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Arts & Performance

Adam Pendleton

1984–

Adam Pendleton (born 1984) is an American conceptual artist known for his multi-disciplinary practice, involving painting, silkscreen, collage, video, performance, and word art. His work often involves the investigation of language and the…

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Literature

Adam Serwer

1982–

Adam Serwer (born 1982) is an American journalist and author. He is a staff writer at The Atlantic where his work focuses on politics, race, and justice. He previously worked at BuzzFeed News, The American Prospect, and Mother Jones.

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Arts & Performance

Adam Springfield

1982–

Adam Luke Springfield (born November 2, 1982) is a former American actor. Springfield's most high-profile role was David Barnes in the PBS series Wishbone.

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Music

Adam Stanger

1970–

Adam Stanger is an American musician best known as the bassist for the band Comes with the Fall. The Year is One, the band's second album, was released in 2001 to positive reviews. The following year, Comes with the Fall were announced to be Jerry…

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Music

Adam Wade

1935–2022

Patrick Henry "Adam" Wade (March 17, 1935 – July 7, 2022) was an American singer, musician, and actor.

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Historical photographs & visual records

Adama, Imiekuri, Okpella, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Adama, Imiekuri, Okpella, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3397
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Biography & Culture

Adama Jalloh

1993–

Adama Jalloh (born 1993) is a British photographer of Sierra Leonean heritage whose work has been exhibited at Tate Modern and the V&A Museum. She specialises in portraiture and documentary photography.

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Historical photographs & documents

Adams, Lula

1993 June 22

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Cataloged as “Adams, Lula” (Audio; Audio cassette).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2012.79.av_ref9
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Historical photographs & visual records

Adams, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Adams, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3124
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Music

Add-2

1986–

Andre D'Juan Daniels (born March 31, 1986), better known by his stage name Add-2, sometimes stylized as Add 2, is an American rapper who first gained popularity after the release of his second mixtape, A Tale of Two's City: Volume 2. In 2009, his single…

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Historical photographs & documents

Addendum to Notice of Appeal

n.d.

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Cataloged as “Addendum to Notice of Appeal” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.A2013.149.3, Item 5
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Historical photographs & visual records

Adderly street, Dutch reformed church Cape Town

ca. 1970

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Original caption reads, "Adderly Street, Dutch Reformed Church. Cape Town.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SA-30-08
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Literature

Addie Brown

1841–1870

Addie Brown (December 21, 1841 – January 11, 1870) was an American working-class free Black woman, who worked in various New England towns and wrote of her difficulties to earn a living. Her letters depict not only the racism and sexism faced by Northern…

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Arts & Performance

Addie Pearl Nicholson

1931–2022

Addie Pearl Nicholson (January 17, 1931 – January 13, 2022) was an American artist who was associated with the Gee's Bend quilting collective. She was the secretary of the Freedom Quilting Bee when it was incorporated in 1966, and then served as the cook…

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Arts & Performance

Addison N. Scurlock

1883–1964

Addison N. Scurlock (June 19, 1883 – December 16, 1964) was an American photographer, founder of The Scurlock Studio, and businessman who became prominent in the early and mid-20th century for photographing Black Washington.

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Historical photographs & visual records

Additional Elewe dancing

1981

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Cataloged as “Additional Elewe dancing” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-0946
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MUSEUM OBJECT
address books

Address book belonging to James Baldwin

1951

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A date book with a red cover and the year 1951 printed on the top right corner. Most of the interior pages have been torn out. The book contains both addresses and personal notes.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.99.5
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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Addresses and Contacts [for Mailing List] — Personal Papers

circa 1970s

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Cataloged as “Addresses and Contacts [for Mailing List]”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.110_ref123
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Historical photographs & visual records

Ade Anike, devotee of Shango, Ile Iyalode

1981

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Cataloged as “Ade Anike, devotee of Shango, Ile Iyalode” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-2640
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Literature

Adebe DeRango-Adem

Biography

Adebe DeRango-Adem is a Canadian poet. She won the 2023 Raymond Souster Award for her poetry collection Vox Humana. She was previously shortlisted for the Pat Lowther Award in 2016 for Terra Incognita.

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Historical photographs & visual records

Adebisi Akanji and his screen at the Mbari Mbayo building, Oshogbo, Nigeria

1999-08

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Cataloged as “Adebisi Akanji and his screen at the Mbari Mbayo building, Oshogbo, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2021-004, Item EEPA 2021-004-0012
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Historical photographs & visual records

Adedayo, the Olata Ifa, Ile Obanla

1982

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Cataloged as “Adedayo, the Olata Ifa, Ile Obanla” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-2764
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Adehun, Esu devotee, Ile Obala

1982-08-04

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Cataloged as “Adehun, Esu devotee, Ile Obala” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-0355
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