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Historical photographs & visual records

Adi Afosoh, Imionoh, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3346
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Adi Ikpaikpa at an Otsa festival, Azukhala-Experi, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Adi Ikpaikpa at an Otsa festival, Azukhala-Experi, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-5595
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Historical photographs & visual records

Adi Musa making a pot, Itsukwi, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Adi Musa making a pot, Itsukwi, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-4442
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Adi Musa making pots, Itsukwi, North Ibie, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Adi Musa making pots, Itsukwi, North Ibie, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-0341
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Music

Adia

1991–

Destiny Adia Andrews (born May 15, 1991), who goes by the stage name Adia, is an American Christian R&B artist and urban contemporary gospel musician. She started her music career, in 2012, with the release of "One Day at a Time" on Emerge Records. She saw…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Adinkra Cloth For Sale, Kumase Area, Ashanti Region, Ghana

1973

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Cataloged as “Adinkra Cloth For Sale, Kumase Area, Ashanti Region, Ghana” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-2099
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Adire cloth

1984

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Cataloged as “Adire cloth” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-0452
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Adire Sellers at Market, Jattu, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “Adire Sellers at Market, Jattu, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-1665
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Adisetu, Imionoh, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3339
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Adishetu, Imiamune, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Adishetu, Imiamune, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3218
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Adiuno at an Oteku Atsogwa Title ceremony, Afokpella, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “Adiuno at an Oteku Atsogwa Title ceremony, Afokpella, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-5932
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Arts & Performance

Adjoa Andoh

1963–

Adjoa Aiboom Helen Andoh (; born 14 January 1963) is an English actress and theatre director. She began her career in theatre and first gained prominence through her roles in the BBC soap operas EastEnders (1990–1991) and Casualty (1993; 2000–2003),…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Admission ticket for the Second Annual Monterey Jazz Festival

1959

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A pink admission ticket with black text for the Second Annual Monterey Jazz Festival held at the Monterey County Fairgrounds on Oct. 4, 1959. On the proper left edge of the ticket is text that reads [14 Box 7 Seat].

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.68.5.1
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Film & Television

Adolph Caesar

1933–1986

Adolph Caesar (December 5, 1933 – March 6, 1986) was an American film and theater actor. Known for his signature deep voice, Caesar was a staple of off-Broadway as a member of the Negro Ensemble Company, and as a voiceover artist for numerous film…

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Literature

Adolphe Barreaux

1899–1985

Adolphe Leslie de Griponne Barreaux, Jr. (Charleston, January 9, 1899 – New York City, October 23, 1985), professionally credited as Adolphe Barreaux, was an African-American writer, artist and publisher during the height of pulp magazines in the 1930s and…

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Literature

Adolphus Bell

1944–2013

Adolphus Bell (June 5, 1944 – October 28, 2013) was an American electric blues musician, best known as a one-man band. He performed in a professional capacity for five decades and released two albums on the Music Maker label. He also played at various…

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Arts & Performance

Adolphus Ealey

1941–1992

Adolphus Ealey (February 22, 1941 – November 11, 1992) was an American artist, curator, educator, writer, and entrepreneur. He was African-American and a noted Black art authority, and he was the longtime curator of the Barnett–Aden Collection of Black art.

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Music

Adolphus Hailstork

1941–

Adolphus Cunningham Hailstork III (born April 17, 1941) is an American composer and educator. He was born in Rochester, New York, and grew up in Albany, New York, where he studied violin, piano, organ, and voice. He currently resides in Virginia Beach,…

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Adolphus, Imioko, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Adolphus, Imioko, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3184
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Adoration of the Magi

1968

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A color lithograph of two wise men paying homage to the infant Jesus. Heavy black lines create the image in overlapping shapes and sections, with shading in brown, green, black, and blue. The figure of Mary is depicted in blue on the left, holding an…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.111.32
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Music

Adria Kain

Biography

Adria Kain is a Canadian rhythm and blues singer from Toronto, Ontario. Her full-length debut album When Flowers Bloom was released in February 2022, and was longlisted for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize. She previously released several EPs, including…

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Biography & Culture

Adrian Harewood

Biography

Adrian Harewood is a Canadian television and radio journalist, and the anchor of CBOT's CBC News: Ottawa at 5/5:30/6 and CBC News: Late Night in Ottawa. An Ottawa native, Harewood attended Ashbury College, a private school in Rockcliffe, where he was…

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Arts & Performance

Adrian Holmes

1974–

Adrian Holmes (born March 31, 1974) is a Welsh-born Canadian actor who is known for his role as Nick Barron on the crime drama television series 19-2 (2014–17), for which he won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role.…

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Arts & Performance

Adrian Lester

1968–

Adrian Anthony Lester (born Anthony Harvey on 14 August 1968) is a British actor. He is the recipient of a Laurence Olivier Award, an Evening Standard Theatre Award and a Critics' Circle Theatre Award for his work on the London stage, and has also been…

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