Skip to content
SERIES 1 · THE COMPLETE COLLECTION

Series 1 · Arts, Music & Culture

Discover artists, writers and performers alongside photographs, artworks and cultural objects.

Explore Series 1 categories · Artifact discovery board

54,097 matching cards · 24 cards per page

COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Broken down lorry between Ikenne and Apoje, Apoje, Nigeria

1973-11-07

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Original text on slide reads, "Broken down lorry between Ikenne and Apoje. Wednesday".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1364
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Broken Pots, Traditional Compound, Bida, Northwest State, Nigeria

1973

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Broken Pots, Traditional Compound, Bida, Northwest State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-2491
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Time-based Media - Moving Images

Broken Rainbow

1985

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A documentary film with the title Broken Rainbow. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm polyester film with optical sound. The documentary discusses the plight of the Navajo and Hopi peoples who were forcibly relocated from Black Mesa, Arizona after…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.55.92.1a
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Time-based Media - Moving Images

Broken Strings

1940

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A 16mm release print of the feature film Broken Strings. It consists of two reels of positive, black and white, 16mm acetate film with variable area optical sound. The first scene opens with a shot outside a theatre. The footage then quickly jumps to…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.167.3.1ab
Explore record →
Source image for Bronco Busting.Loading image…
MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Bronco Busting.

1909

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

This chromolithographic postcard features a color image of three men riding horses. Each of the men wear hats, long-sleeve shirts, pants and boots. The horse the man in the center of the photograph is riding is attempting to buck its rider. It is standing…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.37.35.11
Explore record →
Source image for Brontez PurnellLoading image…
BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Brontez Purnell

1982–

Brontez Purnell (born July 2, 1982) is an American writer, musician, dancer, and director based out of Oakland, California. He is the author of several award-winning books, including Since I Laid My Burden Down (2017), 100 Boyfriends (2022), which won a…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Bronze Armlet, Owo Museum, Owo, Nigeria

circa 1981-1994

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Bronze Armlet, Owo Museum, Owo, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0036
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Bronze Armlet with Bat Figure

circa 1981-1994

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Bronze Armlet with Bat Figure” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0041
Explore record →
Source image for Bronze AveryLoading image…
BIOGRAPHY
Music

Bronze Avery

Dates not recorded

Gabriel Nathaniel Brown, (born October 24, 1994) known professionally as Bronze Avery, is an American pop singer-songwriter. He released his debut EP American Dream in 2015 under his birth name. Avery subsequently released several singles and EPs under his…

Wikipedia contributors
Read biography →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Bronze beaded purse used by Dinah Washington

1940s

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

This bronze beaded clutch purse was used by Dinah Washington. The purse has rounded edges and is heavily beaded in a swirling design with bronze colored seed beads. The top side has a hinged opening that fastens with pressure clasp made from two rounded…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.87.1
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Bronze Bell with Bat Figure

circa 1981-1994

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Bronze Bell with Bat Figure” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0043
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Bronze Face Pendant Masks, Owo Museum, Owo, Nigeria

circa 1981-1994

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Bronze Face Pendant Masks, Owo Museum, Owo, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0482
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Bronze Head named "Our Head", Gift from Oba to Blackmun

circa 1981-1994

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Bronze Head named "Our Head", Gift from Oba to Blackmun” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0083
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Bronze Head, Side-view Showing Fish

circa 1981-1994

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Bronze Head, Side-view Showing Fish” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0093
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Bronze Leopard Pendant Mask, Owo Museum, Owo, Nigeria

circa 1981-1994

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Bronze Leopard Pendant Mask, Owo Museum, Owo, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0483
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Bronze or Brass Ram Pectoral

circa 1981-1994

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Bronze or Brass Ram Pectoral” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0458
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Bronze Plaque of Foreign Figure, Benin Museum, Benin, Nigeria

circa 1981-1994

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Bronze Plaque of Foreign Figure, Benin Museum, Benin, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0493
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Bronze Ram Pectoral

circa 1981-1994

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Bronze Ram Pectoral” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0459
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Bronze Ram Pendant Mask, Owo Museum, Owo, Nigeria

circa 1981-1994

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Bronze Ram Pendant Mask, Owo Museum, Owo, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0481
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Bronze sculpture, Soweto (South Africa)

circa 1936-circa 1988

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Bronze sculpture, Soweto (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067443
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Bronze Staff or Horn, Owo Museum, Owo, Nigeria

circa 1981-1994

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Bronze Staff or Horn, Owo Museum, Owo, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-1461
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Bronze statue by Anton can Wouw at foot of Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria (South Africa)

1960

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “Bronze statue by Anton can Wouw at foot of Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-065459
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Brooch by Russell Ferrell

early 2000s

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

An abstract, mixed metals brooch designed and created by Russell Ferrell. The brooch’s edges are swirled out, layered with thin lines and beads of sterling silver, copper, and brass. At the top left is a swirl that begins with a turquoise stone. At the top…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.7.1
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Brooch by Russell Ferrell

2003

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

An abstract, sterling silver brooch designed and created by Russell Ferrell. The brooch has some straight edges at the top and bottom, with empty, abstract spaces in the middle shaped by the thin, abstract lines of sterling silver. On the top half, a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.7.2
Explore record →

Biographies, museum objects and archive records are distinct card types. Every card links to its historical source.