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Artist:

Yamamoto Hisashi 山本ひさし  Search this

Medium:

Ink and color on paper

Dimensions:

H x W (overall): 45.3 × 30.4 cm (17 13/16 × 12 in)

Type:

Print

Origin:

Japan

Date:

1983

Period:

Showa era

Topic:

Showa era (1926 - 1989)  Search this

Japan  Search this

actor  Search this

tattoo  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

The Pearl and Seymour Moskowitz Collection  Search this

Credit Line:

The Pearl and Seymour Moskowitz Collection

Accession Number:

S2021.5.656

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye30f919cf3-4076-49c2-a582-7d9d7508a1b6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S2021.5.656

Creator:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Type:

Interviews

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2013-05-16T14:32:33.000Z

YouTube Category:

Music  Search this

Topic:

African Americans  Search this

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SmithsonianAnacostia

Data Source:

Anacostia Community Museum

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianAnacostia

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_rPmrjCbvA_0

Creator:

Smithsonian Channel  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2010-09-20T19:49:31.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

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smithsonianchannel

Data Source:

Smithsonian Channel

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianchannel

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_MwDvBG3XFH8

Creator:

Smithsonian Channel  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2014-04-08T20:34:16.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

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smithsonianchannel

Data Source:

Smithsonian Channel

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianchannel

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_g9ZI9VZu4go

Creator:

Smithsonian Channel  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2018-03-06T16:30:01.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

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smithsonianchannel

Data Source:

Smithsonian Channel

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianchannel

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_snTIl0NM5wk

Creator:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2022-11-15T21:45:31.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Art, Asian  Search this

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FreerSackler

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

YouTube Channel:

FreerSackler

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_J6EynuZnHow

Artist:

CYJO (Cindy Hwang-Archambault), born 13 Jun 1974  Search this

Sitter:

Bobby Lee, born 1972  Search this

Medium:

Inkjet print

Dimensions:

Image: 41.9 × 28 cm (16 1/2 × 11")

Sheet: 48.2 × 32.9 cm (19 × 12 15/16")

Type:

Photograph

Date:

June 23, 2008 (printed 2014)

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Personal Attribute\Tattoo  Search this

Bobby Lee: Male  Search this

Bobby Lee: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Bobby Lee: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired through the generosity of Erica and Gregory L. Kinzelman

Object number:

C/NPG.2015.33

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© 2008 CYJO

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4bb20d612-0f3e-4f41-85aa-1d3169f090a4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_C_NPG.2015.33

Creator:

Powers, Stephen, 1840-1904  Search this

Extent:

7 Drawings (pencil and ink)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Works of art

Place:

North America

California

Date:

undated

Scope and Contents:

The collection consists of ten (10) drawings related to:

Powell, John Wesley and Stephen Powers. Tribes of California. United States: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1877.

It includes four drawings of facial tattooing, similar but not identical to figures 10-18, and two sketches of Senel (figure 19). There are also drawings of petroglyphs and figures which do not appear in the published text.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.

Biographical Note:

Stephen Powers (1840–1904) was an American journalist, ethnographer, and historian of Native American tribes in California. He was the author of Tribes of California (1877) published by the US Geological Survey and Bureau of Ethnology.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 1306

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.

Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Topic:

Petroglyphs  Search this

Tattooing  Search this

Genre/Form:

Works of art

Drawings

Citation:

MS 1306 Drawings related to Tribes of California, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.MS1306

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MS 1306 Drawings related to Tribes of California

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw334713240-324d-40a3-ac33-ca1dc9be3378

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms1306

Creator:

Masferré, E. (Eduardo), 1909-1995  Search this

Extent:

152 Prints (silver gelatin)

Culture:

Igorot (Philippine people)  Search this

Kalinga (Philippine people)  Search this

Bontoks (Philippine people)  Search this

Ifugao (Philippine people)  Search this

Gaddang (Philippine people)  Search this

Kankanay (Philippine people)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Prints

Photographs

Place:

Cordillera Administrative Region (Philippines)

Philippines

Date:

circa 1934-1956

Scope and Contents note:

Photographs made by Eduardo Masfere documenting the lives and culture of the Igorot (mountain) people, mainly Bontok and Kalinga. There are also a few photographs that relate to the Gaddang, Ifugao, and Kankanai peoples. Many of the photographs are portraits, though others show pipes and tobacco use, basketry and weaving, ceremonies, and agriculture.

