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Amistad Memorial, (sculpture)

Title:
Sengbe Pieh, (sculpture)
Joseph Cinque, (sculpture)
Sculptor:
Hamilton, Ed 1947-  Search this
Founder:
Cavalier Renaissance Foundry  Search this
Subject:
Pieh, Sengbe  Search this
Cinque, Joseph  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite over concrete
Culture:
African  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of New Haven Department of Public Works 34 Middletown Avenue New Haven Connecticut 06513
Located City Hall 165 Church Street New Haven Connecticut
Date:
Summer 1992. Dedicated Sept. 26, 1992. Rededicated May 15, 1994
Topic:
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
History--United States--Amistad Revolt  Search this
History--United States--Black History  Search this
Occupation--Other--Reformer  Search this
Dress--Ethnic--African Dress  Search this
Dress--Historic--Nineteenth Century Dress  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this
Animal--Bird  Search this
Architecture exterior--Commercial--Dock  Search this
Object--Other--Luggage  Search this
Control number:
IAS CT000261
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_331711

Grecian Festival X, (painting)

Painter:
Juglaris, Thomas b. 1844  Search this
Culture:
African  Search this
Type:
Paintings-Mural
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Ray Memorial Library Franklin Massachusetts
Date:
1904
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Landscape  Search this
Architecture exterior--Classical--Temple  Search this
Occupation--Religion--Clergy  Search this
State of Being--Other--Enslaved  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Control number:
IAP 67950016
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_370777

The Ethiopian

Artist:
Arthur Lee, born Trondheim, Norway 1881-died Newtown, CT 1961  Search this
Founder:
Gorham Manufacturing Company, founded 1831  Search this
Medium:
bronze
Dimensions:
overall: 27 7/8 x 11 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. (70.9 x 29.9 x 25.8 cm.)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
modeled 1912, cast 1917
Topic:
Figure male\nude  Search this
Figure male\full length  Search this
African\Ethiopian  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by William T. Evans, William Franklin Paris, and Helen L. Spear
Object number:
1990.30
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 19B
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7bdbb6103-d057-4d43-9436-05ce592861b0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.30

Les Fetiches, (painting)

Painter:
Jones, Lois Mailou 1905-1998  Search this
Medium:
Oil on linen
Culture:
African  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Smithsonian American Art Museum 8th & G Streets, N.W Washington District of Columbia 20560 Accession Number: 1990.56
Date:
1938
Topic:
Figure  Search this
Dress--Costume--Mask  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Control number:
IAP 08586428
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_477056

Folio from a Haft awrang (Seven thrones) by Jami (d.1492); verso: the East African looks at himself in the mirror; recto: text

Patron:
Sultan Ibrahim Mirza  Search this
Author:
Jami (died 1492)  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 34.2 x 23.2 cm (13 7/16 x 9 1/8 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Iran
Date:
1556-1565
Period:
Safavid period
Topic:
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this
poetry  Search this
illumination  Search this
Iran  Search this
mirror  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
African  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1946.12.221
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Google Cultural Institute
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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/ye339b1f34e-56b9-4727-978c-d4de0059c0ef
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1946.12.221

The Liberator, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Whitney, Anne 1821-1915  Search this
Culture:
African  Search this
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Unlocated
Date:
1873
Topic:
State of Being--Other--Enslaved  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Control number:
IAS 76008366
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_19128

African Slave, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Hoffman, Malvina 1885-1966  Search this
Medium:
Wood
Culture:
African  Search this
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Glenbow Museum 130-9th Avenue S.E Calgary Alberta Canada T2G 0P3
Date:
1939
Topic:
Figure--Fragment--Face  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
State of Being--Other--Enslaved  Search this
Control number:
IAS 59500061
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_29949

The Immigrants, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Sanguino, Luis 1934-  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite and concrete
Culture:
African  Search this
Hebrew  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of New York Department of Parks and Recreation The Arsenal - Central Park New York New York 10021
Located at Battery Park south end of Eisenhower Mall, East entrance of Castle Clinton New York New York
Date:
1973. Cast 1981? Dedicated May 4, 1983
Topic:
History--United States--Immigration  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Occupation--Religion--Clergy  Search this
State of Being--Other--Enslaved  Search this
History--United States--Black History  Search this
Control number:
IAS 87870001
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_302645

(Saint Joseph), (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Peccini, Tommaso  Search this
Architectural firm:
Eggers Group Architects  Search this
Contractor:
George A. Fuller Company  Search this
Subject:
John XXIII  Search this
Medium:
Travertine
Culture:
Italian  Search this
African  Search this
Indian  Search this
East Indian  Search this
Asian  Search this
Hispanic  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Cathedral of Saint Joseph 140 Farmington Avenue Over main entrance Hartford Connecticut 06105
Topic:
Religion--Saint--St. Joseph  Search this
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Religion--Pope  Search this
Occupation--Religion--Archbishop  Search this
Occupation--Religion--Clergy  Search this
Occupation--Religion--Nun  Search this
Religion--Angel  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Ethnic--Inuit  Search this
Dress--Ecclesiastical  Search this
Dress--Ethnic--African Dress  Search this
Dress--Ethnic--Indian Dress  Search this
Dress--Ethnic--Chinese Dress  Search this
Dress--Accessory--Hat  Search this
Dress--Accessory--Cane  Search this
Architecture exterior--Religious--St. Peter's Basilica  Search this
Architecture exterior--Religious--St. Joseph's Cathedral  Search this
Architecture exterior--Religious--Church  Search this
Control number:
IAS CT000160
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_321908

