This picture of the Anacostia Museum and Center for African-American History and Culture in Washington D.C. was recently licensed for a full-page spread in a retail book. From Wikipedia:
The Anacostia Community Museum is a Smithsonian Institution museum in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States, opened in 1967. Its focus is the national history and culture of African Americans, for presentation to scholars and to all visitors—domestic and international. The Museum was established originally as the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum in the old Carver movie theater on Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue in 1967. It was the brainchild of S. Dillon Ripley, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1964 to 1984.
Anacostia Museum and Center for African-American History and Culture in Washington D.C.
When I revisited D.C. last year to update my stock photography archives, I made a point to get over to the Frederick Douglas house and the Anacostia Museum. I took the subway to the other side of the river and a bus to the Frederick Douglas house. From there, following some directions given to me at the information desk, I decided to walk to the Anacostia Museum. Here's a travel tip: It is a long, long, LONG walk UPHILL!. I remember finally getting to the museum, asking for the water-fountain (they couldn't believe I walked it) and then going to the restroom to wipe all the sweat off with a wet-paper-towel bath. Then I find, what a surprise, no photography is allowed inside the museum! I can only blame myself for not doing enough research on that one. The museum is very dark inside anyway. It would have been difficult to get anything decent without at least setting up a tripod, not to mention other lights. I salvaged what I could with some outside shots. The shot above is not an architectural photography masterpiece but sometimes you just have to be happy with whatever you can get.