Biographical/Historical note:

Eduardo Masferre (1909-1995) was born in the Gran Cordillera Central region of Luzon to a Spanish father and native Filipino mother from the Kankanai tribe. Between 1914 and 1921, the Masferre family lived in Spain, where Eduardo began his education. After completing his schooling in the Philippines, Masferre followed in his father's footsteps and became a missionary teacher and then a missionary administrator in Sagada. He began photographing the mountain tribes in 1934, documenting traditions that he feared would be lost. After World War II, he opened a photographic studio in Bontok, selling studio portraits as well as photographs of nearby villages. In 1988, a book of his photographs, E. Masferre: People of the Philippine Cordillera, was produced.

Local Call Number(s):

NAA Photo Lot 91-30

Location of Other Archival Materials:

A photograph of Masferre held in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot R92-43.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.

Rights:

These photographs cannot be published without permission from Eduardo Masferre's heirs. Contact the repository for terms of use.

Topic:

Basket making  Search this

Tobacco  Search this

Tattooing  Search this

Pottery craft  Search this

Textile fabrics  Search this

Weaving  Search this

Rites and ceremonies  Search this

Dance  Search this

Agriculture  Search this

Cooking  Search this

Dwellings  Search this

Musical instruments  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Photo lot 91-30, Eduardo Masferre photographs of the Luzon Cordillera, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.PhotoLot.91-30

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw31fd2ca83-961b-4316-b41e-151c45161645

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-91-30

Creator:

Whitehorse, Roland Noah, 1920-1998  Search this

Extent:

11 Drawings (watercolor, ink, and pencil)

Container:

Box 7616

Culture:

Kiowa  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Graphic Materials

Drawings

Works of art

Watercolors

Place:

North America

Date:

1974

Scope and Contents:

The collection consists of eleven (11) watercolor, ink and pencil drawings by Roland N. Whitehorse. The drawings depict grotesquely comical men. One drawing folds at the edges so that it stands. It is a bust of a cadaverous man, with eagle feathers, discolored eye, diaper pen on a braid, tattoos, and other objects. There is another copy of this drawing and two preliminary drawings in the collection. Three drawings are a set depicting three views of a pot-bellied, garishly painted man. The remaining drawings are pencil sketches of similar figures in various poses.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.

Biographical Note:

Roland Noah Whitehorse (1920-1988) was a Kiowa artist, historian, and storyteller. He was born in Carnegie, Oklahoma and attended St. Patrick's Catholic Missions School, Riverside Indian School, Bacone College, and the Dallas Art Institute. He served with the 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, and worked at Ft. Sill as an exhibit specialist with the Ft. Sill Museum and graphics illustrator for the Department of the Army. He was a direct descendant of To-hau-son, the last principal Chief of the Kiowas, and designed the official logo for the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.

Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Genre/Form:

Works of art

Drawings

Watercolors

Citation:

MS 7616 Roland N. Whitehorse drawings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.MS7616

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw30cad98c1-6e32-428c-bd65-f17daacf8678

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms7616

Creator:

Tassin, August Gabriel  Search this

Extent:

45 Pages

8 Maps

Culture:

Mojave (Mohave)  Search this

Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Maps

Drawings

Date:

October 31, 1877

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 1122

Local Note:

pen drawings

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Maps

Citation:

Manuscript 1122, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.MS1122

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw301946fbc-c5a0-4e03-b278-53f6748377f6

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms1122

Artist:

Unidentified Artist  Search this

Copy after:

Myron H. Kimball, active 1850s - 1860s  Search this

Sitter:

Wilson Chinn, c. 1803 - after 1864  Search this

Charles Taylor, c. 1855 - ?  Search this

Augusta Broujey, c. 1854 - ?  Search this

Mary Johnson, active 1863  Search this

Isaac White, c. 1836 - ?  Search this

Rebecca Huger, c. 1852 - ?  Search this

Robert Whitehead, active 1863  Search this

Rosina Downs, 1865 - ?  Search this

Medium:

Wood engraving on paper

Dimensions:

Image: 24.2 × 36.3 cm (9 1/2 × 14 5/16")

Sheet: 28.2 × 39.9 cm (11 1/8 × 15 11/16")

