Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Stanley Chojnacki photographic collection, EEPA 2007-001, 1968 and 1975

Summary

Collection ID:
EEPA.2007-001
Creators:
Chojnacki, Stanisław
Dates:
1968, 1975
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
107 Slides (photographs)
color
35mm.
130 Transparencies
color
Repository:
Container:
EEPA.2007-001
The collection contains 130 large format color transparencies, dating from 1968, of Ethiopian icons at the Institute of Ethiopian Studeis, Addis Ababa. The images were taken by Dr. Stanislaw Chojnacki and appear in his catalog publication
Ethiopian Icons.
The collection also includes 107 35mm color slides of the funeral of Emperor Haile Selassie I, taken by Dr. Chojnacki's colleague Dr. Paul Henze in 1975. At this time, the color slides are available for study purposes only.

Arrangement note

Arrangement note
Organization reflects the original arrangement imposed by the photographers.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Dr. Stanislaw Chojnacki is a leading scholar of Ethiopian religious art and the former Director of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies at the Addis Ababa University.

Administration

Author
cgehrer
Custodial History note
Donated by Dr. Stanislaw Chojnacki, 2008.

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 note
Stanislaw Chojnacki Photographic Collection, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

More Information

General note

General note
Title provided by EEPA staff.


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Color slides Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art objects Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Christian art and symbolism -- Ethiopia Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art, Ethiopian Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Icons, Ethiopian Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Funeral rites and ceremonies Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ethiopia Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Africa Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Color transparencies Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975 Personal Name 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