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Historical photographs & visual records

Artisans displaying textile, Northern Ghana

1936

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Cataloged as “Artisans displaying textile, Northern Ghana” (Negatives; Copy negatives).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1987-009, Item EEPA 1987-009-0263
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Artisans painting a large mat, Northern Ghana

1936

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Cataloged as “Artisans painting a large mat, Northern Ghana” (Negatives; Copy negatives).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1987-009, Item EEPA 1987-009-0255
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Artisans preparing and carving calabash bowls for sale at a market in Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “Artisans preparing and carving calabash bowls for sale at a market in Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1224
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Artisans sewing in the village, Northern Ghana

1936

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Cataloged as “Artisans sewing in the village, Northern Ghana” (Negatives; Copy negatives).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1987-009, Item EEPA 1987-009-0186
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BIOGRAPHY
Medicine & Health

Artishia Gilbert

1868–1904

Artishia Garcia Gilbert (1868–1904) (also known as Artishia Gilbert-Wilkerson) was an African-American physician who was likely the first African American woman licensed to practice medicine in the U.S. state of Kentucky. After earning her undergraduate…

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BIOGRAPHY
Science & Inventions

Artishia Wilkerson Jordan

1901–1974

Artishia Garcia Wilkerson Jordan (August 12, 1901 – February 7, 1974) was an American educator and clubwoman, based in Los Angeles.

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Artist

1982

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Hausa weaver at loom (progression of five photographs of him working). Katsina, Nigeria.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.1986-013_ref542
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Artist and family at shop, Lalibela, Ethiopia

2010-09-27

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Artist paints at a table in front of shop, while two boys read nearby. Paintings for sale hang from a scaffold. Original Carousel 22, slide 56.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2729
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Artist and family, Banana Hill Cooperative near Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

1994 August 13

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Cataloged as “Artist and family, Banana Hill Cooperative near Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1994-008, Item EEPA 1994-008-0519
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Artist and his works, Banana Hill Cooperative near Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

1994 August 13

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Cataloged as “Artist and his works, Banana Hill Cooperative near Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1994-008, Item EEPA 1994-008-0520
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Artist and Teacher

1984

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A black-and-white photograph portrait of the artist Jacob Lawrence. He is captured in profile and wears a jacket, tie, and tinted glasses. On the verso are inscriptions reading [Jacob Lawrence - / actual / Harlem Renaissance Artist - WPA PAINTER - ART…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.74.142
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Artist at Tingatinga Arts Co-operative Society (TACS) market, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

1994 August 9

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Cataloged as “Artist 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 1994-008-0476
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Artist at work in the Dalton Road Market Durban, South Africa

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Artist at work in the Dalton Road Market Durban, South Africa” (Slides (photographs); Color slides).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2010-010, Item EEPA 2010-010-1410
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Artist, Banana Hill Cooperative near Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

1994 August 13

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Cataloged as “Artist, Banana Hill Cooperative near Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1994-008, Item EEPA 1994-008-0516
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Artist dipping the cloth into the water after the first coat of mud, Bamako, Mali

1969

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Cataloged as “Artist dipping the cloth into the water after the first coat of mud, Bamako, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1199
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Artist displaying his work at the Ardmore Ceramics Art Studio Durban, South Africa

Date not recorded

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[The Ardmore Ceramics Art Studio is an artists' studio cooperative that developed a specific, polychromatic ceramic style].

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2010-010, Item EEPA 2010-010-1185
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ARCHIVE FILE
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Artist Elsa Zaid, Artwork at the National Museum, Eritrea

1994

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EEPA 2007-003-0162 to 0186.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2007-003_ref346
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Artist Elsa Zaid with Artwork and Family, Eritrea

circa 1994-1995

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EEPA 2007-003-0224 to 0248.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2007-003_ref349
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Artist in the Dalton Road Market Durban, South Africa

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Artist in the Dalton Road Market Durban, South Africa” (Slides (photographs); Color slides).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2010-010, Item EEPA 2010-010-1412
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Artist mapping the outlines of the design using the flattened surface of a piece of bamboo, Bamako, Mali

1969

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Cataloged as “Artist mapping the outlines of the design using the flattened surface of a piece of bamboo, Bamako, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1194
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Historical photographs & documents

Artist Name, Track List, Producer

n.d.

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Cataloged as “Artist Name, Track List, Producer” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.A2013.149.3, Item 4
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Artist/painter at Ife-Olu [Solaru]'s bar, Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria

1988-08

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Original text on slide reads, "Artist/painter at Ife-Olu [Solaru]'s bar".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1621
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Artist painting the second layer of Bokolanfini textile design, Bamako, Mali

1969

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Cataloged as “Artist painting the second layer of Bokolanfini textile design, Bamako, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1195
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