Type:

Print

Place:

United States\New York\Kings\New York

Date:

1863

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Architecture\Window  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Handkerchief  Search this

Print  Search this

Personal Attribute\Tattoo  Search this

Wilson Chinn: Male  Search this

Wilson Chinn: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this

Mary Johnson: Female  Search this

Mary Johnson: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this

Robert Whitehead: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this

Charles Taylor: Male  Search this

Charles Taylor: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this

Augusta Broujey: Female  Search this

Augusta Broujey: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this

Rebecca Huger: Female  Search this

Rosina Downs: Female  Search this

Rosina Downs: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this

Isaac White: Male  Search this

Isaac White: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.2022.122

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm406fb31e5-be77-4cb7-a477-0216812f899b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.2022.122

Collection Creator:

Davidovich, Jaime, 1936-2016  Search this

Container:

Box 2, Folder 17

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1989

circa 2012

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.

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:

Jaime Davidovich papers, 1949-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing and digitization of this collection received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center. Additional funding for the digitization of the papers was provided by the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation.

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Jaime Davidovich papers

Jaime Davidovich papers / Series 5: Project and Source Files

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ec67c6e8-1b2a-4586-bcdd-c2d83871532f

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-davijaim-ref94

Creator:

Swan, James G., 1818-1900  Search this

Extent:

9 Drawings (ink and watercolor)

1 Item (proofsheet )

Container:

Box 3957 / 3984 / 3987, Folder 3

Culture:

Haida  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Graphic Materials

Drawings

Works of art

Place:

Haida Gwaii (B.C.)

North America

Date:

1873

Scope and Contents:

The collection consists of nine (9) drawings and one (1) related proofsheet of Haida animal designs made by James G. Swan in 1873.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.

Biographical Note:

James Gilchrist Swan (1818–1900) was an American writer, artist, collector of Native American artifacts, and political advisor who is known for his study of indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Born in Massachusetts, he spent most of his adult life in the Washington Territory. His prolific writing documented both pioneer society and indigenous cultures. The Smithsonian Institution hired Swan to collect Pacific Northwest Coast artifacts for the 1876 world's fair in Philadelphia, the 1884 fair in London, and the 1893 exposition in Chicago. Swan died in Port Townsend in 1900.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 3987

Variant Title:

Copies by James G. Swan of drawings by Haida Indians of mythological animals, some dated 1873

Publication Note:

The drawings were published in:

Swan, James G. "The Haidah Indians of Queen Charlotte's Islands, British Columbia with a Brief Description of their Tattoos, Carvings, Etc." Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge vol 21 (1876).

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.

Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Topic:

Tattooing  Search this

Genre/Form:

Works of art

Drawings

Citation:

MS 3987 James G. Swan drawings of Haida designs, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.MS3987

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw365502747-71cb-4bfa-b980-13586b8c32be

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms3987

Creator:

Thomas, Winifred Smeaton, 1903-1987  Search this

Names:

Field Museum of Natural History  Search this

Extent:

2.5 Linear feet (8 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Field notes

Correspondence

Lantern slides

Passports

Place:

Iraq

Date:

1927-1980

bulk 1932-1935

Summary:

Winifred Smeaton Thomas (1903-1987) was an anthropologist whose main focus was the Near and Middle East, particularly Iraq where she lived from 1932 to 1935. Her papers largely document her time in Iraq and include her work on the Field Museum Anthropological Expedition in 1934, writings about her time in Iraq, and her doctoral studies at University of Chicago. The collection includes writings and publications, correspondence, field diaries, photographs, passports, and notes from Thomas's time as a doctoral student and later as a professor.

Scope and Contents:

The Winifred Smeaton Thomas papers comprise professional and research materials of Winifred Smeaton Thomas, in particular documenting her time in Iraq, 1932-1935. The collection includes writings, publications, correspondence, field diaries, photographs, passports, and class notes from Thomas's time as a student and later as a professor. It includes Thomas's photographs, writings, and research from the Field Museum Anthropological Expedition in 1934 and her time with the Jawdat family in Baghdad. There are also materials related to Thomas's doctoral training at University of Chicago, teaching materials from her time as a professor at Stevens College and University of Missouri, and some correspondence from her time with U.S. Military Intelligence during World War II.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into 4 series: (1) Writings and professional activities, 1927-1968; (2) Passports and Iraq driving license, 1932-1986; (3) Iraq field notes, 1932-1935; (4) Photographs, 1932-1974.

