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Mack, Beverly
- Dates:
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1979-1984
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2 volumes
725 slides (photographs) (color)
7 slides (photographs) (black & white)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1984-002
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken by Beverly Mack in Sierra Leone and of the Hausa people in Kano, Nigeria. The photographs document the cultures of northern Nigeria and Sierra Leone, including the Hausa people. Locations include Fourah Bay College in Freetown and Port Loko, Sierra Leone, and Kana and Zaria, Nigeria. Africans are shown buying and selling in markets, holding an Islamic celebration at the palace in Kano and riding horses. Architecture shown includes exteriors and interiors of buildings such as houses and Islamic structures, as well as street scenes.
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Ames, David Watson
- Dates:
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1950
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125 slides (photographs) (color)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1987-004
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken by David Ames of rural Wolof village life in Gambia in 1950.
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International Harvester Company
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1931
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2 Items (film reels (ca. 15 min.), si., b&w, 35 mm.)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.inteharv
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Footage of plaster model for statue, standing figure, somewhat larger than life, in Brcin's studio in Chicago, from various angles and in different lights. Brcin working on clay details. Casters applying mold; removing mold in sections. Breaking up mold, revealing finished plaster cast, particularly the head.
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Kaufman, Glen
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1957-2011
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4.9 Linear feet
0.124 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kaufglen
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of fiber artist and educator Glen Kaufman measure 4.9 linear feet and 0.124 GB and date from 1957-2011. The papers primarily document his travels and student work through biographical material, journals, printed materials, digital photographs and artwork. Included are 15 travel journals, two handwoven knotted pile rug samples, and two sketchbooks. An unprocessed addition of 3.8 linear feet donated in 2015 includes biographical material, professional correspondence, teaching files, photographs of Kaufman and works of art, works of art including sketches and weaving samples, and printed material.
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Qöyawayma, Al, 1938-
Riedel, Mija, 1958-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
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2010 March 30-31
- Size:
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153 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.qyaway10
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Al Qöyawayma conducted 2010 March 30 and 31, by Mija Riedel, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Qöyawayma's home and studio, in Prescott, Arizona.
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Schoonhoven, Terry, 1945-2001
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circa 1969-1980
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0.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.schoterr
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Terry Schoonhoven papers measure 0.4 linear feet and date from circa 1969 to 1980. The scattered papers document Schoonhoven's career in Los Angeles as a painter, printmaker, and muralist through writings, artwork and 10 sketchbooks, and photographs.
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Reitz, Don, 1929-2014
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circa 1935-2015
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11.6 Linear feet
11.2 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.reitdon
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of artist and educator Don Reitz measure 11.6 linear feet and date from circa 1935 to 2015. The collection documents Reitz's work as a professional artist and educator through biographical material, correspondence; writings, interviews and lectures; documentation on workshops and performances; studio records; gallery and exhibition files; printed material, photographic material, and artwork.
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Currie, Sara R. (Sara Rockefeller)
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1899-1926
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35 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.currsara
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Biographical sketch written by Currie; photographs of Lenz and some of his work; correspondence; an exhibition catalog; and postcards of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition held in San Francisco, Calif. in 1915; newspaper clippings about Lenz, and his sculptures, particularly "Stardust," done just before his death; and a printed reproductio...
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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June 24-July 5, 1998
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1998
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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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Volkersz, Willem
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1975-1985
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2.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.volkwill
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Willem Voklersz interviews measure 2.6 linear feet and date from 1975-1985. The collection consists of twenty-nine sound cassettes containing thirty-one interviews of folk artists conducted by Volkersz for a personal research project, a monologue, and readings by Volkersz of notes on individual artists. Subjects include folk artists such as Howard Finster, Jesse Howard, and St. EOM (Eddie Owens Martin). Also found are thirty-seven transcripts of the recordings.