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National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
- Dates:
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1989
- Size:
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1 video recording ((28:00 min.) , sound, color)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1989-030
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
The videorecording "Togu na and Check: Change and Continuity in the Art of Mali", which documents two forms of art of the Dogon and Bamana peoples in Mali, West Africa, in 1989.
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Robbins, Warren M.
Elisofon, Eliot
- Dates:
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circa 1969-1990
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1 Watercolor (framed)
3 Prints (black and white, 1 framed, 2 matted)
1 Portfolio
28 Posters
7 Documents ((brochures))
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2015-013
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
The Robbins Center Collection includes posters advertizing the Museum of African Art (now the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution) and its exhibits, exhibit brochures, a watercolor painting and photographs by Eliot Elisofon, and museum signage.
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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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National Museum of African Art. Office of External Affairs
- Dates:
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1983-2006
- Size:
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3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 11-005
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the publicity of exhibitions and special events at the National Museum of African Art. Also included are materials relating to the opening of the museum in its mall location, the building's 10th anniversary celebration, and biographical information for Roslyn A. Walker (Director, 1997-2002) and ...
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National Museum of African Art. Office of Education and Public Programs
- Dates:
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1973-2007
- Size:
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13 cu. ft. (13 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 10-006
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of files created and maintained primarily by Edward Lifschitz and Veronika Jenke. These records document public education programs in African art, history, and culture. Materials include correspondence and memoranda; workshop and program information; docent training information; docent newsletters; photographs, neg...
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National Museum of African Art
- Dates:
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1984-2006
- Size:
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-081
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records were created and maintained by Andrea Nicolls, Assistant Curator and Curator until 2006 at the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA). Materials include purchase recommendations, exhibition records, correspondence, docent records, intern records, black and white photographs, color photographs, floor plans, and electronic records.
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Dates:
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June 23-July 4, 2000
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.2000
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.
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National Museum of African Art. Office of Education and Public Programs
- Dates:
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1978-2005
- Size:
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9.5 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-174
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of files created and maintained by Edward Lifschitz. These records document public education programs in African art, history, and culture. Materials include correspondence and memoranda; workshop and symposium information; contractual agreements; reports; evaluation forms; docent training information; docent newsl...
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National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
- Dates:
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1898-[ongoing]
- Size:
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61 Volumes
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1985-014
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
This collection includes postcards from 45 African countries. Subjects include agriculture; animals; artists; body arts; cityscapes; cultural landscapes; dance; education; expeditions; flora; industry; leaders; marketplaces; medicine; military; missionaries; music; portraits; recreation; rites and ceremonies; and transportation, among many other topics.
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Richard York Gallery
- Dates:
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circa 1865-2005
bulk 1981-2004
- Size:
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89.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.richyorg
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The records of the Richard York Gallery, a New York gallery specializing in American art from early 1800s to 1950, measure 79.3 linear feet and date from circa 1865-2005, with the bulk of the material dating from 1981 to 2004. Three-fourths of the records are artists' artwork files, documenting the sale and consignment of nearly 6,500 works of art. The gallery's activities are also recorded through correspondence, client files, gallery invoices, inventories, business and financial records, printed materials, scrapbooks, photographic materials of artwork, and estate records for the John Marin estate and Sergio Stella estate (Joseph Stella). An addition of 10.2 linear feet, dated circa 1865 to 2005, includes artists' files arranged alphabetically containing printed material, clippings, exhibition announcements, and scattered correspondence and financial documents.