Biographical Note:

Winifred Smeaton Thomas (1903-1987) was an anthropologist whose main focus was the Near and Middle East, particularly Iraq where she lived from 1932 to 1935. Born April 21, 1903 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Thomas attended Stanford University for some time before earning a B.A. (1924) and M.A. (1927) from the University of Michigan. In 1932, she traveled to Baghdad, Iraq, where she lived with the family of Ali Jawdat. Thomas conducted anthropological fieldwork throughout her time in Iraq; her studies on women were later published in New Orient (1936) and her studies on tattooing were later published in the American Anthropologist (1937). In 1934, Thomas took part in the Field Museum Anthropological Expedition, which traversed the country to collect anthropometric and other data on various ethnic groups in and around Iraq. Also in 1934 and 1935, she taught an English class at the Central High School for Girls in Baghdad. Thomas earned her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Chicago in 1940. From 1943 to 1945, she worked as a Research Analyst for the U.S. War Department, Military Intelligence Division. Thomas taught a World Literature class at Stevens College (1952-1953) and was Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Missouri (1960-1962). From 1954 to 1967 she served as Associate Editor of Archeology magazine, published by the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA). Thomas died May 18, 1987.

Provenance:

These papers were donated to the National Anthropological Archives by Winifred Smeaton Thomas's husband, Homer Leonard Thomas, in 1996.

Restrictions:

The Winifred Smeaton Thomas papers is open for research.

Original nitrate negatives are in cold storage and require special arrangements for viewing.

Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Field notes

Correspondence

Lantern slides

Passports

Citation:

Winifred Smeaton Thomas papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NAA.1996-13

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Winifred Smeaton Thomas papers

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3eecff513-dc0c-4945-ac52-4a45b9b562ef

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-1996-13

Photographer:

Houlberg, Marilyn  Search this

Extent:

6567 Slides (photographs) (11 Binders, color)

14 Documents (1 Binder)

1,946 Slides (Color, 35 mm)

Culture:

Yoruba (African people)  Search this

Nigerians  Search this

Tuaregs  Search this

Fulani  Search this

Nuba  Search this

Igbo (African people)  Search this

Turkana  Search this

Pokot  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Documents

Slides

Color slides

Photographic prints

Photographs

Place:

Nigeria

Africa

Lagos (Nigeria)

Date:

1961-circa 2005

Summary:

The collection consists of 8,515 color slides taken by Dr. Marilyn Houlberg during various field studies among the Yoruba in southwest Nigeria between 1961 and circa 2007. The images depict Yoruba art and culture with a special focus on artisans, art objects, body arts, costume, festivals, hairstyles, indigenous photography, weaving and textiles. Cultural events depicted include Balufon festivals, Egungun and Gelede masquerades, social events (weddings, christenings, funerals), and religious ceremonies (initiation and animal sacrifice). Also included are various scenes of daily life, architecture, food preparation, markets, portraits and landscapes. Houlberg extensively documented Yoruba artists in the process of creating their art, including carvers Yesufu Ejigboye, Runshewe, and Lamidi Fakeye, as well as the final pieces themselves. Houlberg documentated art in situ, such as Yoruba house posts, shrines, wall art and wood doors and art objects, including Gelede masks, Ibeji (twin) and Eshu figures, Osanyin staffs, and Ogboni and Shango shrines. Manuscript and printed materials, including Houlberg's resume, thesis, and numerous published articles are also available in this collection.

Scope and Contents note:

This 6,567 slide collection documents Houlberg's studies in Southwestern Nigeria spanning from 1961 to circa 2005. In 2015, Houlberg donated an additional 1,948 color slides to the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives. These slides have been added to the EEPA 2005-002 finding aid, bringing the total to 8,515 slides.

The collection primarily includes photos of people, including the Ogboni, Pokot, Yoruba, Turkana and Igbo, shrines, festivals and rituals, art objects, and artists. A particular strength of the collection are photos of Balufon festivals, Egungun and Gelede masquerades, social events (weddings, christenings, funerals), and religious ceremonies (initiation and animal sacrifice). Also included are various scenes of daily life, architecture, food preparation, markets, portraits and landscapes. Houlberg mostly photographed in Ilishan, Ikenne, Ilara, Shagamu, Lagos, Ijebu-Ode, and Egbe.

