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Baboons grooming each other near the path to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

1995

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Cataloged as “Baboons grooming each other near the path to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-002, Item EEPA 1995-020299
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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Babou Ceesay

1979–

Baboucarr Alieu Ceesay (born 17 November 1978) is a British actor. His film credits include Eye in the Sky (2015), Rogue One (2016), The Best of Enemies (2019) and Killer Heat (2024). On television, he is known for A.D. The Bible Continues (2015),…

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Culture

Babu Santana

1979–

Alexandre da Silva Santana (born December 10, 1979), known professionally as Babu Santana, is a Brazilian actor and singer. Born in Vidigal, Rio de Janeiro, Santana acted in plays at school since his 12 years and joined the theater group Nós do Morro when…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
drawings

Baby

1952

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A mimeograph reproduction of Baby, by Edward Strickland for the Committee for the Negro in the Arts, Art Workshop Folio. Printed in black ink on white paper, it is a reproduction of a charcoal drawing that depicts an infant. The infant’s head is sketched…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.117.2.7
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Photographs and Still Images

Baby and Horse

July 2013

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A digital image of an unidentified man holding an unidentified child at the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo held at the Industry Hills California Equestrian Center in July 2013. The child is petting the nose of a brown horse and wearing an orange and white…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.116.4
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Baby beside drums, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland

1973-1975

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Cataloged as “Baby beside drums, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2018-003, Item EEPA 2018-003-0350
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Music

Baby Boy da Prince

1986–

Lawrence Cennett (born August 28, 1986), better known by his stage name Baby Boy da Prince, is a rapper from New Orleans. His only album, Across the Water, was released on March 20, 2007. He is considered a one-hit wonder.

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Music

Baby D

1977–

Donald Bernard Jenkins (born November 5, 1983), better known as Dizzle and Baby D, is an underground rapper from Atlanta. His first album, Off Da Chain, was released in 2000 on Big Oomp Records. Two years later his follow up, Lil' Chopper Toy was released.

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Music

Baby Dodds

1898–1959

Warren "Baby" Dodds (December 24, 1898 – February 14, 1959) was an American jazz drummer born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is regarded as one of the best jazz drummers of the pre-big band era. He varied his drum patterns with accents and flourishes, and…

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Baby eating a banana at a market in Bamako, Mali

1968

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Cataloged as “Baby eating a banana at a market in Bamako, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-0372
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Music

Baby Franklin Seals

Biography

H. Franklin "Baby" Seals (c. 1880 – December 29, 1915) was an American vaudeville performer, songwriter and pianist, whose successful 1912 song "Baby Seals' Blues" was one of the first published blues compositions, predating W. C. Handy's "The Memphis…

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Baby, Imiokewu, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Baby, Imiokewu, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3334
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Baby in washtub, Cape Town (South Africa)

1936

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Cataloged as “Baby in washtub, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-064152
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Literature

Baby Keem

2000–

Hykeem Jamaal Carter Jr. (born October 22, 2000), known professionally as Baby Keem, is an American rapper and record producer. Raised in Las Vegas, he gained recognition in the late 2010s with his contributions to Black Panther: The Album (2018) by his…

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Baby Kingsley napping, Benin City, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Baby Kingsley napping, Benin City, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-4063
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Music

Baby Lloyd Stallworth

1941–2002

Lloyd Eugene Stallworth (April 15, 1941 – October 27, 2002), also known as Baby Lloyd, was an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, choreographer and dancer who was a member of the R&B vocal group The Famous Flames on King Records from…

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Baby lying on bed, Ikenne, Nigeria

1988-07

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Original text on slide reads, "Baby lying on bed".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1576
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Music

Baby Rose

1994–

Jasmine Rose Wilson, known professionally as Baby Rose, is an American singer. As of 2026, she is signed with the record label Secretly Canadian.

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Baby sitting on the ground, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland

1973-1975

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Cataloged as “Baby sitting on the ground, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2018-003, Item EEPA 2018-003-0492
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Literature

Baby Tate

1996–

Tate Sequoya Farris (born May 13, 1996), known professionally as Baby Tate (formerly known as Yung Baby Tate), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. The daughter of singer Dionne Farris, she released her debut project, ROYGBIV, in…

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Music

Babyface

1959–

Kenneth Brian Edmonds (born April 10, 1959), better known by his stage name Babyface, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has written and produced 26 number-one R&B hit songs and won 13 Grammy Awards. He was ranked number 20 on NME's…

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Historical photographs & documents

Babyoil All over Me Lyrics

n.d.

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Cataloged as “Babyoil All over Me Lyrics” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.149.3_ref149
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Photographs and Still Images

Back at You

2020

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An inkjet print self-portrait depicting the photographer, Lola Flash, as the lone figure on a New York City streetscape. Pictured from behind, Flash is handcuffed, standing in the center of the cobblestone street wearing a bright orange prison uniform, a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.57.5
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Back Door

1985

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Back door, National Museum at Lamu, Lamu/Zanzibar style.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-012, Item Nooter #018
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