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Interview about Irving Penn with Phyllis Posnick and Interviews about Sarah Lewis with Rocco Landesman, Robert Farris Thompson and Aggie Gund

Creator:
Posnick, Phyllis  Search this
Kazanjian, Dodie, 1952-  Search this
Subject:
Gund, Agnes  Search this
Landesman, Rocco  Search this
Penn, Irving  Search this
Thompson, Robert Farris  Search this
Type:
Sound Recording
Date:
2010 January 14-March 2
Citation:
Phyllis Posnick and Dodie Kazanjian. Interview about Irving Penn with Phyllis Posnick and Interviews about Sarah Lewis with Rocco Landesman, Robert Farris Thompson and Aggie Gund, 2010 January 14-March 2. Dodie Kazanjian papers, 1949-2017. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)23957
See more items in:
Dodie Kazanjian papers, 1949-2017, bulk 1980-2017
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_23957

Black saints go marching in : Yoruba art and culture in the Americas

Title:
Yoruba art and culture in the Americas
Author:
Thompson, Robert Farris  Search this
Subject:
Shango (Yoruba deity)  Search this
Type:
Articles
Art
Place:
America
Date:
1983
Topic:
Art, Yoruba  Search this
Aesthetics, Yoruba  Search this
Gods, Yoruba  Search this
Goddesses, Yoruba  Search this
Ifa (Religion)  Search this
Esu (Legendary character)--Art  Search this
Osanyin (Yoruba deity)  Search this
Ogun (Yoruba deity)  Search this
Oshoosi (Yoruba deity)  Search this
Obaluaiye (Yoruba deity)  Search this
Yemonja (Yoruba deity)  Search this
Osun (Yoruba deity)  Search this
Esu (Legendary character)  Search this
Religion--African influences  Search this
Religion  Search this
African influences  Search this
Call number:
E29.N3 T48 1983X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_751529

Statuary for the god of creativity

Author:
Thompson, Robert Farris  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Obatala (Yoruba deity)  Search this
Type:
Articles
Date:
1971
1976
Topic:
Yoruba shrine figures (Representations)  Search this
Call number:
N7399.N52 Y66X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_598252

Greeting card/Note card

Culture/People:
Laguna Pueblo  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Robert Thompson (Pai-tu-mu/Pai-tum-mu), Laguna Pueblo  Search this
Collector:
Anne Forbes, Non-Indian, 1919-1918  Search this
Previous owner:
Anne Forbes, Non-Indian, 1919-1918  Search this
Donor:
Anne Forbes, Non-Indian, 1919-1918  Search this
Object Name:
Greeting card/Note card
Media/Materials:
Paper, watercolor, graphite
Techniques:
Painted, drawn
Dimensions:
16 x 11 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Laguna Pueblo, Laguna Reservation; Cibola County; New Mexico; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1950
Catalog Number:
26/3101
Barcode:
263101.000
See related items:
Laguna Pueblo
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws668d58d90-ce7d-4637-872e-d85b6f391bf6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_279249
Online Media:

The four moments of the sun : Kongo art in two worlds / Robert Farris Thompson and Joseph Cornet

Author:
Thompson, Robert Farris  Search this
Cornet, Joseph 1919-2004  Search this
National Gallery of Art (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
256 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
Congo (Democratic Republic)
North America
Date:
1981
C1981
Topic:
Sculpture, Kongo  Search this
Sculpture  Search this
Funeral customs and rites--Influence  Search this
Black people--Funeral customs and rites  Search this
Call number:
NB1099.C6 T5X
NB1099.C6T5X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_143841

50 Pence

Ruler:
Elizabeth II Queen of Great Britain and Ireland  Search this
Physical Description:
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements:
overall: 30 mm; x 1 3/16 in
Object Name:
coin
Place made:
United Kingdom
Date made:
1993
Credit Line:
Thompson, Robert
ID Number:
1993.0329.0001
Catalog number:
1993.0329.0001
93.329.01
Accession number:
1993.0329
See more items in:
Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-071f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1161796

The four moments of the sun : Kongo art in two worlds / Robert Farris Thompson and Joseph Cornet

Author:
Thompson, Robert Farris  Search this
Cornet, Joseph 1919-2004  Search this
National Gallery of Art (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
[22] p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
Congo (Democratic Republic)
North America
Date:
1981
[1981]
Topic:
Sculpture, Kongo  Search this
Sculpture, Primitive  Search this
Funeral customs and rites--Influence  Search this
Black people--Funeral customs and rites  Search this
Call number:
NB1099.C6 T5 1981
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_934062

Aesthetic of the cool : Afro-Atlantic art and music / Robert Farris Thompson ; introduction by Lowery Stokes Sims

Author:
Thompson, Robert Farris  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 179 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
America
Date:
2011
C2011
Topic:
Black people--History  Search this
Arts--African influences  Search this
Aesthetics, Black  Search this
Music--African influences  Search this
Black people--Religious life and customs  Search this
Cultural fusion and the arts  Search this
Civilization  Search this
African influences  Search this
Call number:
E29.N3 T47 2011
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_985042

Summary of the Snowmastodon Project Special Volume : A high-elevation, multi-proxy biotic and environmental record of MIS 6–4 from the Ziegler Reservoir fossil site, Snowmass Village, Colorado, USA

