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Black Jesus

Created by:
Clementine Hunter, American, ca. 1886 - 1988  Search this
Medium:
oil or acrylic paint on canvas board
Dimensions:
H x W (unframed): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
H x W x D (framed): 23 3/8 × 20 3/8 × 2 3/8 in. (59.4 × 51.8 × 6 cm)
Type:
paintings
Place made:
Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1985
Topic:
African American  Search this
Art  Search this
Christianity  Search this
Religion  Search this
The Black Church  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Henley A. Hunter, Kathey N. Hunter, and Anne Kathryn Hunter
Object number:
2012.168
Restrictions & Rights:
© Cane River Art Corporation
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Visual Arts
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55b5286a4-03d2-4c48-9a8e-56f2db300547
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.168
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Study for the Goddard Memorial Window, in St. John's Church, Providence, Rhode Island

Artist:
Francis Augustus Lathrop, (American, 1849–1909)  Search this
Medium:
Brush and black and grey watercolor, white gouache, graphite on brown paper
Dimensions:
51.9 × 17.7 cm (20 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)
Type:
architecture, interiors
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
USA
Date:
ca. 1889
Accession Number:
1914-38-359
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq431bc41f2-c210-45fa-a380-660a8716432e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1914-38-359

The Lower Niger bronzes beyond Igbo-Ukwu, Ife, and Benin Philip M. Peek

Author:
Peek, Philip M  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 225 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations (black and white, and colour), map 26 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Nigeria, Southern
Nigeria (Sud)
Southern Nigeria
Nigeria
Süd
Date:
2021
Topic:
Bronzes--History  Search this
Precision casting--History  Search this
Bronzes--Themes, motives  Search this
Bronzes--Histoire  Search this
Moulage à la cire perdue--Histoire  Search this
Bronzes--Thèmes, motifs  Search this
Bronzes  Search this
Precision casting  Search this
Bronzekunst  Search this
Bronzeplastik  Search this
Kunsthandwerk  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1146134

Revolutionary

Created by:
Wadsworth Aikens Jarrell Sr., American, born 1929  Search this
Subject of:
Angela Y. Davis, American, born 1944  Search this
Medium:
printing ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 37 1/2 × 31 in. (95.3 × 78.7 cm)
Type:
screen prints
portraits
Place made:
Howard University, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1972
Topic:
African American  Search this
Art  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Local and regional  Search this
Politics  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2010.3.1
Restrictions & Rights:
© Wadsworth Jarrell
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Classification:
Visual Arts
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd507038819-f39e-41cd-9d9f-763dba1269c3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.3.1

An Offering #1

Created by:
Stephen Towns, American, born 1980  Search this
Medium:
acrylic and oil paint, graphite, bristol board, metal leaf, natural and synthetic cloth fabric, nylon tulle, polyester and cotton thread, and crystal glass beads on wood panel
Dimensions:
H x W x D (overall): 39 1/2 × 16 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (100.3 × 41.9 × 4.4 cm)
H x W x D (a: panel): 24 1/2 × 16 × 1 9/16 in. (62.2 × 40.6 × 4 cm)
H x W (b: banner): 19 11/16 × 16 3/8 in. (50 × 41.6 cm)
Type:
panel paintings
fiber art
portraits
mixed media
Place made:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2017
Topic:
African American  Search this
African diaspora  Search this
Art  Search this
Identity  Search this
Middle Passage  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Spirituality  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2019.25.1ab
Restrictions & Rights:
© Stephen Towns
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series:
An Offering
Classification:
Visual Arts
Exhibition:
Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd592b8317e-91e9-412e-a74f-baa7a2a0d7b1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2019.25.1ab
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An Offering #2

Created by:
Stephen Towns, American, born 1980  Search this
Medium:
acrylic and oil paint, graphite, bristol board, metal leaf, natural and synthetic cloth fabric, nylon tulle, polyester and cotton thread, and crystal glass beads on wood panel
Dimensions:
H x W x D (overall): 40 × 16 5/8 × 1 7/8 in. (101.6 × 42.2 × 4.8 cm)
H x W x D (a: panel): 24 1/8 × 16 1/8 × 1 9/16 in. (61.3 × 40.9 × 4 cm)
H x W (b: banner): 21 5/8 × 16 7/16 in. (55 × 41.8 cm)
Type:
panel paintings
fiber art
portraits
mixed media
Place made:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2017
Topic:
African American  Search this
African diaspora  Search this
Art  Search this
Identity  Search this
Middle Passage  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Spirituality  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2019.25.2ab
Restrictions & Rights:
© Stephen Towns
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series:
An Offering
Classification:
Visual Arts
Exhibition:
Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd533e77cf0-d15f-45e0-b44a-b7afa9e8aae4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2019.25.2ab
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An Offering #3

