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Literature

Ben Ramsey

Biography

Ben Ramsey is an American retired screenwriter and film director, most commonly known as the screenwriter of The Big Hit (starring Mark Wahlberg) and Dragonball Evolution.

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Music

Ben Riley

1933–2017

Benjamin Alexander Riley Jr. (July 17, 1933 – November 18, 2017) was an American jazz drummer known primarily for his work with Sonny Rollins and Thelonious Monk. Riley worked with a number of other musicians throughout his prolific career as a sideman,…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Ben Umoru, Imionoh, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Ben Umoru, Imionoh, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3337
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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Ben Vereen

1946–

Benjamin Augustus Vereen (né Middleton; October 10, 1946) is an American actor, dancer, and singer. He gained prominence for his performances in the original Broadway productions of the musicals Jesus Christ Superstar, for which he received a Tony Award…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Ben Vereen

1972; printed 1990s

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A black and white digital print photograph of Ben Vereen. The photograph features Vereen mid-dance. He is wearing a top with an open chest and bellbottom pants. The back of the photograph has a Jack Mitchell stamp with the number [5885].

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.77.13
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BIOGRAPHY
Education & Scholarship

Ben Vinson III

1970–

Ben Vinson III is an American historian who served as the 18th president of Howard University from 2023 to 2025. He previously served as provost of Case Western Reserve University from 2018 to 2023 and as dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences…

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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Ben Webster's Wax Quintet/Otto Hardwick's Wax Quintet - Blue Belles of Harlem/I Remember Your Eyes — Music Collection

circa 1946-1949

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Cataloged as “Ben Webster's Wax Quintet/Otto Hardwick's Wax Quintet - Blue Belles of Harlem/I Remember Your Eyes”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.110_ref428
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Historical photographs & visual records

Benches in a courtyard in front of a Dutch colonial style house, Johannesburg, South Africa

1995

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Cataloged as “Benches in a courtyard in front of a Dutch colonial style house, Johannesburg, South Africa” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-002, Item EEPA 1995-020001
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MUSEUM OBJECT
gelatin silver prints

Beneath the Columns

October 16, 1995

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This black-and-white photograph depicts a large crowd on the colonnaded steps of the National Gallery of Art. Beneath the portico and on the steps the crowd of men talk, mingle, and sit.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.99.13
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Literature

Benedict Lombe

Biography

Benedict Lombe is a Congolese-British writer. She has won multiple awards as a playwright, including the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize (2022) for her debut play Lava (2021). Her play Shifters premiered at Bush Theatre in 2024 and transferred to the Duke of…

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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Benga

1986–

Adegbenga Otomayomi Adejumo (born 1 September 1986), known as Benga, is a British musician from Croydon, known for being a pioneer of dubstep record production. He has been featured on a variety of compilations including Mary Anne Hobbs's Warrior Dubz,…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Bengasi Agricoltore Indigeno

[ca. 1910]

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Printed caption on recto reads: "Bengasi - Agricoltore Indigeno." Translated caption reads: "Bengasi - Native farmer." Printed text on verso reads: "15952 VAT- depositata; riprod. interdetta a termini di legge.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA LY 2013-001-0316
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bengasi Le Saline

circa 1940

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Printed caption on recto reads: "26. Bengasi; Le Saline.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA LY 2011-014-0242
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Historical photographs & visual records

Benin Brass "Enemy" Head with Facial Marks

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Benin Brass "Enemy" Head with Facial Marks” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0173
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Historical photographs & visual records

Benin Bronze Birdlike Mask

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Benin Bronze Birdlike Mask” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0369
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Historical photographs & visual records

Benin bronze head Nigeria

1935

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Photograph by Walker Evans in 1935 of a Benin bronze head displayed in an exhibit of the same year entitled 'African Negro Art' in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Original catalog caption reads, "Head, Benin, British Nigeria, Bronze, 7 3/4 inches…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-010, Item EEPA 1985-100184
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Benin Bronze Mask with Snakes Coming from Nostrils

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Benin Bronze Mask with Snakes Coming from Nostrils” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0368
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Benin Bronze Oduduwa Mask, Lagos Museum, Lagos, Nigeria

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Benin Bronze Oduduwa Mask, Lagos Museum, Lagos, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0366
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Benin Bronze Pendant Mask

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Benin Bronze Pendant Mask” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0480
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Historical photographs & visual records

Benin Bronze Portuguese Soldier

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Benin Bronze Portuguese Soldier” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0211
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Historical photographs & visual records

Benin City, Nigeria

circa 1969-1994

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

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-1294
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Benin Olokun Bronze

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Benin Olokun Bronze” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0215
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Benin Plaque, Benin Museum, Benin, Nigeria

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Benin Plaque, Benin Museum, Benin, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0496
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Benin Plaque, British Museum

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Benin Plaque, British Museum” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0505
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