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"A new chapter for Xhosa beadwork" : Laduma Ngxokola and his promotion of a Xhosa heritage / Christopher Richards

Author:
Richards, Christopher  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Ngxokola, Laduma 1986-  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
South Africa
Date:
2015
Topic:
Fashion  Search this
Fashion designers  Search this
Beadwork, Xhosa  Search this
Xhosa (African people)--Ethnic identity  Search this
Call number:
NK3650.5.A35 B43 2015
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1060881

"An African sensibility" : Chris Seydou's fashion innovations / Victoria L. Rovine

Title:
Chris Seydou's fashion innovations
Author:
Rovine, Victoria  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Seydou, Chris 1949-1994 Criticism and interpretation  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Mali
Date:
2010
Topic:
Fashion designers  Search this
Fashion  Search this
Bogolan cloth  Search this
Call number:
DT1 .A475
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1020680

"The models for Africa" : Accra's independence-era fashion culture and the creations of Chez Julie / Christopher Richards

Author:
Richards, Christopher  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Norteye, Juliana 1933-1993  Search this
Chez Julie  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Ghana
Accra
Date:
2016
Topic:
Fashion  Search this
Women fashion designers  Search this
Call number:
N1 .A258
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1067824

100+ Native American women who changed the world / by KB Schaller

Title:
One hundred plus Native American women who changed the world
Author:
Schaller, K. B.  Search this
Physical description:
xvii, 213 pages : portraits ; 22 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
North America
United States
Date:
2014
Topic:
Indian women  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1080099

2010 National Design Awards: Fashion Design Award - Rodarte

Creator:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2010-12-05T17:45:15.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Design  Search this
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
YouTube Channel:
cooperhewitt
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_84BrJzawRSs

2011 National Design Awards: Fashion Design Award - J. Mendel

Creator:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2011-12-09T19:12:04.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Design  Search this
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
YouTube Channel:
cooperhewitt
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_nnU-Xvub1CA

2012 National Design Awards Gala: Part 2

Creator:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2012-10-18T01:35:25.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Design  Search this
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
YouTube Channel:
cooperhewitt
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edanmdm:yt_EdoTaJ83KgA

2018 NDA Fashion Design: Christina Kim

Creator:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2018-11-13T21:55:24.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Design  Search this
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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cooperhewitt
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edanmdm:yt_kakT83rLpec

2019 NDA Winners' Salons: Ivan Poupyrev and Derek Lam | Design and the Body

Creator:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2019-12-05T19:20:02.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Design  Search this
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cooperhewitt
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
YouTube Channel:
cooperhewitt
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_tm2Fh3dw1X0

2019 NDA Winners’ Salons: Ivan Poupyrev and Derek Lam

Creator:
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Conversations and talks
Blog posts
Published Date:
Fri, 06 Dec 2019 21:27:44 +0000
Topic:
Design  Search this
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Data Source:
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_56bf0a97ab2f46fe74ef72b089d03e7d

2019 National Design Awards in Detroit

Creator:
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Thu, 14 Nov 2019 23:28:24 +0000
Topic:
Design  Search this
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Data Source:
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_ba36ae6f95c556d3b744b8b2ae4c3ea7

2019 National Design Awards in Detroit Panel Discussion

Creator:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this
Type:
Youtube videos
Uploaded:
2019-11-15T02:26:54.000Z
Topic:
Design  Search this
Youtube Category:
Education  Search this
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cooperhewitt
YouTube Channel:
cooperhewitt
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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edanmdm:yt_gurJaqTSn-w

2019 National Design Awards in Detroit | Panel Discussion

Creator:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2019-11-19T21:25:41.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Design  Search this
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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cooperhewitt
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edanmdm:yt_eVXJaSgEf74