Houlberg extensively documented Yoruba artists in the process of creating their art, including carvers Yesufu Ejigboye, Runshewe, and Lamidi Fakeye, as well as the final pieces themselves. Houlberg documentated art in situ, such as Yoruba house posts, shrines, wall art, wood doors and art objects, including Gelede masks, Ibeji (twin) and Eshu figures, Osanyin staffs, and Ogboni and Shango shrines. Several Yoruba art forms, including photography, scarification tattoos, and textiles (both cloth and dress), are represented in the collection. Additionally, there are numerous slides of Yoruba hairstyles, many of which she published in her article, Social Hair: Tradition and Change in Yoruba Hairstyles in Southwestern Nigeria.

Yoruba ritual specialists, such as Ife-olu Solaru, Olufunke, and Yesufu Ejigboye, appear frequently throughout the collection. Houlberg documented her many stays with these individuals over the years.

There is also one binder of manuscript and printed materials, including Houlberg's resume, thesis, and numerous published articles.

Arrangement note:

The collection is organized into 29 series according to subject. The series descriptions correspond with particular subjects used in Houlberg's teaching and lectures, and based on donor's notes. All slides were kept in the order in which they were donated.

Series 1: African Hairstyles, circa 1973-1994 (Binder 1; 212 slides)

Series 2: Egungun Festival, 1961-circa 1988 (Binder 1; 362 slides)

Series 3: Gelede, circa 1969-circa 1989 (Binder 2; 301 slides)

Series 4: Ibeji Twins, circa 1969-circa 1990 (Binders 2-3; 854 slides)

Series 5: Ogboni Art Objects and Shrines, circa 1969-circa 1982 (Binder 4; 92 slides)

Series 6: Art Objects Depicting Ogun, circa 1969-circa 1983 (Binder 4; 56 slides)

Series 7: Olojufoforo Art and Festivities, circa 1968-circa 1975 (Binder 4; 21 slides)

Series 8: Yoruba People, Architecture, and Art, circa 1969-circa 1985 (Binder 4; 260 slides)

Series 9: Carving, Art Objects and Artists, and Scenes of Daily Life, circa 1973-circa 1988 (Binder 4; 201 slides)

Series 10: Yoruba Art, circa 1971-circa 1983 (Binder 5; 49 slides)

Series 11: Yoruba Textiles, circa 1973-circa 1983 (Binder 5; 84 slides)

Series 12: Yoruba, Miscellaneous, circa 1967-circa 1989 (Binder 5; 251 slides)

Series 13: African Art, Textiles People, and Dwellings, circa 1963-circa 1983 (Binder 6; 58 slides)

Series 14: Ibo Mbari and Igbo Peoples and Artwork, circa 1967-circa 1985 (Binder 6; 212 slides)

Series 15: Art and Ceremonies, circa 1967-circa 1991 (Binder 6; 493 slides)

Series 16: Body Arts, Nuba People (Sudan) and Fulani and Bororo People (Niger), circa 1973-circa 1979 (Binder 7; 64 slides)

Series 17: People, Scenic Views and Animals of Kenya, Sudan, Angola, and Ghana, circa 1972-circa 1985 (Binder 7; 168 slides)

Series 18: Peoples and Arts of Ghana, Mali, and the Ivory Coast, circa 1966-circa 1992 (Binder 7; 406 slides)

Series 19: Published Maps and Photos, circa 1968-circa 1985 (Binder 8; 70 slides)

Series 20: Nigerian Masks and Art Objects, circa 1967-circa 1978 (Binder 8; 396 slides)

Series 21: Yoruba Festivals, People, and Art in Nigeria, circa 1967-circa 1988 (Binders 8-9; 128 slides)

Series 22: Yoruba Photography and Textiles, circa 1975-circa 1983 (Binder 9; 54 slides)

Series 23: Ife-Olu, Ilishan, circa 1980-circa 1988 (Binder 9; 87 slides)

Series 24: Yoruba Festivals, People, Hairstyles, Ibeji Objects, Eshu Figures, and Oya and Orishala Priests, Priestesses, and Shrines, circa 1966-circa 1988 (Binder 9; 168 slides)

