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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Christraud M. Geary photographs of Bamum Palace Museum, EEPA 2001-002
Summary
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2001-002
- Creators:
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Geary, Christraud M.
- Dates:
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1977
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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752 Slides (photographs)color
- Repository:
Color slides taken by Dr. Christraud M. Geary of art objects in the Bamum Palace Museum in Foubam, Cameroon, in 1977.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Christraud M. Geary, b.1946, curator of the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives at the National Museum of African Art since 1990.
Dr. Geary specializes in the history of photography in Africa and in the study of African art. She received a PhD in cultural anthropology and African Studies from the University of Frankfurt, Germany, in 1973.
Administration
Author
Paul Wood
Custodial History note
Donated by Dr. Geary, 2001.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Conditions Governing Use note
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Preferred Citation
Christraud M. Geary photographs of Bamum Palace Museum, EEPA 2001-002, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
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Color slides | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Bamun (African people) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Cameroon | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Africa | Geographic | 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
elisofonarchives@si.edu