The collection contains 527 color 35mm slides taken by Ivan Livingstone in West Africa (primarily the Republic of Benin but also in Ghana, Nigeria and Togo) circa 1972-1973. Images depict market scenes, Egúngún and Ifa ceremonies, religious ceremonies of the Celestial Church of Christ, funeral processions, decoration and ornament, clothing and dress, and musicians. There are also several images of the palace of the Oni of Ife. Culture groups represented in the collection include the Yoruba, Ifè, Oyo, Somba, Fon,Dan and Fula peoples.
Arrangement note:
Arranged by original photographer's series and classified by EEPA subject headings.
Biographical/Historical note:
Ivan Livingstone is an Afro-Canadian scholar and photographer of Jamaican and Guianese descent. He was raised in Verdun, a working-class suburb of Montreal. Livingstone has taught at McGill University in Montreal, Laval University in Quebec City, and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Benin.
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The collection consists of one postcard and 67 photographs documenting the installation for and art objects in the exhibition "African Art from Nigeria and the Ivory Coast" (April 6-25, 1983), held at the Sarah Lawrence College Art Galley, and curated by Barbara Jarocki. The postcard is an invitation to the opening reception.
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of one postcard and 67 photographs documenting the installation for and art objects in the exhibition "African Art from Nigeria and the Ivory Coast" (April 6-25, 1983), held at the Sarah Lawrence College Art Galley and curated by Barbara Jarocki. The postcard is an invitation to the opening reception.
Objects were primarily created by the Yoruba, Baule, and Dan peoples and include a ladle, Ibeji, top from a Champion Cultivator Staff (Daleu), a beaded sheath for Orisha Oko staff, hoes, a divination tray, headdresses, a beaded crown, a rhythm pounder and masks, particularly a four-faced helmet mask and a double face mask (Kpelie). Object materials include wood, animal skin, metal, beads, cowrie shells, and cloth. Major contributers to the exhibition include Paul and Ruth Tishman, Drs. Noble and Jean Endicott, Richard J. Faletti, and the Michael Oliver Gallery.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into four series:
Series 1: Installation Photos, 1983 (22 photographs; Binder 1)
Series 2: Idenified Objects, 1983 (23 photographs; Binder 1)
Series 3: Unidentified Objects, 1983 (22 photographs; Binder 1)
Series 4: Printed Material, 1983 (1 item; Binder 1)
Biographical / Historical:
Barbara Jarocki curated numerous exhibits, including "African Art from Nigeria and the Ivory Coast" (April 6-25, 1983; Sarah Lawrence College) and "Cameroon: Art and Life Interwoven" (April-July, 1988; May Weber Museum of Cultural Arts, Chicago). A geneous donor, Jarocki and her husband, Robert Fudim, gave the artwork "Playing Card", circa 1770, to the Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt Museum.
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Additional printed text on verso reads: "6921; Cliché J. C. Nourault; Reproduction Interdit / Edité par la Librarie de France / Ets Barnoin - B.P. 228 - Abidjan."
Local Numbers:
EEPA IV-17-20
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
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Printed caption on verso reads: "L'Afriques en Coleurs; Petites danseuses africaines. Africa in Pictures; Little african ballerinas."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "5012 / Editions HOA-QUI / Mexichrome."
Items EEPA IV-17-21 and EEPA IV-17-22 are duplicate postcards excepting slight verso text variation.
Local Numbers:
EEPA IV-17-21
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with additional accession number: A1996-002-0013.
Provenance:
Simon Ottenberg; Donation; FY 1996; EEPA 1996-002.
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Printed caption on verso reads: "17. Femme Yacouba"
Translated caption reads: "17. Yacouba woman."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "S.F.A.D.E.C.O. Abidjan - Cliché Reynès; Albi / Reproduction Interdite / Photo Veritable."
Local Numbers:
EEPA IV-20-04
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Côte d'Ivoire -- Dix-Huit Montagnes Region -- Goulaleu
Date:
[ca. 1970]
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "115 - Masque Zapohi. Danse traditionelle yakouba par le groupe du village de Goulaleu; Préfecture de Danané (Côte d'Ivoire)."
Translated caption reads: "115 - Zapohi mask. Traditional Yakuba Dance by the group of the village Goulaleu. Prefecture of Danané (Ivory Coast)."
Printer's logo on verso: "Lyoncolor." Additional printed text on verso reads: "Missions Africaines - Photo Trichet." Stamp box reads: "68/89."
Local Numbers:
EEPA IV-17-16
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
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Printed caption on verso reads: "Masques Africains; African Masks; Dan."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "IRIS / 102, Av. Denfert-Rochereau - PARIS XIVe / Mexichrome / Printed in France / PHOTO / HOA-QUI / 3724."
Manuscript on verso.
Items EEPA IV-17-17 and EEPA IV-17-18 are duplicate postcards excepting slight verso text variation.