Alek Wek

Photograph by:
Platon, British, born 1968  Search this
Subject of:
Alek Wek, South Sudanese, born 1977  Search this
Medium:
pigment on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 19 3/4 × 15 3/16 in. (50.1 × 38.5 cm)
H x W (sheet): 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
Type:
pigment prints
portraits
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2014; printed 2019
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Fashion  Search this
Fashion design  Search this
Humanitarianism  Search this
Photography  Search this
Politics  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Platon
Object number:
2021.33.64
Restrictions & Rights:
© Platon
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
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50d8dbd08-d370-48b0-80b1-85d1d4c956cb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.33.64
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Dress designed by Tracy Reese and worn by the First Lady in connection with the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington

Designed by:
Tracy Reese, American, born 1964  Search this
Worn by:
First Lady Michelle Obama, American, born 1964  Search this
Medium:
silk and rayon blend with glass and plastic beads, and plastic zipper
Dimensions:
H x W x D (On Form): 40 1/4 × 22 1/2 × 14 in. (102.2 × 57.2 × 35.6 cm)
Type:
dresses
Place used:
National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2013
Topic:
African American  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Design  Search this
Fashion  Search this
Fashion design  Search this
Local and regional  Search this
U.S. History, 2001-  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2015.177
Restrictions & Rights:
© Tracy Reese
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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Classification:
Clothing-Historical
Clothing-Fashion
Movement:
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5273c7e8e-c1ea-461b-aa37-4836ae1145b2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.177
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Marquise Foster

Photograph by:
Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965  Search this
Subject of:
Marquise Foster, American, born 1989  Search this
Printed by:
Light Work, American, founded 1973  Search this
Medium:
ink on Canson Baryta photographique paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Sheet) : 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
H x W (Image) : 19 × 12 5/8 in. (48.3 × 32.1 cm)
Type:
portraits
inkjet prints
Place captured:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2017
Topic:
African American  Search this
Communities  Search this
Dance  Search this
Design  Search this
Fashion  Search this
Fashion design  Search this
Gender  Search this
Identity  Search this
LGBTQ  Search this
Music  Search this
Nightlife  Search this
Photography  Search this
Sexuality  Search this
Urban life  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2019.71.6
Restrictions & Rights:
© Gerard Gaskin
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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Portfolio/Series:
Legendary Portraits
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ac33ed30-5a92-4be4-9b6d-c0d88b15a41f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2019.71.6
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Serena Williams

Photograph by:
Platon, British, born 1968  Search this
Subject of:
Serena Jameka Williams, American, born 1981  Search this
Medium:
pigment on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 19 3/4 × 14 7/16 in. (50.2 × 36.6 cm)
H x W (sheet): 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
Type:
pigment prints
portraits
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2015; printed 2019
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Athletes  Search this
Entertainers  Search this
Fashion design  Search this
Photography  Search this
Tennis  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Platon
Object number:
2021.33.59
Restrictions & Rights:
© Platon
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5720b3bb7-0edc-4df1-b6fc-c1b23bf112c6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.33.59
Online Media:

Serena Williams

Photograph by:
Platon, British, born 1968  Search this
Subject of:
Serena Jameka Williams, American, born 1981  Search this
Medium:
pigment on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 20 15/16 × 20 in. (53.2 × 50.8 cm)
H x W (sheet): 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
Type:
pigment prints
portraits
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2015; printed 2019
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Athletes  Search this
Entertainers  Search this
Fashion design  Search this
Photography  Search this
Tennis  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Platon
Object number:
2021.33.60
Restrictions & Rights:
© Platon
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd580258ae4-efaa-4dca-825c-f7d5571bea4e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.33.60
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A brief history of African fashion / Helen Jennings

Author:
Jennings, Helen (Journalist)  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Africa
Date:
2015
Topic:
Fashion  Search this
Fashion designers  Search this
Call number:
NX1 .N737
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1058081

A century of fashion : dress pattern illustrations, 1898-1997 / Alice I. Duff

Author:
Duff, Alice I  Search this
Physical description:
159 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 22 x 28 cm
Type:
Patterns
Pictorial works
Date:
2011
20th century
Topic:
Dressmaking--History  Search this
Fashion design--History  Search this
Women's clothing--History  Search this
Call number:
TT556 .D844 2011
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_991583

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