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Adedze, Agbenyega
- Dates:
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1989
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375 slides (photographs) (includes notes. (1 volume), color)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1990-006
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken by Agbenyega Adedze in 1989 documenting textile marketing and production among the Ewe people in Togo and southeastern Ghana, as well as an Ewe festival in Togo. The trip was funded by the National Museum of African Art.
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Wells, Oliver, 1907-1970
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circa 1967
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2 Color prints
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.81C
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs depicting Mary Peters (Interior Salish) weaving a tapestry with a two-bar loom and Mrs. William Kelley (Coast Salish) spinning yarn with a spinning wheel. Photographs made in Sardis, Chilliwack, British Columbia.
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Cook, Lia, 1942-
Baizerman, Suzanne
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
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2006 August 22-29
- Size:
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36 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.cook06
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Lia Cook conducted 2006 August 22-29, by Suzanne Baizerman, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in the artist's studio, in Berkeley, California.
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Di Mare, Dominic, 1932-
Mayfield, Signe
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
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2002 June 4-10
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60 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.dimare02
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Dominic Di Mare conducted 2002 June 4-10, by Signe Mayfield, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at his home and studio, in Tiburon, California.
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Cook, Lia, 1942-
- Dates:
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1968-2012
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5.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.cooklia
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of fiber artist and painter Lia Cook measure 5.9 linear feet and date from 1968 to 2012. Cook's career and exhibition activities are documented through biographical material, correspondence, professional files, gallery and exhibition files, printed material, photographs, and artwork.
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1982
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40 Prints (silver gelatin)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.90-6
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs depicting Korean hatter Chong Choon Mo and Korean weaver Kim Jum Soon demonstrating their crafts at the 1982 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. The photographs were probably made by a Smithsonian photographer.
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Lankton, James W.
- Dates:
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1989
- Size:
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225 slides (photographs) (1 volume, color)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1990-004
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken by art gallery owner James W. Lankton in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to document Kuba art and culture. Images are primarily from Mushenge, the Kuba capital. Activities documented include house building, wood carving, coffee drying, embroidering, hat making, drum playing, hair styling and basket weaving. Images of objects include a loom, a mask, musical instruments, royal costumes, road signs and textiles. Architecture includes an art school; village houses; king's palace and reception area; a mission church including altar, doors and interior; market shops; and a weaver's house. Portraits include the Kuba king, the king's retainers, his sons and a weaver.
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Setzler, Frank M. (Frank Maryl), 1902-1975
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April 8, 1949
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18 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7437
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
The letter reports a lack of research at the Smithsonian into tapestries, silks, and velours and makes recommendations for pursuing the subjects. Enclosures are statements and bibliographies that were being distributed by the Department of Anthropology--The Arts of the Thread (statement regarding the collection of textile arts in the United States ...
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Blumenau, Lili
- Dates:
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1958
- Size:
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2 Items
- Collection ID:
- AAA.blumlili
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
A photograph (b&w) of Lili Blumenau at work at a loom, taken by David Vestal, undated; and a certificate "In Recognition of Public Service" issued by the United States Department of State to Blumenau for her "assistance in the American program for the Brussels Universal and International Exhibition, 1958."
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1971-1973
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0.25 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2015-16
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
The collection contains a bound Yapese-English workbook, two small photograph albums, and a letter to the Mays from High Chief Rafael Tol of Kolonia, Yap.