Skip to content
SERIES 1 · THE COMPLETE COLLECTION

Series 1 · Arts, Music & Culture

Discover artists, writers and performers alongside photographs, artworks and cultural objects.

Explore Series 1 categories · Artifact discovery board

54,097 matching cards · 24 cards per page

COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

A young Loko girl in a small village near Kalangba

1980

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Donor notes read: "A young Loko girl in a small village near Kalangba. Sept.- Oct., 1980. The date on the slide is JAN 81.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1934
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

A young man arranging a gill net in the water to catch fish, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “A young man arranging a gill net in the water to catch fish, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0963
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

A young man breaking palm kernels at a small village near Kalangba

1980

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Donor notes read: "A young man breaking palm kernals at a small village near Kalangba. Sept.- Oct., 1980. The date on the slide is JAN 81.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1933
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

A young man carrying Aduro-Dede on his shoulders at an Otsa festival, Azukhala-Experi, Nigeria

1972

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “A young man carrying Aduro-Dede on his shoulders at an Otsa festival, Azukhala-Experi, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-5551
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

A young man casting a fishing net on the Niger River, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “A young man casting a fishing net on the Niger River, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0857
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

A young man dancing on the ground in front of a drummer, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “A young man dancing on the ground in front of a drummer, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1080
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

A young man drumming during a dance performance outside of a resettlement village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “A young man drumming during a dance performance outside of a resettlement village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1110
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

A young man drumming during a performance outside of a resettlement village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “A young man drumming during a performance outside of a resettlement village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1111
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

A young man filling the radiator of a ferry boat on the Niger River, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “A young man filling the radiator of a ferry boat on the Niger River, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1356
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

A young man holding a skein of wound threads, Ségou, Mali

1968

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “A young man holding a skein of wound threads, Ségou, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2313
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

A young man, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “A young man, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1236
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

A young man playing a ngoni, Mali

1966-1973

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “A young man playing a ngoni, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2369
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

A young man playing with a stone mancala board in a small historic settlement, near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

1995

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “A young man playing with a stone mancala board in a small historic settlement, near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-002, Item EEPA 1995-020183
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

A young man playing with Evan in the Niger River, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “A young man playing with Evan in the Niger River, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1944
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

A young man poling a dugout canoe through the flooded Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “A young man poling a dugout canoe through the flooded Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1896
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

A young man reeling in a fishing net on the Niger River, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “A young man reeling in a fishing net on the Niger River, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0859
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

A young man reflects on his day as he goes home

1979; printed 2007

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a young man sitting in a chair. He is sitting in a chair and is wearing a pinstripe suite jacket and the cuff and collar of a white shirt are just visible under the jacket. He is resting his chin…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.310.24
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

A young man riding a bicycle down a street in Saint-Louis, Saint -Louis, Senegal

1993

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “A young man riding a bicycle down a street in Saint-Louis, Saint -Louis, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-006, Item EEPA 1993-060108
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

A young man rowing a dugout canoe during a fishing trip on the Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “A young man rowing a dugout canoe during a fishing trip on the Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1688
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

A young man selling chickens at a market, Katiola, Cote d'Ivoire

1967

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “A young man selling chickens at a market, Katiola, Cote d'Ivoire” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-2586
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

A young man shaping clay bricks, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “A young man shaping clay bricks, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-2082
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

A young man sitting in a dugout canoe on the Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “A young man sitting in a dugout canoe on the Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-2000
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

A young man sitting on a calabash, collecting fish from a gill net, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “A young man sitting on a calabash, collecting fish from a gill net, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0969
Explore record →
COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

A young man standing next to an Idu Masquerader, Iyora, Nigeria

1972

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cataloged as “A young man standing next to an Idu Masquerader, Iyora, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-5044
Explore record →

Biographies, museum objects and archive records are distinct card types. Every card links to its historical source.