Author:
Miller, Ian M.  Search this
Pigati, Jeffrey S.  Search this
Scott Anderson, R.  Search this
Johnson, Kirk R.  Search this
Mahan, Shannon A.  Search this
Ager, Thomas A.  Search this
Baker, Richard G.  Search this
Blaauw, Maarten  Search this
Bright, Jordon  Search this
Brown, Peter M.  Search this
Bryant, Bruce  Search this
Calamari, Zachary T.  Search this
Carrara, Paul E.  Search this
Cherney, Michael D.  Search this
Demboski, John R.  Search this
Elias, Scott A.  Search this
Fisher, Daniel C.  Search this
Gray, Harrison J.  Search this
Haskett, Danielle R.  Search this
Honke, Jeffrey S.  Search this
Jackson, Stephen T.  Search this
Jiménez-Moreno, Gonzalo  Search this
Kline, Douglas  Search this
Leonard, Eric M.  Search this
Lifton, Nathaniel A.  Search this
Lucking, Carol  Search this
Gregory McDonald, H.  Search this
Miller, Dane M.  Search this
Muhs, Daniel R.  Search this
Nash, Stephen E.  Search this
Newton, Cody  Search this
Paces, James B.  Search this
Petrie, Lesley  Search this
Plummer, Mitchell A.  Search this
Porinchu, David F.  Search this
Rountrey, Adam N.  Search this
Scott, Eric  Search this
Sertich, Joseph J. W.  Search this
Sharpe, Saxon E.  Search this
Skipp, Gary L.  Search this
Strickland, Laura E.  Search this
Stucky, Richard K.  Search this
Thompson, Robert S.  Search this
Wilson, Jim  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
2014
Citation:
Miller, Ian M., Pigati, Jeffrey S., Scott Anderson, R., Johnson, Kirk R., Mahan, Shannon A., Ager, Thomas A., Baker, Richard G., Blaauw, Maarten, Bright, Jordon, Brown, Peter M., Bryant, Bruce, Calamari, Zachary T., Carrara, Paul E., Cherney, Michael D., Demboski, John R., Elias, Scott A., Fisher, Daniel C., Gray, Harrison J., Haskett, Danielle R., Honke, Jeffrey S., Jackson, Stephen T., Jiménez-Moreno, Gonzalo, Kline, Douglas, Leonard, Eric M., Lifton, Nathaniel A. et al. 2014. "Summary of the Snowmastodon Project Special Volume : A high-elevation, multi-proxy biotic and environmental record of MIS 6–4 from the Ziegler Reservoir fossil site, Snowmass Village, Colorado, USA." Quaternary Research, 82, (3) 618–634. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2014.07.004.
Identifier:
131011
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2014.07.004
ISSN:
0033-5894
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_131011

Robert Farris Thompson : griot of the black Atlantic world

Author:
Austin, Ramona M  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Thompson, Robert Farris  Search this
Type:
Articles
Date:
2001
Call number:
NX164.N4 B5X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_749984

Seated figure (Nkisi siba), Zaire, Kongo

Author:
Thompson, Robert Farris  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Date:
1981
Topic:
Minkisi  Search this
Kongo fetish figures  Search this
Sculpture, Kongo  Search this
Call number:
NB1098 .F67X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_750444

Icon and attitude

Author:
Thompson, Robert Farris  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Africa
Date:
1974
Topic:
Gesture in African art  Search this
Posture in African art  Search this
Equilibrium in African art  Search this
Sculpture, African--Themes, motives  Search this
Seated figures (Representations)  Search this
Standing figures (Representations)  Search this
Equestrian figures (Representations)  Search this
Stools  Search this
Call number:
NX588.75 .T47X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_750593

The cult for Orisha Oko

Author:
Thompson, Robert Farris  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Date:
1981
Topic:
Orisha Oko (Yoruba deity)  Search this
Call number:
NB1098 .F67X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_750425

Crown, Nigeria, Yoruba

Author:
Thompson, Robert Farris  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Date:
1981
Topic:
Yoruba bronze crowns  Search this
Bronzes, Yoruba  Search this
Call number:
NB1098 .F67X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_750429

Trickster

Author:
Thompson, Robert Farris  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Nigeria, Western
Date:
1971
Topic:
Esu (Legendary character)  Search this
Tricksters  Search this
Sculpture, Yoruba  Search this
Call number:
N7399.N52 Y66X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_750294

Woman grinding food in a mortar, Zaire, Kongo

Author:
Thompson, Robert Farris  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Date:
1981
Topic:
Kongo female figures (Representations)  Search this
Ivories, Kongo  Search this
Sculpture, Kongo  Search this
Call number:
NB1098 .F67X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_750443

Headdress, Nigeria, middle Cross River, Ejagham/Boki area

Author:
Thompson, Robert Farris  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Cross River Region (Cameroon and Nigeria).)
Date:
1981
Topic:
Skin-covered headdresses  Search this
Ejagham skin-covered headdresses  Search this
Boki skin-covered headdresses  Search this
Call number:
NB1098 .F67X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_750392

Beyond ethnography

Author:
Thompson, Robert Farris  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
Nigeria
Date:
1970
Topic:
Sculpture, African  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Call number:
AP1.A784 N16
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_750540

Ecstasy is on the wire : African and Afro-Atlantic writing systems : a conversation with Robert Farris Thompson Robert Farris Thompson and C. Daniel Dawson

Author:
Thompson, Robert Farris  Search this
Dawson, C. Daniel  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
America
Date:
2007
Topic:
Civilization  Search this
Kongo influences  Search this
Call number:
N7380.5 .I58 2007
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_905657

Dance wands

Author:
Thompson, Robert Farris  Search this
Subject:
Shango (Yoruba deity)  Search this
Shango (Yoruba deity)  Search this
Shango (Yoruba deity) (OCoLC)fst01115222  Search this
Type:
Articles
Legends
Art
Place:
Nigeria
Ibadan
Date:
1971
Topic:
Oshe Shango  Search this
Yoruba scepters  Search this
Yoruba shrines  Search this
Call number:
N7399.N52 Y66X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_737151

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