Created by:
Stephen Towns, American, born 1980  Search this
Medium:
acrylic and oil paint, graphite, bristol board, metal leaf, natural and synthetic cloth fabric, nylon tulle, polyester and cotton thread, and crystal glass beads on wood panel
Dimensions:
H x W x D (a: wood panel): 24 × 16 1/8 × 1 9/16 in. (61 × 40.9 × 4 cm)
H x W (b: quilt panel): 20 1/2 × 15 15/16 in. (52 × 40.5 cm)
Type:
panel paintings
fiber art
portraits
mixed media
Place made:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2017
Topic:
African American  Search this
African diaspora  Search this
Art  Search this
Identity  Search this
Middle Passage  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Spirituality  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2019.25.3ab
Restrictions & Rights:
© Stephen Towns
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series:
An Offering
Classification:
Visual Arts
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd549dd3bfd-198d-4575-89d8-5d90be9e2f2c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2019.25.3ab
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An Offering #4

Created by:
Stephen Towns, American, born 1980  Search this
Medium:
acrylic and oil paint, graphite, bristol board, metal leaf, natural and synthetic cloth fabric, nylon tulle, polyester and cotton thread, and crystal glass beads on wood panel
Dimensions:
H x W x D (overall): 40 × 16 × 1 7/8 in. (101.6 × 40.6 × 4.8 cm)
H x W x D (a: panel): 24 3/16 × 15 3/4 × 1 9/16 in. (61.5 × 40 × 4 cm)
H x W (b: banner): 19 9/16 × 15 3/4 in. (49.7 × 40 cm)
Type:
panel paintings
fiber art
portraits
mixed media
Place made:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2017
Topic:
African American  Search this
African diaspora  Search this
Art  Search this
Identity  Search this
Middle Passage  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Spirituality  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2019.25.4ab
Restrictions & Rights:
© Stephen Towns
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series:
An Offering
Classification:
Visual Arts
Exhibition:
Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd558f9b9a3-c718-4ac4-8196-52dfb512f292
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2019.25.4ab
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An Offering #6

Created by:
Stephen Towns, American, born 1980  Search this
Medium:
acrylic and oil paint, graphite, bristol board, metal leaf, natural and synthetic cloth fabric, nylon tulle, polyester and cotton thread, and crystal glass beads on wood panel
Dimensions:
H x W x D (a: wood panel): 24 × 15 15/16 × 1 9/16 in. (61 × 40.5 × 4 cm)
H x W (b: quilt panel): 20 1/16 × 15 13/16 in. (50.9 × 40.2 cm)
Type:
panel paintings
fiber art
portraits
mixed media
Place made:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2017
Topic:
African American  Search this
African diaspora  Search this
Art  Search this
Identity  Search this
Middle Passage  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Spirituality  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2019.25.6ab
Restrictions & Rights:
© Stephen Towns
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series:
An Offering
Classification:
Visual Arts
Exhibition:
Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50b8249d0-2a6a-4a71-bb45-e920f8658d00
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2019.25.6ab
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An Offering #7

Created by:
Stephen Towns, American, born 1980  Search this
Medium:
acrylic and oil paint, graphite, bristol board, metal leaf, natural and synthetic cloth fabric, nylon tulle, polyester and cotton thread, and crystal glass beads on wood panel
Dimensions:
H x W x D (a: wood panel): 23 7/8 × 16 × 1 9/16 in. (60.7 × 40.6 × 4 cm)
H x W (b: quilt panel): 19 1/2 × 16 1/8 in. (49.6 × 41 cm)
Type:
panel paintings
fiber art
portraits
mixed media
Place made:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2017
Topic:
African American  Search this
African diaspora  Search this
Art  Search this
Identity  Search this
Middle Passage  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Spirituality  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2019.25.7ab
Restrictions & Rights:
© Stephen Towns
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series:
An Offering
Classification:
Visual Arts
Exhibition:
Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59e9965ff-66af-4300-a802-0ea6b17ccbbf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2019.25.7ab
Online Media:

An Offering #8

Created by:
Stephen Towns, American, born 1980  Search this
Medium:
acrylic and oil paint, graphite, bristol board, metal leaf, natural and synthetic cloth fabric, nylon tulle, polyester and cotton thread, and crystal glass beads on wood panel
Dimensions:
H x W x D (a: wood panel): 24 × 16 × 1 9/16 in. (61 × 40.6 × 4 cm)
H x W (b: quilt panel): 20 1/2 × 16 1/8 in. (52.1 × 41 cm)
Type:
panel paintings
fiber art
portraits
mixed media
Place made:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2017
Topic:
African American  Search this
African diaspora  Search this
Art  Search this
Identity  Search this
Middle Passage  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Spirituality  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2019.25.8ab
Restrictions & Rights:
© Stephen Towns
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series:
An Offering
Classification:
Visual Arts
Exhibition:
Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52deac787-78ca-475b-9f7e-cd447a9f3d2c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2019.25.8ab
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"Yankee Figure Heads and Their Carvers"