Local Numbers:
EEPA IV-17-17
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
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Printed caption on verso reads: "Masques Africains; African Masks; Dan."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Editions HOA-QUI / Mexichrome / 3724."
Items EEPA IV-17-17 and EEPA IV-17-18 are duplicate postcards excepting slight verso text variation.
Local Numbers:
EEPA IV-17-18
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with additional accession number: A1996-002-0011.
Provenance:
Simon Ottenberg; Donation; FY 1996; EEPA 1996-002.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Printed caption on verso reads: "L'Afriques en Coleurs; Petites danseuses africaines. Africa in Pictures; Little african ballerinas."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "5012 / IRIS / 102, Av. Denfert-Rochereau - PARIS XIVe / Mexichrome / Printed in France / PHOTO / HOA-QUI."
Manuscript on verso.
Items EEPA IV-17-21 and EEPA IV-17-22 are duplicate postcards excepting slight verso text variation.
Local Numbers:
EEPA IV-17-22
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Côte d'Ivoire -- Dix-Huit Montagnes Region -- Man Department
Date:
[ca. 1960]
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "Republique de La Cote d'Ivoire / 5345 - Danseuses acrobatiques région de Man."
Translated caption reads: "Republic of Côte d'Ivoire / 5345 - Acrobatic Dancing From the Man region."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "IRIS / 102, Av. Denfert-Rochereau - PARIS XIVe / Mexichrome / Printed in France / PHOTO / HOA-QUI." Publisher's logo on recto: "IRIS."
Local Numbers:
EEPA IV-17-23
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Verso labeled with additional accesion number: A1992-002-0032.
Provenance:
Philip Ravenhill; donation; FY 1992; EEPA 1992-002
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Verso labeled with additional accesion number: 1993-023-0019
Provenance:
Philip Ravenhill; donation; FY 1993; EEPA 1993-023
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Printed caption on verso reads: "1021 - L'Afrique Noire - Petite Danseuse acrobatique."
Translated caption reads: "1021. Black Africa - Small acrobatic dancer."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Éditions Hoa-Qui - Paris / Reproduction Interdit / Photo Veritable." Publisher's logo on recto: "Hoa-qui."
Local Numbers:
EEPA IV-08-05
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Côte d'Ivoire -- Dix-Huit Montagnes Region -- Man Department
Date:
[ca. 1980]
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on verso reads: "Republique de La Cote d'Ivoire / Region de Man; Danseuse Yacouba."
Translated caption reads: "Republic of Côte d'Ivoire / Man Region; Yacouba Dancer."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "6923; Cliché J. C. Nourault; Reproduction Interdit / Edité par la Librarie de France / Ets Barnoin - B.P. 228 - Abidjan."
Local Numbers:
EEPA IV-08-17
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with additional accession number: A1996-002-0009
Provenance:
Simon Ottenberg; Donation; FY 1996; EEPA 1996-002.
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Printed caption on verso reads: "Republique de La Cote d'Ivoire; 5343 - Groupe de danse Yacouba."
Translated caption reads: "Republic of Côte d'Ivoire / 5343 - Yacouba Group Dance."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Agence Ivoirienne Hachette / B.P. 9253 - Abidjan / Mexichrome / Printed in France."
Publisher's logo on recto: "IRIS."
Local Numbers:
EEPA IV-08-15
Numbering Peculiarities Note:
Verso labeled with additional accession number: A 1995-008-0004
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Manuscript message and address on verso; postage stamp on verso.
Local Numbers:
EEPA IV-08-20
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Printed text on verso reads: "751 -- L'Afrique en Couleurs - Danses du groupe Médy."
Translated postcard caption reads: "751 - Africa in Colors - Medi Dancing Group."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Editions HOA-QUI - Paris / Photo Veritable."
Local Numbers:
EEPA IV-08-10
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
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Printed caption on verso reads: "L'Afrique en Couleurs; Danseurs du Groupe Medy.; Africa in Pictures; Medy group's Dancers."
Translated caption reads: "Africa in Colors - Medi Dancers."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "IRIS / 102, Av. Denfert-Rochereau - PARIS XIVe / Mexichrome / Printed in France / PHOTO / HOA-QUI / 2647."
Local Numbers:
EEPA IV-08-12
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
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Printed text on vero reads: "Republique de Cote D'Ivoire / Folklore: Troupe des Compagnons d'Akati."
Translated postcard caption reads: "Republic of Cote d'Ivoire / Folklore: Troop of the Fellowship of Akati."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "81029 / Photographies J. C. Nourault / Reproduction reservée / Copyright J.C. Nourault / Edité par la Librarie de France / Ets R. Barnoin - B.P. 228 - Abidjan."
Manuscript message on verso.
Local Numbers:
EEPA IV-23-11
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
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