Container of spare compass lead from a drafting tool kit used by architect John S. Chase. The clear, cylindrical container (a) has a grooved cap (b). Inside the container are four (4) loose pieces of graphite (c-f). The circular pieces of graphite have…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.69.2.5a-f
Container of spare parts from a drafting tool kit used by architect John S. Chase. The rectangular container (.a) is made of clear plastic with a removable cap (.b). Inside the container of eight (8) different pieces. There are three (3) nuts (cde), three…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.69.2.4a-j
This silkscreen print depicts a seated man shown from the back. Wearing a white shirt and bright red vest with gold colored horizontal stripes across the back, he is shown reading a book by candlelight. He rests his elbow on the table in front of him, a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2008.12.4
Contemporary manilla, a form of currency that circulated in West Africa, in a semi-circular horseshoe shape, with slight flairs at ends. The manilla has white and green pigmentation from corrosion.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.182.58.1
Cataloged as “Contemporary South African Artwork, Including Ndebele Murals and Photos of Artwork by Roy Ndinisa and Anton van Wouw” (Photographs [32056000112338]).
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2012-010_ref30
A tri-fold booklet holding Alton Augustus Adam’s Continuous Service Records from 1917-1945. The notebook has five interior pages that are off-white with black type. The pages are divided by titled columns at the top, with fill-in-the-blank squares below.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.263.5
This Portuguese-language comic book “Contos dos Orixás” (Tales of the Orishas) is 120 pages and is printed in color on coated paper. On the front cover, the title is printed in white text at the top and centered [CONTOS DOS / ORIXÁS]. The background is a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.45.1.1
An artbook of Contos dos Orixás by Hugo Canuto printed in color on paper with 28 pages.The contents of the book contain the 16 art pieces of the Orishas collection, plus sketches and concepts of Tales of Orishas comic book. The title of the art book is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.45.3.1
