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"Archipelago": Kelvin Rotardier, Judith Jamison, Consuelo Atlas, & Dudley Williams — Prints for Jack Mitchell Publication

1971

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Cataloged as “"Archipelago": Kelvin Rotardier, Judith Jamison, Consuelo Atlas, & Dudley Williams” (Prints).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.245_ref240
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Architectural House Plan and Plumbing Template owned by John Chase

mid-late 20th century

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Architectural House Plan and Plumbing Template owned by John Chase. The tan template has black printed text and cut out areas in various shapes. The plastic is partially transparent and has rounded corners. There are sections labeled with dimensions…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.69.3.1
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templates

Architectural House Template by Timely Co. owned by John Chase

mid-late 20th century

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Architectural house template created by Timely Products Co. owned by John Chase. The tan template has black printed text and cut out areas in various shapes. The plastic is partially transparent. The object is labeled at the top [TIMELY / POST # 2970-T /…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.69.3.2
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Architectural illustration of the new Student Center at UDC by Michael Marshall

2011

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Architectural drawing of the new Student Center at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) by architect Michael Marshall. This rendering is done in ink and watercolor on translucent paper. The drawing shows a colorful view of the new student…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.24.14.1
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Architectural molding fragment from Charleston, South Carolina

before 1863

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A molding fragment from Charleston, South Carolina. The fragment is from a horizontal architectural element of a building. It has a cement body with a decorative plaster of Paris surface layer that is finished in gray paint. The back of the fragment is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.21.39
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Architectural molding fragment from Charleston, South Carolina

before 1863

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A molding fragment from Charleston, South Carolina. The fragment is from a horizontal architectural element of a building. The body is composed of a grayish portland cement with a decorative plaster of Paris surface layer that is finished in gray paint.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.21.40
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Architectural molding fragment from Charleston, South Carolina

before 1863

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A molding fragment from Charleston, South Carolina. The fragment is from a horizontal architectural element of a building. The fragment has a cement body. Above the cement is a thick decorative layer of an off-white portland cement, finished in a coat of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.21.41
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Architectural molding fragment from Charleston, South Carolina

before 1863

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A molding fragment from Charleston, South Carolina. The fragment is from a horizontal architectural element of a building. The fragment’s body is composed of cement. Above it is thick decorative layer that is finished in a coat of plaster with a lime wash.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.21.42
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Architectural molding fragment from Charleston, South Carolina

before 1863

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A molding fragment from Charleston, South Carolina. The fragment is from a horizontal architectural element of a building. The fragment’s body is composed of gypsum plaster. On the back of the fragment are three patches of tan stucco remnants on one side.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.21.43
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Architectural molding fragment from Charleston, South Carolina

before 1863

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A molding fragment from Charleston, South Carolina. The fragment is from a horizontal architectural element of a building. The fragment’s body is composed of cement. Above it is thick decorative layer that is finished in a coat of plaster with a lime wash.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.21.44
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Architectural molding fragment from Charleston, South Carolina

before 1863

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A molding fragment from Charleston, South Carolina. The fragment is from a horizontal architectural element of a building. The fragment’s body is composed of off-white cement. Approximately three-quarters of the back of the fragment is covered in stucco.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.21.45
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Architectural molding fragment from Charleston, South Carolina

before 1863

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A molding fragment from Charleston, South Carolina. The fragment is from a horizontal architectural element of a building. The fragment’s body is composed of two layers: cement at the back and plaster towards the decorative surface. There is a short metal…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.21.46
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Architectural molding fragment from Charleston, South Carolina

before 1863

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A molding fragment from Charleston, South Carolina. The fragment is from a horizontal architectural element of a building. The fragment’s body is composed of two layers: light brown aggregate filler layer at the back and a white cementitious material…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.21.47
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Architectural molding fragment from Charleston, South Carolina

before 1863

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A molding fragment from Charleston, South Carolina. The fragment is from a horizontal architectural element of a building. The fragment’s body is composed entirely of bright white plaster. The back of the fragment has several small patches of sandy beige…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.21.48
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Architectural Offices of Silverman and Levy, Smedley Street, Phila.

October 20, 1978

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An illustration of a building facade on Smedley Street in Philadelphia, sketched in graphite on tan-colored paper by architect Julian Abele Cook, Sr. This sketch focuses on the the architectural details of the two-story brick row building, which features a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.95.13
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Architectural plumbing fixture template by Universal Rundle Corporation

mid-late 20th century

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Architectural plumbing fixture template by Universal Rundle Corporation owned by John Chase. The green template has black printed text and cut out areas in various shapes. The plastic is partially transparent. At the top, printed text in the center reads…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.69.3.4
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Architectural plumbing template by American Standard owned by John Chase

1965

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Architectural plumbing template by American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corporation owned by John Chase. The green template has black and red printed text and cut out areas in various shapes. The plastic is partially transparent. There are some red…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.69.3.3
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Historical photographs & visual records

Architectural Renderings of Ndebele Homesteads

1960

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Architectural Renderings of Ndebele Homesteads, 1960. The drawing is an architectural layout of Ndebele homesteads done in watercolor. There is a drawing in the upper right corner of an Ndebele woman holding a bowl. Photograph by Constance Stuart Larrabee,…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-060917
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Architectural template by Haworth, Inc. owned by John Chase

1984

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Architectural plumbing fixture template by Haworth, Inc. owned by John Chase. The off-white template has black printed text and cut out areas in various shapes. The plastic is partially transparent. The right side of the template has [HAWORTH] with linear…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.69.3.5
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Historical photographs & visual records

Architecture, Moputo (Mozambique)

1946

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Cataloged as “Architecture, Moputo (Mozambique)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068287
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Historical photographs & visual records

Archival materials on a shelf in the National Archives collections storage, Dakar, Senegal

October 1990

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Cataloged as “Archival materials on a shelf in the National Archives collections storage, Dakar, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1991-002, Item EEPA 1991-020014
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Photographs and Still Images

Archival process photo for "I, Destini"

2013-2016

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A black-and-white photograph of Destini Riley addressing an audience. Her parents, Lattina and Carlos Riley, can also be seen standing behind her. She wears a lanyard with an ID card that reads [FILMMAKERS / Destini Riley / I, DESTINI].

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.94.4.50
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Photographs and Still Images

Archival process photo for "I, Destini Film"

2015

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A black-and-white photograph of a screenshot with four members of the Riley family praying: Destini Riley, Pat Riley, Carlos Riley and Lattina Riley. Standing in a circle and reaching for each other’s hands, each person bows their head in prayer. Media…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.94.4.29
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Photographs and Still Images

Archival process photo for "I, Destini Film"

2013-2016

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A black-and-white archival process photograph with Destini Riley animating a photograph of her grandmother, Pat Riley. She sits in front of a screen with a photograph of her grandmother wearing a paper smile. Using a stylus and wearing a glove on her right…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.94.4.33
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