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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Lauren Goodsmith photographs, EEPA 2003-006, 1989-1991
Summary
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2003-006
- Dates:
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1989-1991
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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58 Slides (photographs)color
- Repository:
Portrait images and domestic scenes from Mauritania of Halpoular, Moor and Wolof peoples, mostly women; some children and men. All the images are captioned by the photographer and include the subjects names as well as the region, date and activity. The more noteworthy images include Moor women preparing wool for weaving (nos. 37, 38, 39), girls playing a game of "golorgal" with playing board clearly visible (no. 34), and a wooden tablet with verses from the Koran (no. 19). As a documentary photographer, Ms. Goodsmith focuses predominantly on the lives of women and children in developing countries. Her images—chiefly from North and West Africa, Egypt and India—are on file with the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), The Image Works, and Johns Hopkins Photoshare, and her portraits from a series done in Kashmir are in the photographic collection of the Brooklyn Museum. All of the images of this photographic collection are originals. Ms. Goodsmith works chiefly with Communication for Change, a New York-based nonprofit organization that has developed participatory video projects in collaboration with community groups.
Arrangement note
Arrangement note
Color slides organized in one volume
Administration
Author
Paul Wood
Custodial History note
Donated by Lauren Godosmith, 2003.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
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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.
Keywords
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Children | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Color slides | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Toucouleur (African people) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Wolof (African people) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Women | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Africa | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Architecture | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Households | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Portrait photography | Topical | 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