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Historical photographs & visual records

[Atta Kwami's studio] Johannesburg, South Africa

Date not recorded

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[Ghanaian artist].

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2010-010, Item EEPA 2010-010-1323
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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Attallah Shabazz

1958–

Attallah Shabazz (born November 16, 1958) is an American actress, author, diplomat, and motivational speaker, and the eldest daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz.

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[Attilio Gatti posing with man]

ca. 1930

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Cataloged as “[Attilio Gatti posing with man]” (Postcards; Picture postcards).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA ET 2011-014-0087
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Atuekpa Masquerader (Ivionima Quarter), Otsa Festival, Azukhala, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Atuekpa Masquerader (Ivionima Quarter), Otsa Festival, Azukhala, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-1330
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Historical photographs & visual records

Atwa bush where "fetish" people were buried

1986

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Donor notes read: "Atwa bush were "fetish" people were buried. The date on the slide is DEC 86.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0804
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"Au bord d'un marigot" [At the edge of a backwater], Guinée

c. 1908

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237. Afrique Occidentale - GUINÉE -- Au bord d'un marigot; CARTE POSTALE; Tous les pays étrangers n'acceptent pas la[,] correspondance au recto, se renseigner à la Poste. Published by Collection Générale Fortier, Dakar.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-0996
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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Aubrey Ayala

Biography

Aubrey Ann Ayala, simply known as Aubrey, is a vocal artist from Philadelphia. She has two entries on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart. In 2001 she hit number one with "Stand Still".

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BIOGRAPHY
Education & Scholarship

Aubrey Bowser

1886–1979

Aubrey Howard Bowser (April 4, 1886 – 1980) was an American writer, literary critic, and educator. He reviewed books for the New York Amsterdam News. His writings include a serialized novel, The Man Who Would Be White, which was made into the race film The…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Aubrey Elliot, Pretoria (South Africa)

1983

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Cataloged as “Aubrey Elliot, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064739
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Aubrey Elliot, seated, Pretoria (South Africa)

1983

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Cataloged as “Aubrey Elliot, seated, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064741
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BIOGRAPHY
Film & Television

Aubrey Joseph

1997–

Aubrey Omari Joseph (born November 26, 1997) is an American actor best known for his role as Tyrone Johnson / Cloak in Freeform's Cloak & Dagger.

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Arts & Performance

Aubrey Williams

1926–1990

Aubrey Williams (8 May 1926 – 27 April 1990) was a Guyanese artist. He was best known for his large, oil-on-canvas paintings, which combine elements of abstract expressionism with forms, images and symbols inspired by the pre-Columbian art of indigenous…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia Wednesday morning January 15, 1969

January 15, 1969; printed 2011

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This black and white photograph depicts Ebenezer Baptist Church where Martin Luther King Jr.'s first commemorative birthday event was held in 1969. There are cars parked along the street and crowds going into the church. There is a sign for [EBENEZER /…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.1
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Historical photographs & visual records

Auchi Road, Benin, Nigeria

1971

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Cataloged as “Auchi Road, Benin, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-0120
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Audelco best musical production award for Champeen awarded to Melvin Van Peebles

November 21, 1983

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An AUDELCO award for Best Musical Production of the Year presented to Melvin Van Peebles. The outside of the plaque is made from a rectangular piece of red-toned wood (possibly cherry) with beveled edges. Mounted on the top of the plaque is a black metal…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.60.28
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Historical photographs & documents

Audible Arts INC.

11-6-1997

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Cataloged as “Audible Arts INC.” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.149.3_ref994
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Historical photographs & documents

Audible Arts, Inc. Invoice

11-6-1997

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Cataloged as “Audible Arts, Inc. Invoice” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.A2013.149.3, Item 5
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Photographs and Still Images

Audience at First Memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. held at Ebenezer Baptist, 1969

January 15, 1969; printed 2011

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This black and white photograph shows the crowd inside Ebenezer Baptist Church for Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1969 birthday event. The ground floor and upper gallery seating are both visible. All visible seating in the picture on both floors is filled with…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.6
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Photographs and Still Images

Audience at "Licensed to Ill" tour, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1987

1987; printed 2000

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A black and white photograph of audience members at a Beastie Boys concert in Kalamazoo, Michigan during the Licensed to Ill tour. The image depicts a crowd of people at the edge of a stage or barrier. Most are reaching their hands up or out. A crushed…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.347
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Props and Set Design

Audience chairs from the set of The Oprah Winfrey Show at Harpo Studios

after 1995

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A row of three (3) audience chairs from The Oprah Winfrey Show set at Harpo Studios in Chicago, Illinois. These seats are from Row SR3. The chair seats and backs are covered in red fabric and have rounded corners. The seat cushions are a thick foam. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.7.6
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Audience watching the Demera, Lalibela, Ethiopia

2010-09-27

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Original Carousel 21, slide 114.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2651
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Audience with Children, Olimi Festival , Iddo, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Audience with Children, Olimi Festival , Iddo, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-2935
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Photographs and Still Images

Audio Two at Haagen-Dazs

1985-1986

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A black and white photograph of Audio Two, Milk Dee and D.J. Gizmo, at a Häagen-Dazs ice cream shop. The two are pictured standing in front of a neon sign, Milk Dee on the right holding an ice cream cone and Gizmo on the left. Dee is in profile, his body…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.22
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MUSEUM OBJECT
interviews

Audiocassettes of interview with Mr. P.H. Polk

1984

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Four (4) sixty-minute audiocassette tapes of interview conducted in 1984.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.30.5.1-4
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