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Title: Church Choir: Karen Abbott Interview, September 15, 2021
Date: September 15, 2021
Creator: Whitehurst, Angie; Kerr, Dan; Abbott, Karen; Kerr, Dan; Whitehurst, Angie; Abbott, Karen
Description: Karen Abbott describes the diorama depicting a church choir, likely worshipping in the Brentwood AME Zion Church. The minister stands at the pulpit while the choir and piano player— Norma’s friend and Karen’s godmother—lead the congregation in song. According to Karen, this diorama was one of her mother’s favorites.
Subject: diorama; sewing; church; choir; music; AME church; religion
Country: United States
Collection: Washington's Black History in Miniature: Norma Adkins' Dioramas
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3137
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Classroom: Karen Abbott Interview, October 19, 2021
Date: October 19, 2021
Creator: Abbott, Karen; Whitehurst, Angie; Kerr, Dan; Whitehurst, Angie; Kerr, Dan; Abbott, Karen
Description: Karen Abbott describes this classroom scene as inspired by her mother’s attendance at Thaddeus Stevens Elementary School in Georgetown. Her teacher, Mrs. Day is featured here, as is one male classmate who she remembered as frequently disruptive: he is captured turning around in his seat.
Subject: dioramas; school; classroom; learning; teacher; discipline
Country: United States
Collection: Washington's Black History in Miniature: Norma Adkins' Dioramas
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3121
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Clothing Store: Karen Abbott Interview, September 15, 2021
Date: September 15, 2021
Creator: Abbott, Karen; Kerr, Dan; Whitehurst, Angie; Abbott, Karen; Kerr, Dan; Whitehurst, Angie
Description: Karen Abbott narrates this diorama scene set in a clothing store during Christmastime. She calls attention to the cashier, the husband waiting while his wife shops, and details like the hat rack, purse, and gloves on the counter.
Subject: diorama; shopping; store; clothing; Christmas; library
Country: United States
Collection: Washington's Black History in Miniature: Norma Adkins' Dioramas
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3118
mods_typeOfResource_mt: text

Title: Georgetown Kitchen: Karen Abbott Interview, October 19, 2021
Date: October 19, 2021
Creator: Abbott, Karen; Kerr, Dan; Whitehurst, Angie; Kerr, Dan; Whitehurst, Angie; Abbott, Karen
Description: Karen Abbott describes how her mother captured her grandmother’s kitchen in her house in Georgetown at 27 and N St. Karen believes the two children may be her mother and her brother, making the woman standing by the stove her grandmother, and the man in the chair her grandfather. Karen shares her own memories of this kitchen, where she was bathed in the old washtub. “Georgetown was home,” Karen states, and her mother was devastated when her grandmother sold the house in the 1950s, one sale of many prompted by and part of the neighborhood’s gentrification.
Subject: dioramas; family; kitchen; home; georgetown; gentrification; history
Country: United States
Collection: Washington's Black History in Miniature: Norma Adkins' Dioramas
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3132
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Interview with Karen Abbott, September 15, 2021
Date: September 15, 2021
Creator: Abbott, Karen; Kerr, Dan; Whitehurst, Angie; Kerr, Dan; Whitehurst, Angie; Abbott, Karen
Subject: celebrate petworth; neighborhood festival; memory; celebration; house parties; food; photographs; family
Country: United States
Collection: 2021 "Celebrate Petworth" Festival
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3033
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Jazz Club: Karen Abbott Interview, September 15, 2021
Date: September 15, 2021
Creator: Abbott, Karen; Kerr, Dan; Whitehurst, Angie; Abbott, Karen; Kerr, Dan; Whitehurst, Angie
Description: Karen Abbott surmises this scene was inspired by her mother’s attendance at a performance in a jazz club. The singer—who Karen believes may resemble Roberta Flack—is accompanied by a trio of musicians.
Subject: dioramas; jazz; music; club; performers; roberta flack
Country: United States
Collection: Washington's Black History in Miniature: Norma Adkins' Dioramas
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3112
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Karen Abbott Interview, September 15, 2021
Date: September 15, 2021
Creator: Abbott, Karen; Kerr, Dan; Whitehurst, Angie; Kerr, Dan; Whitehurst, Angie; Abbott, Karen
Description: In this interview, Karen Abbott describes how her mother, Norma Adkins, who was raised in Georgetown, made dioramas in the basement of their house in Petworth in the early 1970s following her retirement. A native Washingtonian who still resides in Petworth, Karen discusses the changes she's seen in Petworth.
Subject: diorama; art; craft; sewing; history; family; petworth
Country: United States
Collection: Washington's Black History in Miniature: Norma Adkins' Dioramas
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3128
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Nia's Birthday: Karen Abbott Interview, September 15, 2021
Date: September 15, 2021
Creator: Kerr, Dan; Whitehurst, Angie; Abbott, Karen; Whitehurst, Angie; Kerr, Dan; Abbott, Karen
Description: Karen Abbott describes this scene, titled “Nia’s Birthday,” adding that birthdays were a special holiday for her mother. A little girl, Nia, receives presents from her mother and father in their kitchen, where a cake has been prepared for the celebration.
Subject: dioramas; birthday; celebration; parties; family; craft; art
Country: United States
Collection: Washington's Black History in Miniature: Norma Adkins' Dioramas
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3144
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Our Haven Park: Karen Abbott Interview, October 19, 2021
Date: October 19, 2021
Creator: Abbott, Karen; Whitehurst, Angie; Kerr, Dan; Abbott, Karen; Whitehurst, Angie; Kerr, Dan
Description: Karen Abbott narrates this diorama set in “Our Haven” park, located on the corner of Illinois and Hamilton St. in Petworth, where unhoused persons slept in the 1960s and 70s. A woman with her belongings in a shopping cart and an inebriated man under a tree occupy the park in this scene.
Subject: dioramas; minature club; park; homeless; petworth
Country: United States
Collection: Washington's Black History in Miniature: Norma Adkins' Dioramas
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3109
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Pool Hall: Interview with Karen Abbott, September 15, 2021
Date: September 15, 2021
Creator: Abbott, Karen; Kerr, Dan; Whitehurst, Angie; Whitehurst, Angie; Kerr, Dan; Abbott, Karen
Description: Karen Abbott surmises that this diorama depicts a pool hall in Georgetown where men gathered to play pool, gamble, and drink together. The cards and broken chairs on the floor are evidence of the arguments and brawls that broke out regularly in the pool hall.
Subject: dioramas; pool hall; bar; cards; gambling; georgetown; fight
Country: United States
Collection: Washington's Black History in Miniature: Norma Adkins' Dioramas
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3115
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Slave Auction: Karen Abbott Interview, September 15, 2021
Date: September 15, 2021
Creator: Abbott, Karen; Kerr, Dan; Whitehurst, Angie; Whitehurst, Angie; Kerr, Dan; Abbott, Karen
Description: Karen Abbott discusses this diorama scene depicting a slave auction, where three enslaved persons in chains are being sold to white buyers while another enslaved man begs for their freedom. Each figure in the diorama is made from stockings and sculpey clay.
Subject: dioramas; art; craft; slavery; slave auction
Country: United States
Collection: Washington's Black History in Miniature: Norma Adkins' Dioramas
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3140
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Underground Railroad: Karen Abbott Interview, October 19, 2021
Date: October 19, 2021
Creator: Abbott, Karen; Kerr, Dan; Whitehurst, Angie; Kerr, Dan; Whitehurst, Angie; Abbott, Karen
Description: Karen Abbott surmises that her mother may have rendered this scene of enslaved persons escaping on the Underground Railroad by drawing from a story she was told as a child. Men, women, and children are bundled in clothes to prepare for their journey, and Karen sees prayer, joy, and fear etched on their faces and evident through their figures.
Subject: dioramas; underground railroad; history; slavery; freedom; storytelling
Country: United States
Collection: Washington's Black History in Miniature: Norma Adkins' Dioramas
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3131
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Washington's Black History in Miniature 2021 Image 01
Date: September 15, 2021
Creator: Kerr, Dan; Abbott, Karen
Description: A church choir sings at Brentwood AME Zion Church.
Subject: diorama; sewing; church; choir; music; AME church; religion
Country: United States
Collection: Washington's Black History in Miniature: Norma Adkins' Dioramas
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3145
mods_typeOfResource_mt: still image

