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- Dates:
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between 1958-1972
- Size:
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178 slides (photographs) (color)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2003-003
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken by Allan L. Pitcher, a Foreign Service officer working and traveling in Nigeria, Cameroon, Liberia, Ghana and Upper Volta. Images include individual and group portraits of men, women and children, leaders and village elders. There are numerous images of markets to include close-ups of market stalls and street views. Also included are images of rites, ceremonies and various dance performances in Liberia, among the boys about to enter the initiation camp, women of Sande society and dances performed in conjunction with government ceremonies. Another focus of the photography are industry and economic activities. Slides show rubber production in Firestone Rubber plantation (Liberia), mining and dam construction. Among the most important images are architectural shots, which include African residences as well as official buildings. Pitcher also photographed the Esso station with the screens by Adebisi Akanji and a shrine in Oshogbo.
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Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
- Dates:
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circa 1969-1990
- Size:
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88 cu. ft. (88 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 487
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) exhibition files, arranged by exhibition. The files contain varying amounts of information, including itineraries, shipping and insurance papers, press releases, lists of items, correspondence with lenders, and occasional photographs.
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Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988
Cummings, Paul
- Dates:
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1973 Nov. 7-Dec. 26
- Size:
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148 Pages (Transcript)
1 Item (Audio excerpt: 1 sound file (5 min. 29 sec.), digital)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.noguch73
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Isamu Noguchi conducted 1973 Nov. 7-Dec. 26, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.
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Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
- Dates:
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1975-2003
- Size:
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23 cu. ft. (23 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 04-064
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the planning, execution, administration, and promotion of traveling exhibitions. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, press releases, press kits, photographs, catalog text, itineraries, fact sheets, checklists, meeting agendas, clippings, budgets, proposals, brochures, notes and rel...
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Onslow-Ford, Gordon
- Dates:
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1951-1978
- Size:
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0.3 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 2 reels))
2 Items (Addition)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.onslgord
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
13 studio notebooks and travel journals; and drafts of unpublished manuscripts.
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Thomas Ofcansky collection
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Ofcansky, Thomas P., 1947-
- Dates:
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1678-circa 2005
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1 Booklet (sheet music)
30 Engravings
6 Photographic prints
6 Posters
1 Drawing
2 Documents
12 Maps
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2015-012
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
The collection dates from 1678 to circa 2005 and consists of 58 maps, engravings, posters, original documents and photographs related to East, Central and South Africa. There is a special focus on Ethiopia (Abyssinia), Tanzania and the Sudan, and the collection's subjects include East African geography, history, political affairs and African leaders, as well as European (German, Italian, British) and American colonization, exploration and warfare in Africa.
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Elisofon, Eliot
- Dates:
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circa 1935-1978
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14000 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm)
30000 Slides (photographs) (color)
80,000 Photographic prints (b&w, 25 x 20 cm. or smaller.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1973-001
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
This collection is comprised of photographic and manuscript materials, primarily created by Eliot Elisofon to document his travels and work. The images portray many aspects of African life and culture including agriculture, wildlife, archaeology, architecture, art and artisans, children, cityscapes and landscapes, leaders, markets, medicine, recreation, ritual and celebration, and transportation. The manuscript materials include correspondence, essays, clippings, puobligations, notes, research, and itineraries.
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- Creators:
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DeCorse, Christopher
- Dates:
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1978-1987
- Size:
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2363 slides (photographs) ((6 v.), color)
2,363 color copy slides
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1993-028
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken by Christopher DeCorse during his travels in Ghana, Gambia, Senegal, Mali and Cote d'Ivoire.
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Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
- Dates:
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1987-1994
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17 oversize folders.
- Collection ID:
- Accession 03-049
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the design and lay out of traveling exhibitions. Materials include blueprints, floor plans and other design drawings.
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- Creators:
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Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
- Dates:
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1983-1989
- Size:
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 01-133
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the planning, execution, administration, and promotion of traveling exhibitions. The bulk of the collection covers the year 1985. The records were created and maintained by Peggy A. Loar, Director (1981-circa 1991). Materials include correspondence, memoranda, press releases, press kits, catalo...