Series 25: Shango, circa 1970-circa 1983 (Binder 10, 162 slides)

Series 26: Ara Festival, 1975 (Binder 10; 174 slides)

Series 27: Ceremonies and Festivals, Portraits, Art and Ceremonial Objects, Domestic and Market Scenes, circa 1969-circa 2005 (Binders 10-11; 759 slides)

Series 28: Yoruba Art Objects, and Domestic, Work, and Festival Scenes, circa 1971-circa 1983 (Binder 11; 104 slides)

Series 29: Manuscript and Printed Materials, 1973-circa 2005 (Binder 12)

Biographical/Historical note:

Artist, anthropologist, and art historian Dr. Marilyn Hammersley Houlberg was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1939. Houlberg received an Associate of Arts degree from Wright Junior College (1959) and a BFA from the University of Chicago (1963). After graduating, she traveled to North Africa and explored Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt. In 1964, Houlberg researched Haitian art, religion, and indigenous photography in Haiti and in 1965 was awarded a scholarship for graduate study from the University of Chicago. There she completed her MAT in Art History in 1967. Following graduation, Houlberg worked at the Nigerian Museum in Lagos, where she documented Yoruba sculpture, masquerades, religion, body art, and indigenous photography.

She began her teaching career at the University of Chicago as a lecturer on African art and African civilization, working there from 1971 to 1973. At the University of London, Houlberg earned a Masters in Anthropology, producing the thesis Yoruba Twin Sculpture and Ritual (1973). She also extensively photographed her travels abroad in Yorubaland. Between 1974 and 1990, Houlberg taught at the University of Chicago, Columbia College, Kalamazoo College, and Northwestern University. From 1974 to 2008 she continued teaching at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, lecturing on Yoruba art and ritual in West Africa and the New World, and the art and ritual of Vodou in Haiti.

Houlberg has lectured worldwide at numerous museums and symposiums since 1972, including in Lagos, Nigeria; Jacmel, Haiti; Toronto, Canada; Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; and Cologne, Germany. Her essays have been published in several issues of African Arts. Some of Houlberg's significant publications include Arts of the Water Spirits of Haitian Vodou, in Sacred Waters: Arts for Mami Wata and Other Divinities in Africa and the Diaspora (2008) and Water Spirits of Haitian Vodou: Lasiren, Queen of Mermaids, in Mami-Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and the African-Atlantic World (2008). The exhibition Mami-Wata at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art (2009) featured her photographs.

Provenance:

Marilyn Houlberg, 733 West 18th St., Chicago, IL 60616, Donation, 20050320, 2005-0002

Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Occupation:

Weavers  Search this

Artists  Search this

Topic:

Shrines  Search this

Masks  Search this

Domestic scenes  Search this

Egúngún (Cult)  Search this

Ethnology -- Nigeria  Search this

Gelede (Yoruba rite)  Search this

Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Marketplaces  Search this

Masquerades  Search this

Ere ibeji  Search this

Works of art in situ  Search this

Art, African  Search this

Vernacular architecture  Search this

Festivals  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Photographic prints

Photographs

Citation:

Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria Collection, EEPA 2005-002, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.2005-002

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Marilyn Houlberg Nigeria collection

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo729173a75-b645-455f-b66b-ae08d0d2102e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-eepa-2005-002

Creator:

Wendell, Evert, 1681-1750  Search this

Extent:

5 Copy negatives (acetate)

5 Copy prints

Culture:

Seneca  Search this

Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this

Miami  Search this

Cayuga  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Copy negatives

Copy prints

Photographs

Drawings

Date:

circa 1700-1709

Scope and Contents note:

Photographs of pages from Evert Wendell's record book of his transactions with American Indians. The photographs highlight Wendell's drawings of Cayuga, Seneca, Miami, and Souveno Indians with whom he worked, including identifying markings such as tattoos, ear ornaments, and hairdressing. The collection also includes catalog cards prepared by William Curtis Sturtevant to describe drawings, with transcriptions and translations by T. J. Brasser.

Biographical/Historical note:

Evert Wendell (1681-1750) was born in Albany, New York, shortly after the Dutch surrendered the area to British colonists. In 1695, Wendell began trading with American Indians and settlers. Between the years 1695 and 1726, Wendell recorded over 2,000 transactions in his account books, including names and credit.

