Anacostia Community Museum Publications

Although not a comprehensive compilation at present, the following ACM research monographs, educational publications, exhibition brochures, exhibition catalogs, and annual reports are available for review at the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

  • 16 Washington Artists, 1968
  • The Rat: Man’s Invited Affliction, 1969
  • D.C. Art Association 2nd Annual Art Exhibition, 1970
  • Black Patriots of the American Revolution, 1970
  • D. C. Art Association Exhibition 71, 1971
  • Anacostia Neighborhood Museum 5th Anniversary, 1972
  • Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, September 15, 1972
  • D. C. Art Association Exhibition 73, 1973
  • The Barnett Aden Collection, 1974
  • D. C. Art Association Exhibition 1974-1975, 1975
  • The Anacostia Neighborhood Museum 1967/1977, 1977
  • Louise Daniel Hutchinson, The Anacostia Story: 1608–1930, 1977
  • Catalog
  • Booklet Summary, 1977
  • John Robinson: A Retrospective, 1977
  • A Lecture on Our National Capital by Frederick Douglass, 1978
  • Study and Discussion Aids for the SecondaryStudent
  • Booklet/catalog
  • Frederick Douglass, A Fighter for Freedom (1817?–1895): A Resource Unit for Intermediate Students, 1979
  • Out of Africa, 1979
  • Catalog
  • Out of Africa: From West African Kingdoms to Colonization booklet, 1979
  • Music for Out of Africa: From West African Kingdoms to Colonization
  • A Woman of Courage: The Story of Anna J. Cooper; Resource Unit for Sixth- through Eighth-Grade Students, 1981
  • Louise Daniel Hutchinson, Anna J. Cooper: A Voice from the South, 1981
  • “Here, Look at Mine!” Selected Works of John N. Robinson and Larry Francis Lebby, 1982–1983 [exhibition catalog]
  • “Here, Look at Mine!” Teacher’s Resource Packet, 1982–1983
  • Louise Daniel Hutchinson and Gail S. Lowe, “Kind Regards of S.G. Brown”: Selected Poems of Solomon G. Brown, 1983
  • Through Their Eyes: The Art of Lou and Di Stovall, 1983 [exhibition catalog]
  • Teacher’s Resource Packet for “Through Their Eyes: The Art of Lou and Di Stovall”, 1983
  • The Renaissance: Black Arts of the Twenties, 1985 [exhibition catalog]
  • “The Renaissance: Black Arts of the Twenties”: Teacher’s Resource Booklet, 1985
  • David C. Driskell, Contemporary Visual Expressions, 1987
  • The Anacostia Museum: A Museum of African American History and Culture, 1987
  • Edward Smith, Climbing Jacob’s Ladder: The Rise of Black Churches in Eastern American Cities, 1740–1877, 1988
  • D.C. Art Association Inspiration 1961–1989, 1989
  • Portia James, The Real McCoy: African-American Invention and Innovation 1619–1930, 1989
  • Juneteenth: “Freedom Revisited,” 1989
  • Juneteenth ’91: “Freedom Revisited,” 1989
  • Climbing Jacob’s Ladder, 1990
  • Gathered Visions: Teacher’s Resource Packet, 1990–1991
  • Zora Martin-Felton, A Walk Through Old Anacostia [booklet], 1991
  • Juneteenth: A Historical Perspective, 1991–1992
  • Diverse Concepts, Featuring the Works of Ten District of Columbia Visual Artists, 1992
  • Gathered Visions: Selected Works by African American Women Artists, 1992
  • Connections: Newsletter of the Anacostia Museum, 1993
  • Always There: The African American Presence in American Quilts, 1993
  • Before Freedom Came: African American Life in the Antebellum South; History Wheel, 1993–1994
  • Sharing “Before Freedom Came” with Children
  • Booklet
  • Brochure
  • Two Sculptors, Two Eras: Richmond Barthé and Richard Hunt, 1993
  • Booklet
  • Brochure
  • Bronze Casting Booklet
  • Afro-Caribe: The Art of Dennis Mario Rivera, 1994
  • Brochure
  • Exhibition opening invitation
  • Traditions from There to Here: Mixed Media Works by Lydia Thompson, 1994
  • Takbir! Allahu Akbar! Photographs of African American Muslims in Washington D.C., 1994
  • Twenty Models in Black: A Photographic Retrospective of James Hicks, 1995
  • Black Mosaic: Community, Race and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington, D.C., 1994–1995 [exhibition catalog]
  • Booklet
  • Glossary Packet
  • Exhibition Map
  • Selected Books list
  • In Celebration of Black Men, 1995
  • Art Changes Things: The Art and Activism of Georgette Seabrooke Powell, 1995
  • Beyond the Reggae Beat: Caribbean Music in Washington, D.C., 1995
