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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Entropia: Construction

2005

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A lithograph of an abstract swirling mass of grey and black lines on a white background. Individual lines flow towards the center from the left and right margins. There is a faint geometric grid structure down the center of the page, layered below the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.130.8
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Entry dance performance of the masks of Sanga, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Entry dance performance of the masks of Sanga, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-0650
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Entry dance performance of the masks of Sanga, Sanga, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Entry dance performance of the masks of Sanga, Sanga, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2948
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Entry, Ile Alapinni

1974

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Cataloged as “Entry, Ile Alapinni” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-0110
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Entry Into Idogu's Compound, Atsogwa Title Ceremony, Afokpella, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Entry Into Idogu's Compound, Atsogwa Title Ceremony, Afokpella, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-1196
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Entry into Jerusalem

20th century

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A linocut of a man depicting the figure of Jesus Christ riding a donkey with the city of Jerusalem in the background. Christ is depicted in profile in the foreground, in white robes with a small, bright halo around his head. He sits atop a donkey being led…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.111.86
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Entry to Ile Alapinni

1972

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Cataloged as “Entry to Ile Alapinni” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-0050
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Entryway and garden, Western Cape

1983

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Cataloged as “Entryway and garden, Western Cape” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-065893
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Entryway of Asafo Company House, Cape Coast, Ghana

1973

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Cataloged as “Entryway of Asafo Company House, Cape Coast, Ghana” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-2106
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Entryway of the Grand Mosque of San, Mali

1971

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Cataloged as “Entryway of the Grand Mosque of San, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1656
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Entryway to home, South Africa

1979

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Cataloged as “Entryway to home, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-065712
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Entryway to house, Mombasa, Kenya

1994 August 4

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Cataloged as “Entryway to house, Mombasa, Kenya” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1994-008, Item EEPA 1994-008-0253
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Entryway to Oshun Shrine, Osogbo, Western State, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Entryway to Oshun Shrine, Osogbo, Western State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-0897
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Entryway to Painted Ceramic Shrine, Olu Mbari, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “Entryway to Painted Ceramic Shrine, Olu Mbari, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-1865
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Entryway to Shrine, Oshun Shrine, Osogbo, Western State, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Entryway to Shrine, Oshun Shrine, Osogbo, Western State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-0907
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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Enuka Okuma

Biography

Enuka Vanessa Okuma ( ) is a Canadian actress, writer and director, best known for her role as detective Traci Nash in the Global/ABC police drama series, Rookie Blue (2010–2015). Okuma is also known for her work on the Canadian television series Madison…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Envelope addressed to Arthur M. Townsend

1934

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An envelope from NewsFlash in Chicago, Illinois addressed to Arthur M. Townsend at 412 4th Ave. N., Nashville, Tennessee. Townsend’s address is handwritten in ink. Next to the address, [Personal] was handwritten and underlined twice.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.36.69
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MUSEUM OBJECT
envelopes

Envelope addressed to James Baldwin from Alex Haley

mid-20th century

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An undated Air Mail envelope from Alex Haley in France addressed to James Baldwin at his London residence in Tedworth Square.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.99.16
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Envelope addressed to Mrs Janie Moon

1925

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An envelope addressed to Mrs Janie Moon of Bellton, GA from the Mortgage Bond Liquidation Campaign. Blue pigment was used to write across the front. On the front of the envelope, printed in black ink is: [Mortgage Bond Liquidation Campaign / A. M.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.36.61.3
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Documents and Manuscripts

Envelope addressed to Paula Baldwin from James Baldwin

1966

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An envelope addressed to James Baldwin's sister, Paula Baldwin, postmarked in Dorset, England. There are three stamps in the upper-right corner; two advertising the 1966 World Cup and a third with an image of a blackbird.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.99.15
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Envelope addressed to Rev. and Mrs. D. A. Townsend

April 10, 1925

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An envelope addressed to Rev. and Mrs. D. A. Townsend in Winchester, Tennessee from Mr. S. Steed. The envelope is in two pieces. In the front of the envelope in the upper right corner is a green stamp and a postmark with [NASHVILLE / APR 10 / 1130 PM /…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.36.79
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Historical photographs & documents

Envelope: ALS James L. Mason later Lt. Col [illegible]

undated

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Cataloged as “Envelope: ALS James L. Mason later Lt. Col [illegible]” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.17.2_ref90
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Envelope [C.S.L. Exhibit 1979 2 Sets Contacts Please Johannesburg Art Gallery] containing photographic negatives of an exhibition space, with Constance Stuart Larrabee's work on display. Correlating contact sheet. Negatives and contact sheet [Moved to ...

1979

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Cataloged as “Envelope [C.S.L. Exhibit 1979 2 Sets Contacts Please Johannesburg Art Gallery] containing photographic negatives of an exhibition space, with Constance Stuart Larrabee's work on display. Correlating contact sheet. Negatives and contact sheet…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item 1272b
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Envelope containing invitations: [Constance Stuart Larrabee invites you to a preview of her exhibition of photographs the first to be held at the Johannesburg Art Gallery on Tuesday 13 March 1979 at 5:00 p.m. Cheese and Wine. Parking at Art Gallery in ...

1979 March 13

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Cataloged as “Envelope containing invitations: [Constance Stuart Larrabee invites you to a preview of her exhibition of photographs the first to be held at the Johannesburg Art Gallery on Tuesday 13 March 1979 at 5:00 p.m. Cheese and Wine. Parking at Art…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item 1285
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