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Exhibition Correspondence, Barnard College — Exhibitions

1977

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Cataloged as “Exhibition Correspondence, Barnard College”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2022.64_ref77
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Exhibition Ephemera, Jewelry by Artists, The Daphne Farago Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston — Series 5: Legacy and Posthumous Exhibits

2007-2008

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Cataloged as “Exhibition Ephemera, Jewelry by Artists, The Daphne Farago Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2022.64_ref262
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Exhibition Invitation from Yvonne O'Neal for a Private Showing of Jewelry by Art Smith — Series 5: Legacy and Posthumous Exhibits

undated

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Cataloged as “Exhibition Invitation from Yvonne O'Neal for a Private Showing of Jewelry by Art Smith”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2022.64_ref257
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Historical photographs & visual records

Exhibition of Constance Stuart Larrabee photographs at the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Stellenbosch (South Africa)

1983

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Cataloged as “Exhibition of Constance Stuart Larrabee photographs at the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Stellenbosch (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066150
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BIOGRAPHY
Education & Scholarship

Exie Lee Hampton

1893–1979

Exie Lee Hampton (1893–1979), born Exie Lee Kelley, was an American educator, community leader and clubwoman in Southern California. She served on the national board of the YWCA during World War II, and was executive director of the Eastside Settlement…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Books and Published Materials

Expecting a Baby

1958

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A booklet called "Expecting a Baby", published by the Virginia State Department of Health and dated 1958. The book has a pink cover, heavy paper with a linen finish, and is printed in black ink throughout. On the cover is an illustration of a woman…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.75.33
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Expo

ca. 1974

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This is the Expo necklace designed and created by jeweler Art Smith. The necklace is made of a single piece of sterling silver wire shaped as an open-ended torque necklace, or neck ring, with looped ends. The necklace is twisted and bent with it…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.12.27
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Historical photographs & visual records

Exterior of Aboru Aboye Babalawo shop. Ifa diviner

1988-08

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Original text on slide reads, "Exterior of Aboru Aboye Babalawo shop. Ifa diviner".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1627
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Exterior of Dorze home, Gamo Highlands, Ethiopia

2010-10-13

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Cataloged as “Exterior of Dorze home, Gamo Highlands, Ethiopia” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-3464
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Historical photographs & visual records

Exterior of government home

ca. 1890s

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Original caption reads "Government Home. [unintelligible]".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2000-003, Item EEPA 2000-003-0062
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Exterior of Gurunsi home

2004 November 10

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Exterior of Gurunsi home, outside/ pots/gourds. Original Carousel number, 2, Slide number, 13.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0147
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Exterior of house and courtyard, Ikenne, Nigeria

1988-07

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Original text on slide reads, "Exterior of house and courtyard".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1561
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Exterior of Konso home, Awasa, Ethiopia

2010-10-06

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Exterior of Konso home with round thatched home and pottery chimney. Original Carousel 25, slide 49.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-3133
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Exterior of Namirembe cathedral, Kampala

ca. 1901-1910

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Cataloged as “Exterior of Namirembe cathedral, Kampala” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2000-005, Item EEPA.2000-005-0007
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Exterior of Rock-Hewn Church, Lalibela, Ethiopia

2010-09-27

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Original Carousel 21, slide 31.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2568
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Exterior of St. Emmannuel Church, Frere Town, Kenya

ca. 1897

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Cataloged as “Exterior of St. Emmannuel Church, Frere Town, Kenya” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-002, Item EEPA.1998-002-0001
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Exterior of the Chapel of the Tablet at the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion, Aksum, Ethiopia

2010-10-03

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Chapel of the Tablet at the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion, which is said to house the Biblical Ark of the Covenant. Original Carousel 24, slide 103.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-3048
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Exterior of village home, Natitingou to Bohicon, Benin

2004 November 16

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Exterior of village home. Original Carousel number, 4, slide number, 26.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0425
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Accessories and Personal Effects

Eye mask beloning to Etta Moten Barnett

1950-2004

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This is a pink cloth and lace eye mask belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. The mask consists of pink silky material on the front and pink velvet material in the back, edged with white lace. It is in the shape of a narrow cat’s eye mask. Two closed eyelids…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.13.1.55
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