Small Bible repurosed into an address book by Herman Wallace while incarcerated
date: label: Date
content: after 1972
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
notes: label: Caption
content: This small Bible repurposed into an address book is an example of Wallace’s ability to make much out of very little through the creative remaking and adjustment of the items available to him. It also documents his efforts to effectively maintain a social and political life through active correspondence with the outside world.
label: Description
content: A tiny, faux-leather bound Bible repurposed into an address book by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The book holds notes, loose papers, and contact information. The front cover houses a yellowed black-and-white photograph of a young man wearing sunglasses and a short sleeve shirt. On the inside of the Bible is a thick stack of miscellaneous papers. The back cover is heavily worn, cracked, and warped, but still intact.
place: label: Place used
content: Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Communication
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Prisons
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Herman Wallace Archival Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maria Hinds
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2018.36.1.5
objectType: label: Type
content: records
label: Type
content: address books
label: Type
content: Bibles
label: Type
content: make-dos
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product) with synthetic fiber
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 4 3/4 × 2 15/16 × 1 in. (12 × 7.5 × 2.5 cm)