Collection Creator:
Fried, Frederick, 1909-1994  Search this
National Carousel Association.  Search this
Fried, Mary Hill  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 39
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Reproduction restricted due to copyright or trademark. Fees for commercial reproduction.
Collection Citation:
Frederick and Mary Hill Fried Folk Art Archives, circa 1662-1999, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Frederick and Mary Hill Fried Folk Art Archives
Frederick and Mary Hill Fried Folk Art Archives / Series 1: Professional Materials / 1.1: Lectures
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep847967247-2832-42d8-8df7-b585f91b6965
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0528-ref979

Ghost Plate with Mickey Mouse Ears

Artist:
Jim Melchert, born New Bremen, OH 1930-died Oakland, CA 2023  Search this
Medium:
glazed earthenware
Dimensions:
4 x 14 in. (10.2 x 35.6 cm)
Type:
Decorative Arts-Ceramic
Crafts
Date:
1964
Topic:
Architecture\vehicle  Search this
Figure\head  Search this
Figure male\full length  Search this
Cartoon\comics\Mickey Mouse  Search this
State of being\phenomenon\occult  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance
Object number:
2001.8
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Renwick Gallery
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 54A
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7fafc1497-4263-4133-81ad-3a4132bb88d9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2001.8

Mammal Bone Fragment, Cut, Possibly Decorated

Collector:
Dr. T. Dale Stewart  Search this
Dr. Douglas H. Ubelaker  Search this
Donor Name:
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Site Name:
Juhle Site, Ossuary 3  Search this
Length:
1.8 cm
Object Type:
Faunal bone
Place:
Nanjemoy, Charles County, Maryland, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1978
Collection Date:
2 Jun 1980 to 19 Sep 1980
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
329161
USNM Number:
A614168-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32e77f470-310f-41df-a0c8-3c62ad51314b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_16920608

Vultures, (painting)

Painter:
Bush, Marian Spore 1878-1946  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Lincoln Glenn Gallery New York New York
Date:
Ca. 1938
Topic:
Animal--Bird--Vulture  Search this
Figure--Head  Search this
Control number:
IAP 68900009
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_480139

Very Curious Head - Composed of Boys, (painting)

Artist:
Unknown  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Children  Search this
Figure--Head  Search this
Control number:
AECI 01560906
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_30167

Grotesque Head, (sculpture)

Artist:
Ellis, S.  Search this
Type:
Sculptures
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Figure--Head  Search this
Control number:
AECI 02870244
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_54619

"Figure Heads & Red Herrings"

Collection Creator:
Koplin Del Rio Gallery  Search this
Koplin Gallery (Santa Monica, Calif.)  Search this
Extent:
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
Container:
Box 1, Folder 10-11
Type:
Archival materials
Videocassettes (vhs)
Date:
1996
Scope and Contents:
Video cassette is labeled "Robbie Conal Winkin' Blinkin' Nod 2hr. Loop Reel Figure Heads & Red Herrings Exhibition Koplin Gallery 5/4/96."
Collection Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Koplin Gallery and Koplin Del Rio Gallery Records, 1972-2006. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Koplin Gallery and Koplin Del Rio Gallery records
Koplin Gallery and Koplin Del Rio Gallery records / Series 1: Exhibition Files
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9f4880e4c-6714-444e-af8a-a02e9cba001e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-kopldelr-ref17

Standing Figure

Donor Name:
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden  Search this
Length - Object:
37.5 cm
Width - Object:
16 cm
Depth - Object:
15 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture
Place:
Colima, Mexico, North America
Accession Date:
28 Aug 1992
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
370312
USNM Number:
A552601-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c6dfe0ed-55fa-4f4c-ad4a-6f144dfc121b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8503704

Political liberty does not consist in an unlimited freedom...we must have continually present to our minds the difference between independence and liberty. Liberty is a right of doing whatever the laws permit, and if a citizen could do what they forbid he would be no longer possessed of liberty, because all his fellow-citizens would have the same power.--Montesquieu on the Nature of Liberty. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

Artist:
Edith Jaffy Kaplan, active ca. 1940s-1950s  Search this
Medium:
brush and ink and gouache on paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 21 5/8 x 15 1/4 in. (55.0 x 38.7 cm) irregular
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1951
Topic:
Figure\head  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America
Object number:
1984.124.137
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk72e098fb8-79b0-450f-a4fb-e056931046de
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1984.124.137

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