Local Call Number(s):

NAA Photo Lot R81R

Reproduction Note:

Copy prints made by Smithsonian Institution from NYHS copy negatives, 1966.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.

Rights:

This copy collection has been obtained for reference purposes only. Copies may be obtained from the New York Historical Society.

Topic:

Account books  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Drawings

Citation:

Photo lot 81R, Photographs of Evert Wendell account book pages with sketches, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.PhotoLot.R81R

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3b8132dec-905b-4fed-b1cf-4648362e1816

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-r81r

Creator:

Kron, Joan  Search this

Names:

Beautiful Bag Co. (Philadelphia,Pa.)  Search this

Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association of Philadelphia. Arts Council  Search this

Christo, 1935-  Search this

Dine, Jim, 1935-  Search this

Hendricks, Geoffrey, 1931-2018  Search this

Indiana, Robert, 1928-  Search this

Johnson, Ray, 1927-  Search this

Kaprow, Allan  Search this

Klüver, Billy, 1927-2004  Search this

Lichtenstein, Roy, 1923-1997  Search this

Maitin, Sam  Search this

Oldenburg, Claes, 1929- -- Photographs  Search this

Paik, Nam June, 1932-  Search this

Rosenberg, Karl  Search this

Sabol, Audrey, 1922-  Search this

Saint-Phalle, Niki de, 1930-  Search this

Segal, George, 1924-2000 -- Photographs  Search this

Tinguely, Jean, 1925-  Search this

Turner, Evan H.  Search this

Venturi, Robert  Search this

Watts, Robert M., 1923-1988  Search this

Extent:

1.4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Video recordings

Drawings

Sound recordings

Date:

1959-1971

Summary:

The papers of New York City art entrepreneur, curator, and journalist Joan Kron date from 1959 to 1971 and measure 1.4 linear feet. The papers include correspondence, scattered financial records, notes and writings, printed material, photographs, a sound and video recording, and project/exhibition files concerning Kron's involvement in the 1960s with the exhibtions of the Arts Council of the Young Men's/Women's Hebrew Association (YM/WHA)of Philadelphia and her business, the Beautiful Bag and Box Co.

Scope and Content Note:

The papers of New York City art entrepreneur, curator, and journalist Joan Kron date from 1959 to 1971 and measure 1.4 linear feet. The papers include correspondence, scattered financial records, notes and writings, printed material, photographs, a sound and video recording, and project/exhibition files concerning Kron's involvement in the 1960s with the exhibtions of the Arts Council of the Young Men's/Women's Hebrew Association (YM/WHA)of Philadelphia and her business, the Beautiful Bag and Box Co.

Papers relating to Kron's volunteer chairmanship of the Arts Council of the Young Men's/Women's Hebrew Association (YM/WHA)of Philadelphia include general files concerning the administration and operation of the organization, as well as exhibition files for Art 1963/ A New Vocabulary (1962) and Museum of Merchandise 1967.) Files generally consist of correspondence, clippings and other printed materials, notes and writings, photographs, and financial documents. The exhibition files for Art 1963/ A New Vocabulary include a typescript "Dictionary Suggestions" by Billy Klüver which contains slang terms with creative definitions, and photographs of Claes Oldenburg, Billy Klüver, Joan Kron, Sam Maitin, Niki de Saint-Phalle, Audrey Sabol, George Segal, Jean Tinguely, and Robert Watts. The files for Museum of Merchandise contain a painting on paper by Geoffrey Hendricks, a drawing by Ray Johnson, a photograph of fabric designer Karl Rosenberg, a photograph of a wedding dress design by Christo, and a 1/2" open reel videotape made by Nam Jun Paik of Kron's appearance on The Tonight Show.

