Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

John E. Lomas photographs, EEPA 1984-005

Summary

Collection ID:
EEPA.1985-005
Creators:
Lomas, John E., 1941-
Dates:
1972-1973
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
905 Slides (photographs)
(2 v.)
color
Repository:
Container:
1
2
Photographs taken by John E. Lomas in the Sudan from 1972 through 1973. The images document the art and culture of village peoples of the Sudan to include the Dinka, Murle and Shilluk. Most are portraits showing body painting and scarification. Activities portrayed include buying and selling in markets, domestic chores, hunting and metal smithing. There are also images of modern and traditional architecture.

Arrangement note

Arrangement note
Images indexed by negative number.

Administration

Custodial History note
Donated by John E. Lomas, 1985.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Use
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Conditions Governing Access note
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Color slides Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sudan Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Dinka (African people) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Africa Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Shilluk (African people) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
National Museum of African Art
P.O. Box 37012
MRC 708
Washington, DC 20013-7012
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