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- file
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-375
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
"Art from the Forge: Tuareg Metalwork," 1995-1996
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National Museum of African Art. Curatorial
- Dates:
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1981-2011
- Size:
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17 cu. ft. (17 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-375
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession documents closed, denied, and unfinished exhibitions at the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA). These records contain correspondence, research, notes, checklists, label texts, brochures, floor plans and designs, clippings, loan information, photographs, slides, transparencies, and negatives. Some materials are in electronic ...
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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
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- Creators:
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Elisofon, Eliot
- Dates:
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circa 1935-1978
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14000 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm)
30000 Slides (photographs) (color)
80,000 Photographic prints (b&w, 25 x 20 cm. or smaller.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1973-001
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
This collection is comprised of photographic and manuscript materials, primarily created by Eliot Elisofon to document his travels and work. The images portray many aspects of African life and culture including agriculture, wildlife, archaeology, architecture, art and artisans, children, cityscapes and landscapes, leaders, markets, medicine, recreation, ritual and celebration, and transportation. The manuscript materials include correspondence, essays, clippings, puobligations, notes, research, and itineraries.