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BLACK MUZE INITIATIVE

Insights

This collection, by the numbers

Every value below is counted from the 36 records in this edition. These describe the collection's curation, not historical populations.

This collection

Discipline mix

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Discipline mix — data table
CategoryCountShare
STEM1233%
Humanities1953%
STEM + Humanities514%
Total36

This collection

Gender balance

As recorded in the master index.

Gender balance — data table
CategoryCountShare
Women1850%
Men1850%
Total36

This collection

Local connection tier

Curatorial tier for place-based learning, starting from San Francisco.

Local connection tier — data table
CategoryCountShare
SF Bay Area514%
California822%
US2364%
Total36

This collection

Documented, mapped place links

124 figure–place links to 62 representative points. Every figure has at least one.

Documented, mapped place links — data table
CategoryCountShare
Birthplace2923%
Roots / education3730%
Work5847%
Total124

This collection

Portrait rights status

Derived from each image's recorded rights statement. Select to open the rights register.

Portrait rights status — data table
CategoryCountShare
Source-declared public domain719%
CC013%
CC BY26%
No known restrictions411%
Reuse supported by agency terms411%
Rights unverified1850%
Total36

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Mapped places by state / territory

Count of distinct representative points, not people.

Mapped places by state / territory — data table
CategoryCountShare
CA711%
MA58%
VA58%
OH46%
SC46%
FL35%
NY35%
AL23%
LA23%
MD23%
MI23%
MN23%
AR12%
CT12%
DC12%
DE12%
GA12%
HI12%
IA12%
IL12%
IN12%
MO12%
MS12%
NC12%
NH12%
NJ12%
PA12%
PR12%
RI12%
TN12%
TX12%
WA12%
WV12%
Total62