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McLaren, Lynn, 1922-
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circa 1950-1969
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648 Slides (photographs) (color , 35mm.)
10 Photographic prints (black and white , 8 x 10 inches.)
38 Transparencies (color , 120mm.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2007-009
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
The collection consists of 38 color transparencies, 648 color slides and 10 black-and-white photographic prints taken by Lynn McLaren Demarest while on assignment for various news outlets in the 1950s and 1960s. A majority of the slides and transparencies were taken in East Africa and document indigenous peoples, agriculture (cotton in particular), health and nutrition education, UNICEF activities, architecture, natural landscapes, animals, fishers, coffee plantations and the sisal industry. Locations include Mobassa, Lamu Island, Zanzibar, Dar es Saalam, Lake Victoria, Mount Kilimajaro, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara and Mikumi National Park (Tanzania). The black-and-white photographs depict East African leaders, such as Julius Nyerere, and prominent international visitors to the region, including Robert Kennedy. A small number of slides and transparencies were taken in India.
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Lomas, John E., 1941-
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1972-1973
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905 Slides (photographs) ((2 v.), color)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1985-005
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken by John E. Lomas in the Sudan from 1972 through 1973. The images document the art and culture of village peoples of the Sudan to include the Dinka, Murle and Shilluk. Most are portraits showing body painting and scarification. Activities portrayed include buying and selling in markets, domestic chores, hunting and metal smithing. There are also images of modern and traditional architecture.
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Pruitt, Sharon
- Dates:
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1982
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34 Slides (1 volume, color)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1993-002
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken by Sharon Pruitt of African artists and their work. Art works include those by Emmanuel Efeta, Jimoh Buraimoh, Asiru Olatunde, Gabriel Bamidele, Twins Seven Seven, Jacob Afolabi, Bruce Onobrakpeya, Bayo Ogundele, Gbade Akintunde, Asiru Olatunde, Toki Okunade, Taju Mohibi, Kolade Oshinowo, Muri Adejimi and Charles Umezude.
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Congopresse
- Dates:
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1930-1960
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392 Photographic prints ((4 albums), black & white, 18 x 24 mm.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1993-016
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken by Congopresse photographers in the Belgian Congo. Accompanying the images are French and Flemish language captions which include specific information on locations and photographers, though often without dates.
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Doggett, Drew
- Dates:
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February 2011
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1 Photographic print (b&w; matted, 12 x 18 in. (print); 21 x 24 in. (matted))
1 Photographic print (b&w; matted, 10 x 12 in. (print); 16 x 18 in. (matted))
18 Photographic prints (b&w; matted, 12 x 18 in. (print); 18 x 24 in. (matted))
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2015-009
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
The collection consists of twenty matted black and white photographs taken in February 2011 that were used in Doggett's series, Omo: Expressions of a People (2012). These artistic photographs were taken in Omo Valley, Ethiopia, and depict Suri, Hamar, Dhassanac and Karo peoples.
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Heldman, Marilyn
- Dates:
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1965-1996
- Size:
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179 Slides (photographs) (color, 35 mm)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2013-013
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
This collection is comprised of 179 slides taken by Marilyn Heldman in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Eritrea, and Cameroon. Subjects include architecture, art objects, marketplaces, pottery, reliefs and cultures including the Anuak, Dorze, Falasha, Fulani, Gurage, Tigre, Falasha .
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Fagg, William B., 1914-1992
- Dates:
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between 1949-1959
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2,452 Photographic prints ((21 boxes), black and white, 8 x 10 in.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1986-014
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
The photographs document William Fagg's extensive survey work in Nigeria and his trips to Benin, Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Zaire. The photographs illustrate African cultures and works of art, especially those of the Yoruba in Nigeria. Nigerian artisans portrayed include a blacksmith in the town of Jebba, a craftsman casting brass at Ijebu-Ode, and a potter at work in Nok. Celebrations and ceremonies documented include the igue oba and itue ceremonies and the festival of leaves in Benin. There are also images of dances of the Bargesh in northern Nigeria and a masked dance at Nok. Architecture documented includes altars and shrines in Benin and in Oyo, Nigeria; a Birom settlement; Brazilian-style houses in Porto Novo, Republic of Benin; an emir's house in Nigeria; a Jarawa village in Nigeria; the mosque in Keffi, Nigeria; and palaces of Yoruba kings. Most of the photographs show sculpture including Benin bronze plaques and hip masks; Esie stone sculpture; Ifa divination boards, drums, and figures; a Kuba ndop (royal statue) in the Kinshasa Museum; Nok terra-cotta and wooden figures; and Tada bronze figures. There also are images of epa (masquerade) masks; gelede (men's society) masks; a head of Olokun (a male Yoruba divinity) from Ibadan, Nigeria; and Yoruba edan ogboni (bronze staffs) and ibeji (twin figures) from Nigeria. Images of objects by identifiable artists include a palace pillar, post and sculpture by Agbonbiofe; a door and epa mask by Areogun; and a house post and lidded bowl by Olowe of Ise.
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Shamir, Marli
- Dates:
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1971
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229 Gelatin silver prints (black and white, 8 x 10 in. or smaller)
89 Photographic prints ((1 v.), black and white, 23 x 18 cm. or smaller)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1995-025
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken by Marli Shamir in Mali, in 1971. The majority of the images show architecture in Djenne, Mali. Other images depict architecture of the Dogon in Timbuktu, Gao and San. Photographs from this collection were featured by Labelle Prussin's thesis entitled, "The Architecture of Djenne; African Synthesis and Transformation," (Yale University, 1974) and in her book entitled, "Hatumere: Islamic Design in West Africa," (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1986). The images have also been displayed in an exhibition entitled, "Marli Shamir Photographs from the Sahel," held in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, in 1976.
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Hadsel, Chris
- Dates:
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circa 1970-1999
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24 Postcards (col.)
2 Prints (b&w.)
39 Postage stamps (col.)
2 Letters (framed)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2012-015
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
The collection includes 29 postage stamps from the Republic of Mali, (24) color postcards, (2) 8 x 10 inch black and white photogaphs, and (2) framed thank you letters to "Terri" (Ambassador Fred Hadsel). Two postcards (1970, 1972) are to Winifred Hadsel, two have notes describing the location/date (1972-1973), while the rest are blank. The postcar...
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Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969
Robbins, Warren M.
- Dates:
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1971-1974
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4 Lithographs
1 Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
49 Slides
49 Negatives
1 Sound discs (CD)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2017-004
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art