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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Hirshhorn photographs
Summary
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1987-023
- Dates:
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1960-1987
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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29 Photographic prints(1 v.)black & white8 x 10 in. or smaller
- Repository:
- Container:
- 1
Photographs of Benin art objects in the Hirshhorn Museum that were intended to transfer to the National Museum of African Art. Also included in the collection of photographs are four installation shots. Two of these images, taken by O.E. Nelson of New York, NY, are of a Benin exhibition in the Carlebach Gallery in 1960. The remaining two installation shots were taken by Jahn & John Thomson of Los Angeles, California, of an exhibit at the African Art Center, Inc., in Los Angeles, CA.
Arrangement note
Arrangement note
Images indexed by negative number.
Administration
Author
Paul Wood
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
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Keywords
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
National Museum of African Art
P.O. Box 37012
MRC 708
Washington, DC 20013-7012
elisofonarchives@si.edu