  • Caryl Marsh,“A View from the Anacostia Museum Board,” in Curator vol. 39, no. 2 (June 1996): 86–89 [reprinted article]
  • Visual Journal: Harlem and D.C in the Thirties and Forties, 1996
  • Equal Rights and Justice, Reflections on Rights, 1995–1996
  • Frank Harold Wilson, Footsteps From North Brentwood: From Reconstruction to the Post-World War II Years, 1996–1997 [booklet]
  • Behind the Apron: The History, Life, and Hidden Achievements of Maryland’s Southern Black Oyster and Clam Workers, 1997
  • Life on the Road: The Photographs of Milt Hinton, 1997
  • Feeling the Spirit, Invoking the Spirit: The Black Trans-Atlantic Experience, 1997
  • Caribbean Visions: Contemporary Painting and Sculpture, 1997
  • Family Medicine: The Art of Elizabeth Talford Scott, 1997
  • Man Made: African-American Men and Quilting Traditions, 1998
  • DC En Pointe:Three Schools, 1998
  • In Search of Balance: The Artist Scholar, 1998
  • Exhibition Opening Invitation: for Roland L. Freeman’s A Communion of the Spirit: African-American Quilters, Preservers and Their Stories; Eyewinkers, Candlebugs, and Tumbleturds: The Art of Elizabeth Talford Scott; and Classic Black: an exhibition, 1998–1999
  • Speak to My Heart: Communities of Faith and Contemporary African American Life, 1998
  • Locating the Spirit: Religion and Spirituality in African American Art, 1999
  • Locating the Spirit in African American Art: A Guide for Young People, 1999–2000
  • Richard DeAvila,Cesar Chelor and the World He Lived In, 1999
  • Alma W. Thomas: A Retrospective of the Paintings,
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observance Invitation: A Musical Celebration with Jubilant Sykes and Terrence Blanchard, 1999
  • It’s Carnival Time, 1999
  • Revue Noire: Africa by Africans—A Photographic View, 1999–2000
  • When the Spirit Moves: The Africanization of American Movement, 2000
  • Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers, 1840 to the Present, 2000
  • Speak to My Heart Liturgical and Sacred Dances in African American Communities of Faith, 2000
  • MLK Observance invitation: World Premiere of film Tutu and Franklin: A Journey Towards Peace, 2001
  • Roles, Reactions, and Reality: The Collection of Robert Guillaume, 2001
  • Precious Memories: Family History Research for Intermediate-Level Students, 2002
  • Precious Memories: Family History Research for Children, 2002
  • Precious Memories: Collector’s Passion, 2002
  • Precious Memories: A Basic Guide to Collecting Family History, 2002
  • Precious Memories: Find Them, Record Them, Share Them, 2002
  • Bill Taylor—Sculptor, 2002
  • In the Arms of the Elders, 2002–2003
  • Beauford Delaney: The Color Yellow, 2002-2003
  • Captive Passage: The Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Making of the Americas, 2003
  • New Visions: Emerging Trends in African American Art; Student Study Guide, 2003—2004
  • Anacostia Museum Collects: The Art of James A. Porter, 2003–2004
  • Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats, 2003–2004
  • Kadir Nelson: Artist, 2004
  • Floyd Roberts, 2004
  • All the Stories Are True: African American Writers Speak, 2004
  • Selected Works by William H. Smith, 2004
  • The Art of Charles Smith, 2005
  • On Their Own: Selected Works by Self-Taught African American Artists, 2005
  • Forgotten Roots: African American Muslims in Early America, 2005
  • Portia James,Black Washingtonians: 300 Years of African American History, 2005
  • Walls of Heritage, Walls of Pride: African American Murals, 2005
  • Reclaiming Midwives: Pillars of Community Support, 2005-2006
  • New Orleans Black Mardi Gras Indians: Exploring a Community Tradition from an Insider’s View, 2006
  • Volunteer Appreciation Program, 2006
  • MLK Observance invitation and program, 2006
  • Through Their Eyes: Birney Elementary School Students Photograph Anacostia, 2006
  • Banding Together: School Bands as Instruments of Opportunity, 2007
  • A Creative Profile: Artists of the East Bank, 2007
  • East of the River: Continuity and Change, 2007–2008
  • 40th Anniversary Calendar, 2007-2008
  • Separate and Unequaled: Black Baseball in the District of Columbia, 2008
  • Jubilee: African American Celebration, 2008–2009