The records of the Beautiful Bag and Box Co., an art entrepreneurial business created by Kron and her colleague Audrey Sabol, include correspondence, a ledger of sales and deposits, income tax records, miscellaneous invoices, notes and writings, clippings, miscellaneous printed material, and photographs. Also found are project/product files for Art Museum Store, Temporary Tattoos, Durable Dishes designed by Roy Lichtenstein, Eat Pin likely designed by Robert Indiana, Art on Billboards, and Stunning Stationery. The file for project Art on Billboards contains postcards from Allan Kaprow and Jim Dine expressing interest in the project, and a photograph of Edwin and Audrey Sabol on a motorcycle posing in front of a billboard designed by Roy Lichtenstein. There is also a 7" audio reel tape recording of a radio program Hey, Look at That containing comments about billboards from Kron, Roy Lichtenstein, architect Robert Venturi, and Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 2 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Arts Council of the YM/YWHA of Philadelphia, 1959-1971 (Box 1-2, OV 3; 0.6 linear feet)

Series 2: Beautiful Bag and Box Co., 1963-1969 (Box 1-2; 0.8 linear feet)

Biographical Note:

Joan Kron (circa 1928-) is a fashion and style journalist in New York City, but began her career in Philadelphia as an advocate of avante-garde artists and co-founder of The Beautiful Bag Co. which worked with artists to produce commercial household and fashion art products. Kron worked on projects with Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Robert Indiana, among others.

Joan Kron was born circa 1928 in New York. She studied at the Yale University School of Drama from 1946-1948, graduating with a degree in costume design. She married surgeon Dr. Samuel Kron and lived in Philadelphia during the 1960s. For almost a decade, Kron volunteered as chairman of the Arts Council of the Young Men's/Young Women's Hebrew Association of Philadelphia (YM/YWHA.) The YM/YMA Arts Council focused on promoting and hosting new and avant-garde programs in dance, theatre, poetry, crafts, and the visual arts. Under Kron's leadership, the YM/YWHA Arts Council curated Arts1963/A New Vocabulary (1962) and Museum of Merchandise (1967.)

Kron's work with the Arts Council allowed her to build business partnerships with several artists. She partnered with Andy Warhol to produce a line of perfume, "You're In," packaged in silver Coca-Cola bottles, with Robert Indiana for a Love Ring, and other products and projects associated with the exhibitions of the Arts Council. Then, around 1964, she partnered with colleague Audrey Sabol to form The Beautiful Bag and Box Co. and continued to explore commercial products created or designed by artists, including a line of dinnerware "Durable Dishes" designed by Roy Lichtenstein, a series of billboards displaying art work and the Eat Pin, most likely designed by Robert Indiana.

Kron began her career in journalism in the late 1960s by contributing an article about a cannabis harvest in an upscale neighborhood to the Philadelphia magazine in 1969. She continued to write for the magazine until after her divorce. She moved to New York City in 1971 and was hired by New York magazine. She researched and wrote a special issue about the blossoming SoHo art district. Kron then focused the remainder of her career primarily on writing, and worked for a number of magazines and newspapers, and published several books. As of 2010, she was living in New York City and working as contributing editor at large for Condé Nast's Allure magazine, primarily covering the subject of cosmetic surgery.

Related Materials:

Additional copies of microfilm reels 4224-4225 are available at the Free Library of Philadelphia.

Also found in the Archives are selected papers of the Young Men's/Women's Hebrew Association Arts Council that were loaned by Judith Golden for microfilming, and are now available only on microfilm reels 3898. Another small collection of printed material from the YM/WHA records was donated by Acey Wolgin and microfilmed on reel 4340, and transferred to the Smithsonian American Art Museum Library's vertical files.

Provenance:

Joan Kron donated her papers in 1987.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

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.

Occupation:

Arts administrators  Search this

Topic:

Curators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this

Pop art  Search this

Wearable art United States  Search this

Industrial design  Search this

Genre/Form:

Video recordings

Drawings

Sound recordings

Citation:

Joan Kron papers, 1959-1971. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.kronjoan

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Joan Kron papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9da6dc59e-86a1-4877-879f-28aa750c582f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-kronjoan

Collector:

Frank Russell  Search this

Donor Name:

Frank Russell  Search this

Culture:

Pima (Akimel O'odham; Akimel O'otham)  Search this

Object Type:

Tattoo Set

Place:

Sacaton, Gila River Reservation, Arizona, United States, North America

Accession Date:

3 Oct 1902

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

039990

USNM Number:

E217935-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30a1b0430-876c-46d6-89e1-9b8ecc140ec2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8363131

Creator:

National Museum of American History  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2022-03-31T13:48:27.000Z

YouTube Category:

Music  Search this

Topic:

American History  Search this

See more by:

SmithsonianAmHistory

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianAmHistory

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_hUtlcYOW2Vk