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Mahalia Jackson funerary fan

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division

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Title
Mahalia Jackson funerary fan
Names
Wainwright and Son Funeral Home (Creator)
Collection

Material culture collection

Ephemera

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1972 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division
Shelf locator: Sc Art (Material culture collection)
Shelf locator: AR.X.019
Topics
African Americans -- Social life and customs -- United States
Fans
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Genres
Ephemera
Notes
Content: On the front: Color portrait of Mahalia Jackson. On the back: "Wainwright and Son. Funeral Home Inc. Undertakers and Embalmers. Distinctive Service with Economy and Dignity, 162 West 136th Street N.Y.C."
Physical Description
Extent: 30 x 19 cm
Description
A paper fan with wood handle featuring an image of Mahalia Jackson, wearing a choir robe and her gaze upward, distributed by Wainwright and Son. Funeral Home.
Type of Resource
Three dimensional object
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11486937
NYPL Exhibition ID: SC 26.705.08
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 92deef30-3d08-013f-2f58-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

Item timeline of events

  • 1972: Created
  • 2026: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. "Mahalia Jackson funerary fan" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1972. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e12a95c0-3db8-013f-4e9d-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. "Mahalia Jackson funerary fan" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e12a95c0-3db8-013f-4e9d-0242ac110003

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. (1972). Mahalia Jackson funerary fan Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e12a95c0-3db8-013f-4e9d-0242ac110003

Wikipedia Citation

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Mahalia Jackson funerary fan