Title: Washington's Black History in Miniature 2021 Image 02
Date: September 15, 2021
Creator: Kerr, Dan; Abbott, Karen
Description: A scene depicting a clothing store at Christmastime.
Subject: diorama; shopping; store; clothing; Christmas; library
Country: United States
Collection: Washington's Black History in Miniature: Norma Adkins' Dioramas
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3146
mods_typeOfResource_mt: still image

Title: Washington's Black History in Miniature 2021 Image 03
Date: September 15, 2021
Creator: Kerr, Dan; Abbott, Karen
Description: A jazz club where an instrumental trio and vocalist perform.
Subject: dioramas; jazz; music; club; performers; roberta flack
Country: United States
Collection: Washington's Black History in Miniature: Norma Adkins' Dioramas
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3147
mods_typeOfResource_mt: still image

Title: Washington's Black History in Miniature 2021 Image 04
Date: September 15, 2021
Creator: Kerr, Dan; Abbott, Karen
Description: A slave auction where three enslaved persons are scrutinized by white buyers.
Subject: dioramas; art; craft; slavery; slave auction
Country: United States
Collection: Washington's Black History in Miniature: Norma Adkins' Dioramas
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3148
mods_typeOfResource_mt: still image

Title: Washington's Black History in Miniature 2021 Image 05
Date: October 19, 2021
Creator: Kerr, Dan; Abbott, Karen
Description: A park in Petworth occupied by two unhoused persons.
Subject: dioramas; minature club; park; homeless; petworth
Country: United States
Collection: Washington's Black History in Miniature: Norma Adkins' Dioramas
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3149
mods_typeOfResource_mt: still image

Title: Washington's Black History in Miniature 2021 Image 06
Date: October 19, 2021
Creator: Kerr, Dan; Abbott, Karen
Description: A wedding scene featuring a bride, her parents, and a wedding cake.
Subject: dioramas; wedding; celebration; family; craft; art
Country: United States
Collection: Washington's Black History in Miniature: Norma Adkins' Dioramas
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3150
mods_typeOfResource_mt: still image

Title: Washington's Black History in Miniature 2021 Image 07
Date: October 19, 2021
Creator: Kerr, Dan; Abbott, Karen
Description: A scene modeled after Thaddeus Stevens Elementary School in Georgetown, where Norma Adkins attended.
Subject: dioramas; school; classroom; learning; teacher; discipline
Country: United States
Collection: Washington's Black History in Miniature: Norma Adkins' Dioramas
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3151
mods_typeOfResource_mt: still image

Title: Washington's Black History in Miniature 2021 Image 08
Date: October 19, 2021
Creator: Kerr, Dan; Abbott, Karen
Description: Freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad escape slavery.
Subject: dioramas; underground railroad; history; slavery; freedom; storytelling
Country: United States
Collection: Washington's Black History in Miniature: Norma Adkins' Dioramas
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3152
mods_typeOfResource_mt: still image

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