewis Museum. Mr. Hecht grew up in Baltimore and was introduced to jazz early by his aunt from Philadelphia....
Made of wood, this male figure is known as a waka sran by the Baule People of Côte d’Ivoire. Waka sran or Person In Wood are the physical representation of one of three spirit forms. It can be the spirit husband (bolo bian) or spirit wife (bolo bla) of a Baule...
Inside this Family Bible at least two unrelated families faithfully recorded their history. Although the Bible was printed in 1841 it was carefully filled with the Wellington family’s birth dates dating back to 1750 the first recorded birth date was for Jeduthan...
Junetta Jones, pictured here performing with the Goldman Band at Central Park in the summer of 1964 or 65, was a Baltimore native and accomplished opera singer. A graduate of Douglass High School and Morgan State University, in 1956 she was the first African American...
The golliwogg by Kaili Lockbeam, Registrar and Collections Manager The golliwogg, golliwog, or golly is a fictional character who first appeared in children’s books as a rag doll with black skin, eyes rimmed in white, exaggerated red lips, frizzy hair, and dressed in...
