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National Anthropological Archives
Guide to MS 7166 Japanese circus poster, circa 1925
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7166
- Creators:
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Japan Ueda Performing Arts CompanyWoodbury, Richard B. (Richard Benjamin), 1917-2009
- Dates:
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circa 1925
- Languages:
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InJapanesewith kanji, kana, and roman characters used.
- Physical Description:
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1 Poster31 x 42.5 inches
- Repository:
- Container:
- 7166
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a poster advertising a circus. It shows sketches of a variety of circus acts and includes a photomechanical portrait of Ueda, perhaps the head of the circus company.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Administration
Custodial History
The poster was donated to the Smithsonian by Richard Woodbury in 1969. It had been acquired by the donors' grandparents. The poster was transferred from the object collections of the Department of Anthropology to the National Anthropological Archives by Chang-su Houchins in February 1984.
Processing Information
Data furnished by Chang-su Houchins, of the Department of Anthropology
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
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Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation
MS 7166 Japanese circus poster, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 7166
NAA INV 10000034
USNM Accession 284935
USNM Ethnology Catolog 410800
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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| Works of art | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Posters | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Circus | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Japanese | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Japan | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| East Asia | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Repository Contact
National Anthropological Archives
Museum Support Center
4210 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, Maryland 20746
naa@si.edu
