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Historical photographs & visual records

Arrival of Egungun Logodu, Ile Alapinni

1981

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Cataloged as “Arrival of Egungun Logodu, Ile Alapinni” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-0802
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Arrival of Egungun Obadimeji

1981

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Cataloged as “Arrival of Egungun Obadimeji” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-0839
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Arrival of hunters and other persons

1977-07-09

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Cataloged as “Arrival of hunters and other persons” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-1375
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Arrival of labourers to help with the installation of the telescope at Radcliffe Observatory, Pretoria (South Africa)

1948

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Cataloged as “Arrival of labourers to help with the installation of the telescope at Radcliffe Observatory, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063833
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Arrival of other Chiefs

1981

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Cataloged as “Arrival of other Chiefs” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-0872
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Arrival of other egungun

1981

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Cataloged as “Arrival of other egungun” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-0944
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Arrival of Sir Claude and Lady Ethel MacDonald at the Consulate, Old Calabar

ca. 1890s

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Original caption reads "Arrival of Sir Claude and Lady [Ethel] MacDonald at Consulate funeral. O.C.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2000-003, Item EEPA 2000-003-0043
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Arrival of the Timi of Ede, Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival, Cape Coast

1986

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Donor notes read: "Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival, Cape Coast, Sept. 6, 1986; Procession of chiefs/royals to the assembly area; linguists. The Timi of Ede at this time was Oba Tijani Oladokun Ajagbe Oyewusi Agbonran II. The date on the slide is DEC 86.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0770
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Arrival of women from Ile Ore

1977-07-09

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Cataloged as “Arrival of women from Ile Ore” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-1372
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"Arrivée de "l'Albert" à l'appontement de Boké." [Arrival of the "Albert" at the Boké wharf.], Boké, Guinée

c. 1907

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90. Guinée Française. Arrivée de "l'Albert" à l'appontement de Boké.[,] Arrival of the "Albert" at the pier of Boké).; CARTE POSTALE; à utiliser seulement dans le service intérieur (France, Algérie et Tunisie).. Published by Comptoir Parisien, édit.,…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-1179
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"Arrivée du Tram" [Arrival of the Tram], Kindia, Guinée

Date not recorded

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12. KINDIA (Guinée Française)[,] Arrivée du Tram; CARTE POSTALE.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-1039
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Arriving at Awolowo's Daughter's wedding, Ikenne, Nigeria

1973-10-27

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Original text on slide reads, "Arriving at Awolowo's Daughter's wedding. Approaching St. Savior's Church. Indian? beaten cloth to give shrine. Saturday".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1312
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Arriving Masqueraders, Egede Masquerade, Owan, Edo State, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “Arriving Masqueraders, Egede Masquerade, Owan, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-2110
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Arrtwork displayed at a school, Emebet, Eritrea

circa 1997

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Cataloged as “Arrtwork displayed at a school, Emebet, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1113
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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Arsenio Hall

1956–

Arsenio Hall (born February 12, 1956) is an American comedian, actor and talk show host. He hosted a late-night talk show, The Arsenio Hall Show, from 1989 until 1994, and again from 2013 to 2014. He has appeared in Martial Law, Coming to America (1988),…

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Art and architecture students working in a studio, Pretoria (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Art and architecture students working in a studio, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-068231
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Art and Ceremonial Objects, Market Scenes and Yoruba, Ewe and Ila Peoples, Iperu, Ikenne, Togo and Itasa

circa 1970-circa 1983

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Cataloged as “Art and Ceremonial Objects, Market Scenes and Yoruba, Ewe and Ila Peoples, Iperu, Ikenne, Togo and Itasa” (Slides [32056000030563]).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2005-002_ref572
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Art and Religious Objects

circa 1973-circa 2000

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Cataloged as “Art and Religious Objects” (Slides [32056000030571]).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2005-002_ref588
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Archival documents & files

Art, Artist, and Influences Series - Hatch-Billops Interview with Talley Beatty — Series 4: The Art Smith Project and Retrospective Exhibitions

1981

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Cataloged as “Art, Artist, and Influences Series - Hatch-Billops Interview with Talley Beatty”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2022.64_ref231
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Books and Published Materials

Art, Artists, and Society: Origins of a Modern Dilemma, Painting in England and France, 1750-1850

1963

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Paperback copy with 180 pages. At the top of the front cover there is black printed text on a white background which reads [ART, ARTISTS / & SOCIETY / Origins of a Modern Dilemma / Painting in England and France, 1750-1850 / by Geraldine Pelles]. Below…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.26.5.28
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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Art Blakey

1919–1990

Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s. Blakey made a name for himself in the 1940s in the…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Art Blakey

2007

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This oil painting depicts the jazz drummer Art Blakey playing the drums. Wearing a blue striped jacket, yellow shirt and red striped tie, he holds a pair of raised drumsticks, his head thrown back, his mouth open and his eyes closed. In the background is a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.130.6
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