Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Joseph Nevadomsky Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
EEPA.2012-013
Creators:
Nevadomsky, Joseph, ( -2020)
Dates:
1978-1990
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
196 Slides (photographs)
B/W
35 mm
9243 Slides (photographs)
color
35 mm
5 Notebooks
6 Prints
B/W
8 Prints
Color
26 Transparencies
B/W
11 Negatives (photographic)
B/W
35 mm
54 Color negatives
color
35 mm
185 Color transparencies
color
120 mm
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection contains color slides, black and white negatives, and large format transparencies regarding the coronation and related rituals of the Oba of Benin, Nigeria, that span the period, 1978 to 1990, and 1997.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Joseph Nevadomsky was a scholar of the Kingdom of Benin, photographer, and professor of anthropology. He taught at UCLA, USC, University of Lagos, University of Benin, and the Los Angeles Museum of Art. He also spent 30 years teaching at Cal State Fullerton. He received his doctorate and master's degrees from UC Berkeley, and his bachelor's degree from the University of San Diego. He also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nigeria and participated in a Fulbright student program in India. He was recognized as the Humanities and Social Sciences Distinguished Professor in 2000.
Nevadomsky's areas of study included the Kingdom of Benin, rituals of kingships, Benin brass, arts, and architecture, although he also travelled to several other countries--Trinidad, India, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, and Belize. He published many journal articles and other works, and co-curated "Benin: Art of Power" at the Bowers Museum.
On January 15, 2020, Nevadomsky passed away.

Administration

Author
Haley Steinhilber
Custodial History
Donated by Joseph Nevadomsky, 2012 and 2015.

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
This collection is currently closed for processing. Contact Archives staff for more details

More Information

General

General
Captions created by archives staff using information provided by donor.


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Coronations Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Benin (Kingdom) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ceremonies Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Royalty -- Africa Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Palaces Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Edo-speaking cultures Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Erediauwa, King of Benin, 1923-2016 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
National Museum of African Art
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