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Historical photographs & visual records

Art in Saint George Gallery, Woven Baskets, Ethiopia

1994

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EEPA 2007-003-0286 to 0310.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2007-003_ref352
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Historical photographs & visual records

Art installation piece, South Africa

1970-1999

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Cataloged as “Art installation piece, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2012-010, Item EEPA 2012-010-1471
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Art Objects and Carvers

circa 1969-circa 1978

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Cataloged as “Art Objects and Carvers” (Slides [32056000030480]).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2005-002_ref55
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Art Objects, Artists, Architecture and Domestic Scenes

circa 1969-circa 1988

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Cataloged as “Art Objects, Artists, Architecture and Domestic Scenes” (Slides [32056000030571]).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2005-002_ref584
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Art Objects, Artists, Shrines, and Scenes of Daily Life

circa 1969-circa 1989

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Photos depict Ibo, Ikenne, Ijebu-Ode, Jwere-Ile, Ilishan, Egbe, Ishara, Ilara, and Iganna.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2005-002_ref197
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Art objects at Tingatinga Arts Co-operative Society (TACS) market, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

1994 August 9

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Cataloged as “Art objects at Tingatinga Arts Co-operative Society (TACS) market, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1994-008, Item EEPA 1994-008-0422
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Art Objects, Domestic Scenes, Scenery, Festivals, Shrines, Hairstyles, and Portraits

circa 1967-circa 1989

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Locations depicted include Itasa, Oshogbo, Ilishan, Ikenne, Ilara, Shagamu, Ila-Orangun, New York, Dublin, Ireland, Hamburg, Germany, Lagos, Iperu, and the Sahara. Primarily Yoruba and Igbo people are pictured, but there are also photos of Tuareg people.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2005-002_ref528
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Art Objects from the Edo Collection, National Museum of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

1971

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Cataloged as “Art Objects from the Edo Collection, National Museum of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2016-007_ref2081
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Art Objects Produced by the Baule, Bozo, Karumba, and Bamko Peoples in the Ivory Coast and Mali

circa 1969-circa 1973

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Cataloged as “Art Objects Produced by the Baule, Bozo, Karumba, and Bamko Peoples in the Ivory Coast and Mali” (Slides [32056000030530]).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2005-002_ref335
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Books and Published Materials

Art of Far Lands

1958

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Hardcover copy of "Art of Far Lands" with 323 pages of text. The publication has a red and white fabric binding with a dragon design inside of a floral border. This pattern and border covers both the front and back covers and the spine. There is no book…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.26.5.14
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Sports & Achievement

Art Pennington

1923–2017

Arthur David "Superman" Pennington (May 18, 1923 – January 4, 2017) was an American Negro league baseball all-star player in the 1940s. Pennington played for the Chicago American Giants (1941–1945, 1950), the Birmingham Black Barons (1945), as well as in…

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Sports & Achievement

Art Perry

1946–

Arthur Aaron Perry (born 1946) is an American former collegiate basketball coach, active from 1973 to 2000. He held head coaching positions at American University and Delaware State University, in addition to five assistant coaching positions at the…

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Sports

Art Rust Jr.

1927–2010

Arthur George Rust Jr. (October 13, 1927 – January 12, 2010) was a successful sports broadcaster for half a century. He was also a sports historian and author.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Art Shell

1946–

Arthur Lee Shell Jr. (born November 26, 1946) is an American former professional football player and coach. He played as an offensive tackle in the American Football League (AFL) and later in the National Football League (NFL) for the Oakland / Los Angeles…

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Arts & Performance

Art Sims

1954–

Art Sims (born 1954) is an African-American graphic designer and art director born in Detroit, Michigan in 1954. Sims is well known for his poster designs for classic African-American films, including Do the Right Thing (1998) and The Color Purple (1985).…

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Archival documents & files

Art Smith #1 - Early Press Clippings — Business Records

1936-1953

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Cataloged as “Art Smith #1 - Early Press Clippings”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2022.64_ref45
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Archival documents & files

Art Smith # 5 Drawings: Pins and Rings - [Clips] and Pins (f. 1 of 2) — Series 4: The Art Smith Project and Retrospective Exhibitions

undated

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Cataloged as “Art Smith # 5 Drawings: Pins and Rings - [Clips] and Pins (f. 1 of 2)”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2022.64_ref232
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