L' Africaine

Artist:
Alice Pike Barney, born Cincinnati, OH 1857-died Los Angeles, CA 1931  Search this
Medium:
pastel on fiberboard
Dimensions:
27 7/8 x 22 in. (70.8 x 55.8 cm)
Type:
Drawing
Date:
n.d.
Topic:
Figure female\bust  Search this
Dress\accessory\fan  Search this
African  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Laura Dreyfus Barney and Natalie Clifford Barney in memory of their mother, Alice Pike Barney
Object number:
1957.13.8
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7e99a4def-498e-423b-a03e-3a8f9f3cbd92
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1957.13.8

James Hazen Hyde Medal (design for reverse)

Artist:
Paul Manship, born St. Paul, MN 1885-died New York City 1966  Search this
Medium:
lead
Dimensions:
4 1/4 in. (10.9 cm.) diam.
Type:
Sculpture-Medal
Date:
1948
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Allegory\place  Search this
Indian  Search this
African  Search this
Asian  Search this
Greek  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship
Object number:
1966.47.127
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7e43628d4-158f-40f3-98a1-40a7518ef519
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1966.47.127

Portrait of a North African Man

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Medium:
watercolor and pencil on paper
Dimensions:
25 5/8 x 19 3/4 in. (65.0 x 50.0 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1932
Topic:
Figure male  Search this
Figure male\knee length  Search this
African  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.39
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7a7c9e09b-9d7c-4f8c-b233-321e6e8c1c66
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.59.39

African Sculpture--Figure of a Woman (or) Study of a Bamana Figure

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Medium:
tempera and pencil on paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 10 x 3 1/8 in. (25.4 x 8.0 cm) irregular
Type:
Drawing
Date:
ca. 1939
Topic:
Study  Search this
African  Search this
Object\art object\sculpture  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.459
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk791752597-14b5-4711-93df-041d52216aa0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.59.459

African Sculpture--Figure of Seated Woman

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Medium:
tempera and pencil on paper
Dimensions:
9 7/8 x 5 1/4 in. (25.1 x 13.2 cm) irregular
Type:
Drawing
Date:
ca. 1939
Topic:
African  Search this
Object\art object\sculpture  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.460
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk732ee8c3b-936b-4210-8a60-ae0febc1ec4c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.59.460

African Sculpture--Head of a Woman

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Medium:
tempera and pencil on paper
Dimensions:
10 3/8 x 5 5/8 in. (26.3 x 14.2 cm) irregular
Type:
Drawing
Date:
ca. 1939
Topic:
African  Search this
Object\art object\sculpture  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.461
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/vk70a35099e-5204-415a-97bb-484d673911ac
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.59.461

African Sculpture--Figure of a Woman (or) Study of Bamana Figure

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Medium:
tempera and pencil on paper
Dimensions:
11 5/8 x 4 in. (29.5 x 10.3 cm) irregular
Type:
Drawing
Date:
ca. 1939
Topic:
Study  Search this
African  Search this
Object\art object\sculpture  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.462
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/vk74d8c1e54-3f8d-418a-b39a-54ab41577cb0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.59.462

African Sculpture--Figure of a Woman

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Medium:
tempera and pencil on paper
Dimensions:
11 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (30.0 x 9.0 cm) irregular
Type:
Drawing
Date:
ca. 1939
Topic:
African  Search this
Object\art object\sculpture  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.463
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7b1735466-8c85-4f92-be46-5a9b43708988
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.59.463

Study of an African Girl

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Medium:
watercolor and pencil on paper
Dimensions:
recto: 25 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (65.1 x 49.8 cm) verso: 19 5/8 x 25 5/8 in. (49.8 x 65.1 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1932
Topic:
Figure female  Search this
Study  Search this
African  Search this
Landscape\Africa  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.856R-V
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/vk7ca20d33c-8fbf-4955-a17a-ee0d9310b4ef
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.59.856R-V

Juanita

Artist:
Wendell T. Brooks, born Aliceville, AL 1939  Search this
Sitter:
unidentified  Search this
Medium:
color wood cut on paper
Dimensions:
image: 23 3/4 x 16 1/4 in. (60.3 x 41.3 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1971
Topic:
Portrait female\Juanita  Search this
African  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kainen
Object number:
1977.108.5
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7ecd5419b-31cc-4667-9375-e075b85ddbb9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1977.108.5

Foreign Trade (intermediate scale model, Federal Trade Commission)

Artist:
Carl L. Schmitz, born Metz, Germany 1900-died United States 1967  Search this
Medium:
plaster/painted
Dimensions:
29 x 49 1/2 x 2 in. (73.7 x 125.7 x 5.1 cm.)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1937
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
Study\sculpture model  Search this
African  Search this
Allegory\other\trade  Search this
Occupation\transportation\sailor  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Gertrude C. Frey
Object number:
1979.106
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7d6ab0edc-e0db-4942-9b33-d50a204160b0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1979.106

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