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Visual Arts

Arthur Dial

1930–2021

Arthur Dial (May 10, 1930 – February 19, 2021) was an American painter and sculptor who lived and worked in Bessemer, Alabama. He was a part of the Dial family of artists, which includes his older brother, Thornton Dial, and his nephews, Thornton Dial Jr.,…

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Medicine & Health

Arthur John Booker

1881–1957

Arthur John Booker, M.D. (October 31, 1881 – August 25, 1957) was a prominent community activist and health advocate who worked in Des Moines, Iowa, and Los Angeles, California. He also served as a physician with the 365th Infantry Regiment of the 92nd…

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Education & Scholarship

Arthur L. Hardge

1927–1983

Arthur L. Hardge (April 8, 1927 – October 29, 1983) was an American civil rights movement leader, a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, and a University of Rhode Island administrator. In 1968, he became Rhode Island's first African…

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Literature & Journalism

Arthur Luther Whitaker

1921–2007

Arthur L. Whitaker (July 23, 1921 – October 16, 2007) was an American minister, professor, psychologist, sociologist, writer and World War II army veteran. A Baptist minister, Whitaker graduated from the Harvard Divinity School in (1952). Whitaker was…

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Arts & Performance

Arthur McGee

1933–2019

Arthur Lee McGee (March 25, 1933 – July 1, 2019) was an American fashion designer. In 1957 he became the first African American designer to run a design studio on Seventh Avenue in the Garment District in New York City.

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Medicine & Health

Arthur McKinnon Brown

1867–1939

Arthur McKinnon Brown (November 9, 1867 – December 4, 1939), also known as Arthur McKimmon Brown, was an American physician. In the city of Birmingham, Alabama, Brown was one of the earliest African American physicians, and the first African American…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Arthur Okonkwo

2001–

Arthur Chukwuezugo Okonkwo (born 9 September 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Charlton Athletic on loan from EFL Championship club Wrexham. Born in England, he plays for the Nigeria national team.

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Visual Arts

Arthur P. Bedou

1882–1966

Arthur Paul Bedou (July 6, 1882 – July 2, 1966) was an African-American photographer based in New Orleans. Bedou was, for a time, the personal photographer of Booker T. Washington, and documented the last decade of Washington's life. He also documented…

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Archival documents & files

Arthur Smith: Patterns - Dance Jewelry [Drawn by Camille Billops and Art Smith] (f. 5 of 7) — Series 4: The Art Smith Project and Retrospective Exhibitions

1988-1989, undated

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Cataloged as “Arthur Smith: Patterns - Dance Jewelry [Drawn by Camille Billops and Art Smith] (f. 5 of 7)”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2022.64_ref242
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Civil Rights & Community

Arthur Torrington

Biography

Arthur Torrington CBE is a Guyanese-born community advocate and historian who is Director and co-founder of the London-based Windrush Foundation, a charity that since 1996 has been working to highlight the contributions to the UK of African and Caribbean…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Tools and Equipment

Artificial pink flowers from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

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Artificial pink paper flowers on green plastic stems with coiled paper-wrapped wire pieces coming off the stems. The flowers are tied with string to the bottom of the box. White stickers wrapped around the stems of the artificial flowers read "MADE IN CHINA".

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.105
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

Artificial plant lamp from Muse Bar, the home bar of Isaiah Muse

1970s

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A decorative floor lamp contructed to resemble a potted plant. The lighting fixture is a can lamp embedded within the faux gravel base of a large, artificial plant. The plastic plant is tall with wide variegated leaves, a thick trunk-style stem, and calla…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.101.12
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Historical photographs & visual records

Artisan attaching woven textile to a pole, Northern Ghana

1936

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Cataloged as “Artisan attaching woven textile to a pole, Northern Ghana” (Negatives; Copy negatives).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1987-009, Item EEPA 1987-009-0261
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Historical photographs & visual records

Artisan holding finished piece of jewelry, Northern Ghana

1936

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Cataloged as “Artisan holding finished piece of jewelry, Northern Ghana” (Negatives; Copy negatives).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1987-009, Item EEPA 1987-009-0211
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Historical photographs & visual records

Artisan holding piece of ankle jewelry, Northern Ghana

1936

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Cataloged as “Artisan holding piece of ankle jewelry, Northern Ghana” (Negatives; Copy negatives).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1987-009, Item EEPA 1987-009-0225
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Historical photographs & visual records

Artisan making jewelry, Northern Ghana

1936

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Cataloged as “Artisan making jewelry, Northern Ghana” (Negatives; Copy negatives).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1987-009, Item EEPA 1987-009-0209
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Historical photographs & visual records

Artisan painting design on Bokolanfini textile, Bamako, Mali

1969

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Cataloged as “Artisan painting design on Bokolanfini textile, Bamako, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1207
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Historical photographs & visual records

Artisan picking up clay to make jewelry, Northern Ghana

1936

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Cataloged as “Artisan picking up clay to make jewelry, Northern Ghana” (Negatives; Copy negatives).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1987-009, Item EEPA 1987-009-0199
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Historical photographs & visual records

Artisan tools for making jewelry, Northern Ghana

1936

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Cataloged as “Artisan tools for making jewelry, Northern Ghana” (Negatives; Copy negatives).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1987-009, Item EEPA 1987-009-0206
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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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Historical photographs & visual records

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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Historical photographs & visual records

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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Historical photographs & visual records

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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