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Gabriel, Léopold
- Dates:
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between 1920-1940
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370 postcards (silver gelatin (2 v.), black & white, 9 x 14 cm. or smaller )
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1989-001
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken by L. Gabriel in Central Africa and Mozambique between 1914-1920.
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Zagourski, Casimir
- Dates:
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circa 1925
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6 negatives (photographic) (dupe negatives, black & white, 4 x 5 in.)
375 postcards (1 volume, black & white, 9 x 14 cm.)
437 photographic prints (12 folders, copy prints; black & white, 8 x 10 in. or smaller )
4 contact sheets
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1987-024
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
The collection includes (6) 4 x 5 copy negatives, 375 postcards, 437 copy prints and 4 contact sheets.
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Miller, Judith von D.
Miller, Norman N., 1933-
- Dates:
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undated
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14 photographic prints (color)
141 photographic prints (black and white)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2008-007
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
The photographs in this study collection are related to the publication of Judith Miller's book Art in East Africa: a Guide to Contemporary Art.
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Lee, James
- Dates:
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1963-1970
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323 slides (photographs) (1 volume, color, 35 mm.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1985-006
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken by James Lee in Cameroon, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, and Zimbabwe between 1963 and 1970. The images reflect a variety of themes.
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- Dates:
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circa 1935
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48 postcards (Album, color.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2008-006
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
This album contains postcards of religious sites and cultural/natural landscapes in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The postcards provide historical views of the city and names of churches and official buildings. The album binding was handmade by an Italian military official during the Ethiopian campaign in 1935-1936 and has a beautifully painted cover with the title Addis Abeba in Italian and Amharic, as well as an Italian coat of arms and official seal.
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Evans, Walker, 1903-1975
- Dates:
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1935
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225 photographic prints (silver gelatin (3 boxes), black & white, 8 x 10 in.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1985-010
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Peoples and kingdoms whose art works are shown include the Asante, Baule, Benin, Boki, Dogon, Fang (Pahouin), Ijo, Kuba, Lumbu, Mama, Mende, Mpongwe, Punu and Yoruba. Objects depicted include garments, doors, fly whisks, gold weights, headrests, jewelry, masks, musical instrument such as bells and rhythym pounders, power figures, pipes, staff finials, stools and wood sculptures of men and women.
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- Dates:
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circa 1905-1978 (bulk 1905-1920)
bulk 1900-1920
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147 photographs
3 volumes (books)
43 postcards
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2008-003
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
This collection contains 147 photographic prints and 43 postcards from East Africa (circa 1907-circa 1914), especially Kijobe, which depict the activities of the Africa Inland Mission; Theodore Roosevelt's safari in 1909; views of Nairobi, Mombasa, Port Said, Lake Victoria and other landscapes; and portraits of Maasai, Kikuyu, Kamba, Kavirondo, Akawba, Gikuyu, Somali and Swahili coast peoples. Missionaries pictured include Hetz, Hurlburt, and Wallace, who is listed as photographer on many of the prints. The collection also contains 3 paperback books, published by Africa Inland Mission, which describe the history of the organization and the experiences of its missionaries: Faster Beats the Drum (1978), Another Hand on Mine (1975) and Gardens of Miracles (1976).
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- Dates:
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circa 1899-1955
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126 chromolithographs (126 trade cards (13 sets))
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2008-005
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
This collection consists of 126 chromolithographic trade cards (13 sets) published by the Leibig Company between 1899 and 1955. These trade cards were included with products sold in Europe, such as chicken soup and chocolate. The cards focus on African art and material culture and showcase distinctive ethnic types, artistic and craft traditions, cultural performance, dress/costume and leadership. Sets include In Transvaal, In Abyssinia, Scenes of Africa, In East Africa I, Madagascar, In East Africa II, Life Among the Congolese People, Wild Animals of the Congo, The Italian Empire, Congolese Craftsmanship, Hunting and Fishing in the Belgian Congo, Peoples of the Belgian Congo, and History of the Belgian Congo I-III. Captions on the cards appear in French, Italian and German.
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- Creators:
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National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
- Dates:
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1979-[ongoing]
- Size:
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4 linear feet ((36 files))
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1973-006
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Documentation; including correspondence, prints, slides and brochures; produced and collected by the National Museum of African Art to support exhibits sponsored by the museum from 1979 to the present.
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- Dates:
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between 1880-1930
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18 photographic prints (1 volume, black and white, 15 x 21 cm. or smaller)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1973-009
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Vintage photographs, including albumen and silver gelatin photographic prints, collected by the staff of the National Museum of African Art from its inception in 1979.