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Historical photographs & visual records

"Charme et Secrets de la guinée Boofonde" [Charm and Secrets of Guinea Boofonde], Conakry, Guinée

1986

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wann 86 [artist signature]; Charme et Secrets[,] de la guinée Boofonde; Conakry, 1986 .

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-1191
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Historical photographs & visual records

"Charmeur de serpents" [Snake charmer], Banhileu, Côte d'Ivoire

Date not recorded

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Maurice Ascani [printed signature]; République de Côte d'Ivoire[,]65 - Charmeur de serpents[,] Village de BANHILEU; © photo Maurice ASCANI; Reproduction interdite, Photographed by Ascani, Maurice Published by Editions Phocal 01 B.P. 32 ABIDJAN 01 R.C.I.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-0302
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Historical photographs & visual records

Charms, Ewere Festival, Nigeria

1981

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Cataloged as “Charms, Ewere Festival, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-1216
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Historical photographs & visual records

Charms, Igue Festival, Nigeria

1981-1982

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Cataloged as “Charms, Igue Festival, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-1079
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Charms in Akemokue-Oshieku's compound, Ogute, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Charms in Akemokue-Oshieku's compound, Ogute, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-4751
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Historical photographs & visual records

Charms - Iwaise, Ewere Festival, Nigeria

1981

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Cataloged as “Charms - Iwaise, Ewere Festival, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-1146
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Arts & Performance

Charonne Mose

Biography

Charonne Mose is an Emmy Award winning Choreographer, dancer and Webby Award winning Creative and UX Director, who now resides in Washington, DC.

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Film & Television

Chas. Floyd Johnson

Biography

Chas. Floyd Johnson (born Charles Floyd Johnson) is an African-American television producer, actor and activist, known for The Rockford Files (1975–1980), Magnum, P.I. (1982–1988), and Red Tails (2012). A three-time Emmy Award winner (and seven-time…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Chas Wilson - Gap Band - OK City, OK

1974

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A sepia toned digital image of Charlie Wilson wearing white pants, coat and hat. He is standing in a crowd of people looking directly at the camera. Three young boys are on the left side of the photograph. People are sitting on the ground in the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.67.50
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Literature

Chase B

1990–

Chase Benjamin (born May 11, 1990), known professionally as Chase B (stylized in all caps), is an American DJ and record producer. He is currently signed to fellow Houston native Travis Scott's record label, Cactus Jack Records and Artist Partner Group,…

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Arts & Performance

Chase Hall

1993–

Chase Hall (born 1993) is an American contemporary artist known for figurative paintings made with acrylic and brewed coffee on unprimed cotton canvas. His work draws on his biracial identity and examines Black life, American history, and the associations…

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Historical photographs & visual records

"Chasseurs traditionnels en Haute-Guinée" [Traditional hunters in Upper Guinea], Guinée

Date not recorded

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REGION DE KANKAN - REP. DE GUINEE[,] Chasseurs traditionnels en Haute-Guinée; EXA [logo]; Lyna [logo]; 599/69. Published by Production "PHOTOS CISSE" - Paris, 10[,] rue Lécuyer - 93300 AUBEVILLIERS - Té. 48 33 59 59.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-1240
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"Château d'Eau." [Water tower.], Conakry, Guinée

Date not recorded

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CONAKRY. -- Château d'Eau; [publisher's logo]; CARTE POSTALE. Published by Edition H. G. F.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-0952
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Château d’Olhain

1947

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An impressionistic landscape painting of a 15th century French castle, Château d'Olhain, located near Calais in the north of France. This picturesque castle, with its bright orange-hued roof and stone walls, is positioned in the midst of a lake, which…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.111
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Historical photographs & visual records

Chauffeur fixing flag atop royal motorcade, Lobatse (Botswana)

1947

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Cataloged as “Chauffeur fixing flag atop royal motorcade, Lobatse (Botswana)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067668
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"Chaussée de Douné, entre le Bafing et Douné" [Douné Causeway, between Bafing and Douné], Guinée

c. 1911

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681. - Afrique Occidentale. - GUINÉE. - Chaussée de Douné, entre le Bafing et Douné; CARTE POSTALE; La correspondance au recto n'est pas acceptée par tous les Pays Étrangers. (Se renseigner à la Poste.). Published by Collection générale Fortier Dakar.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-1058
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Historical photographs & visual records

Chaya tree, Awasa, Ethiopia

2010-10-06

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Also called "tree spinach." Original Carousel 25, slide 39.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-3123
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BIOGRAPHY
Business & Enterprise

Chaz Ebert

1952–

Chaz Ebert (née Hammel, previously Hammel-Smith, born October 15, 1952) is an American businesswoman. She is best known for her marriage to film critic Roger Ebert, having been married to him from 1992 until his death in 2013.

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BIOGRAPHY
Visual Arts

Chaz Guest

1961–

Chaz Guest (born May 2, 1961 in Niagara Falls, New York) is an American artist who works in the mediums of painting and sculpting.

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Chaz Lamar Shepherd

1977–

Chaz Lamar Shepherd is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his roles as Artis Tower in Me and the Boys (1994–1995), John Hamilton on 7th Heaven (1996–2001), and Piranha in Luke Cage (2018). He is also known for his portrayal as Al…

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Arts & Performance

Chazz Miller

1963–

Charles "Chazz" Miller is an American street art muralist from Detroit, Michigan. He is the founder of the Artist Village, a program of Motor City Blight Busters, a nonprofit organization located in Old Redford aimed at stabilizing and revitalizing Detroit…

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Arts & Performance

Chazz Young

1932–

Charles "Chazz" Young (born November 8, 1932) is an American choreographer and teacher of tap dance.

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Education & Scholarship

Che Gossett

Biography

Che Gossett is an American writer, scholar, and archivist. They have written extensively on black and trans visibility, black trans aesthetics, capitalism, and queer, trans and black radicalism, resistance and abolition.

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Che Grayson

Biography

Che Grayson is an American comics and television filmmaker and screenwriter. They are best known for their work as a writer for the IDW Publishing series Dark Spaces: Good Deeds and as a co-writer for the DC Comics series Absolute Catwoman.

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