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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Wyatt MacGaffey photographs, EEPA 2003-004, 1980
Summary
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2003-004
- Creators:
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MacGaffey, Wyatt
- Dates:
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1980
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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103 Negatives (photographic)black & white35 mm.93 Prints (visual works)black & white8 x 10 in. or smaller75 Slides (photographs)color
- Repository:
- Container:
- 1
Photographs by Wyatt MacGaffey, a prominent anthropologist with a lifelong scholarly interest in the Congo, taken during a survey on Belgian colonial architecture for a research project in Kisangani (formerly Stanleyville) in 1980. His images of the often dilapidated buildings range from colonial mansions to views of African housing. Other photographs show small private homes and businesses as well as a mosque under construction by the Saudis and several churches. There are also many street scenes, images of the university and the Congo River. A series of five slides shows popular paintings (such as La Colonie Belge). The value of his images is enhanced by his notes, which record subjects and locations.
Arrangement note
Arrangement note
color slides organized in one volume
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.
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Preferred Citation
Wyatt MacGaffey photographs, EEPA 2003-004, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Black-and-white photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Church buildings | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Africa | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Color slides | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Architecture | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Black-and-white negatives | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Repository Contact
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
