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1875–1954
Arsania M. Williams (January 1875 – March 24, 1954) was an American educator and clubwoman based in St. Louis, Missouri. She taught for over fifty years in segregated schools, and was president of the Missouri State Association of Negro Teachers, the…
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Arsenio Hall (born February 12, 1956) is an American comedian, actor and talk show host. He hosted a late-night talk show, The Arsenio Hall Show, from 1989 until 1994, and again from 2013 to 2014. He has appeared in Martial Law, Coming to America (1988),…
1947
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Art and architecture students working in a studio, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
circa 1970-circa 1983
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Art and Ceremonial Objects, Market Scenes and Yoruba, Ewe and Ila Peoples, Iperu, Ikenne, Togo and Itasa” (Slides [32056000030563]).
circa 1973-circa 2000
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Art and Religious Objects” (Slides [32056000030571]).
1981
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Art, Artist, and Influences Series - Hatch-Billops Interview with Talley Beatty”.
1963
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPaperback copy with 180 pages. At the top of the front cover there is black printed text on a white background which reads [ART, ARTISTS / & SOCIETY / Origins of a Modern Dilemma / Painting in England and France, 1750-1850 / by Geraldine Pelles]. Below…
2016
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Art as Adornment Book Sales Sheet”.
2006-2007
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “"Art as Adornment" Research Materials and Partial Draft”.
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Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s. Blakey made a name for himself in the 1940s in the…
2007
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis oil painting depicts the jazz drummer Art Blakey playing the drums. Wearing a blue striped jacket, yellow shirt and red striped tie, he holds a pair of raised drumsticks, his head thrown back, his mouth open and his eyes closed. In the background is a…
1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of jazz musician and bandleader Art Blakey playing drums during a 1980 performance. Blakey is photographed in left-profile through his drumkit, with a cymbal partly obscuring his face. His eyes are closed and he wears a striped…
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “[Art by George Pemba in the Johannesburg Art Gallery] Johannesburg, South Africa” (Slides (photographs); Color slides).
2001
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Art by Michael Adonai and Berhane Adonai displayed at an art show, Woki Duba, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Art by Patrick Mautloa Johannesburg, South Africa” (Slides (photographs); Color slides).
Biography
Arthur Carrington is an American former professional tennis player. Born and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Carrington attended Hampton University on an athletic scholarship. Carrington competed in the American Tennis Association (ATA), which was a…
1934–2007
Arthur David Davis (December 5, 1934 – July 29, 2007) was a double-bassist, known for his work with Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner and Max Roach.
1963
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGHardcover book with retractable book stand and 212 pages of text. The front cover has a glossy coating, with an orange background and a white and black design. The front cover has black text of [Arco Publishing Co.] in the upper left and [J. I. Biegeleisen…
1930–2017
Art Dorrington (March 13, 1930 – December 29, 2017) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. Dorrington became the first black hockey player to sign a National Hockey League (NHL) contract when he joined the New York Rangers organization in 1950.…
1970-1999
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Art exhibition, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).
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Arthur Stewart Farmer (August 21, 1928 – October 4, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played flumpet, a trumpet–flugelhorn combination especially designed for him. He and his identical twin brother, double bassist Addison…
2010-10-13
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal Carousel 28, slide 67.
1952–
Arthur Junior Gardner (born September 21, 1952) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Houston Astros and San Francisco Giants in part of three seasons spanning 1975–1978. Gardner was the Astros' opening day center fielder in 1977.
ca. 2018
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a thirty-eight page catalog designed by Gail Anderson titled “Art In Embassies.” The front cover depicts a section of the map of the world, with the continents colored orange and the oceans pale blue. There are numerous circles in a lighter shade…
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