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Historical photographs & visual records

Benches in a courtyard in front of a Dutch colonial style house, Johannesburg, South Africa

1995

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Cataloged as “Benches in a courtyard in front of a Dutch colonial style house, Johannesburg, South Africa” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-002, Item EEPA 1995-020001
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MUSEUM OBJECT
gelatin silver prints

Beneath the Columns

October 16, 1995

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This black-and-white photograph depicts a large crowd on the colonnaded steps of the National Gallery of Art. Beneath the portico and on the steps the crowd of men talk, mingle, and sit.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.99.13
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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Benedict Lombe

Biography

Benedict Lombe is a Congolese-British writer. She has won multiple awards as a playwright, including the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize (2022) for her debut play Lava (2021). Her play Shifters premiered at Bush Theatre in 2024 and transferred to the Duke of…

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Scholarship

Bénédicte Boisseron

Biography

Bénédicte Boisseron is a French academic. She has worked as a professor at the University of Montana and University of Michigan. A 2022 Guggenheim Fellow, she is author of Creole Renegades (2014) and Afro-Dog (2018).

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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Benedictine School — Associated Organizations

2004-2005

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Cataloged as “Benedictine School”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2022.101_ref64
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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Benedita da Silva

1942–

Benedita Souza da Silva Sampaio (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [beneˈdʒitɐ ˈsowzɐ da ˈsiwvɐ sɐ̃ˈpaju]; born 26 April 1942) is a Brazilian politician. From a working-class background, she faced class and racial prejudice, overcoming it to become the…

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BIOGRAPHY
Culture

Benedito Gonçalves

1954–

Benedito Gonçalves (born January 30, 1954) is a Brazilian magistrate, currently a minister of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ). He was also a minister of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) for the 2021-2023 biennium, as well as corregidor-general of the…

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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Benga

1986–

Adegbenga Otomayomi Adejumo (born 1 September 1986), known as Benga, is a British musician from Croydon, known for being a pioneer of dubstep record production. He has been featured on a variety of compilations including Mary Anne Hobbs's Warrior Dubz,…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Bengasi Agricoltore Indigeno

[ca. 1910]

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Printed caption on recto reads: "Bengasi - Agricoltore Indigeno." Translated caption reads: "Bengasi - Native farmer." Printed text on verso reads: "15952 VAT- depositata; riprod. interdetta a termini di legge.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA LY 2013-001-0316
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bengasi Le Saline

circa 1940

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Printed caption on recto reads: "26. Bengasi; Le Saline.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA LY 2011-014-0242
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Sports

Benicio Baker-Boaitey

Born 2004

Benicio Baker-Boaitey (born 9 January 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Millwall. Baker-Boaitey, an England youth international, had spells in the youth academies of West Ham United and Porto before…

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Culture

Benigna Victim of Jesus

1907–1981

Maria da Conceição Santos, CIANSP (religious name: Benigna Victim of Jesus; 16 August 1907 — 16 October 1981) was an Afro-Brazilian religious sister of the Congregation of Auxiliaries of Our Lady of Piety. On October 15, 2011, her beatification cause was…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Benik Afobe

1993–

Benik Tunani Afobe (born 12 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays for Al-Arabi as a striker. Born in England, he represented the DR Congo national team on six occasions between 2017 and 2018. Afobe signed a professional contract with…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Benin Brass "Enemy" Head with Facial Marks

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Benin Brass "Enemy" Head with Facial Marks” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0173
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Historical photographs & visual records

Benin Bronze Birdlike Mask

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Benin Bronze Birdlike Mask” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0369
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Historical photographs & visual records

Benin bronze head Nigeria

1935

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Photograph by Walker Evans in 1935 of a Benin bronze head displayed in an exhibit of the same year entitled 'African Negro Art' in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Original catalog caption reads, "Head, Benin, British Nigeria, Bronze, 7 3/4 inches…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-010, Item EEPA 1985-100184
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Benin Bronze Mask with Snakes Coming from Nostrils

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Benin Bronze Mask with Snakes Coming from Nostrils” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0368
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Benin Bronze Oduduwa Mask, Lagos Museum, Lagos, Nigeria

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Benin Bronze Oduduwa Mask, Lagos Museum, Lagos, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0366
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Historical photographs & visual records

Benin Bronze Pendant Mask

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Benin Bronze Pendant Mask” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0480
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Historical photographs & visual records

Benin Bronze Portuguese Soldier

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Benin Bronze Portuguese Soldier” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0211
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Historical photographs & visual records

Benin City, Nigeria

circa 1969-1994

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Cataloged as “Benin City, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-1294
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Historical photographs & visual records

Benin Olokun Bronze

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Benin Olokun Bronze” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0215
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Historical photographs & visual records

Benin Plaque, Benin Museum, Benin, Nigeria

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Benin Plaque, Benin Museum, Benin, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0496
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Benin Plaque, British Museum

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Benin Plaque, British Museum” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0505
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