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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 00-090

National Museum of African Art

Exhibition Records, 1977-1986

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:National Museum of African Art
Title:Exhibition Records
Dates:1977-1986
Quantity:1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Collection:Accession 00-090
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

Records document the exhibition activities of Lydia Puccenelli, Curator, circa 1967-2000. Puccinelli was a curator with the Museum of African Art before it became a part of the Smithsonian Institution in 1979 and was later renamed the National Museum of African Art. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, slides, photographs, brochures, booklets, exhibition schedules, and didactics.

Descriptive Entry

This accesion consists of records that document the exhibition activities of Lydia Puccenelli, Curator, circa 1967-2000. Puccinelli was a curator with the Museum of African Art before it became a part of the Smithsonian Institution in 1979 and was later renamed the National Museum of African Art. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, slides, photographs, brochures, booklets, exhibition schedules, and didactics.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 00-090, National Museum of African Art, Exhibition Records

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Container List

Box 1

Woman Power and Art in Africa (2/1/1979)

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Great Beautiful Black Women (11/1978)

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Crafts from Botswana (11/9/1978 - 1/10/1979)

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Out of the Ordinary: Domestic and Ritual Furnishings of Africa (9/17/1981 - 11/9/1981)

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The African Desert, 1975-1979 (11/8/1989 - 1/28/1990)

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A Human Ideal in African Art, Bamana Figurative Art (4/29/1986 - 6/15/1986)

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African Emblems of Wealth [US Treasury] (1979)

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Akan Funerary Head (12/5/1984 - 5/6/1985)

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Five Nineteenth Century Afro-American Artists (2/9/1979 - 5/1/1979)

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Five Nineteenth Century Afro-American Artists (2/8/1980 - 4/7/1980)

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Traditional Sculpture from Upper Volta (5/29/1979 - 9/25/1979)

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Art of N'Debele (1977)

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Useful Arts of Kenya (11/9/1979 - 7/30/1980)

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Harvest Ceremonies and Celebrations (12/21/1979 - 1/25/1980)

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Applique Cloths of Fon Kingdom (4/1980 - 12/1980)

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Puppets from West Africa (6/6/1980 - 7/22/1980)

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Gallery - Permanent Collection (6/26/1980 - 9/10/1980)

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Back Stairway - Permanent Collection (6/26/1980)

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Gallery 2 - Permanent Collection (6/26/1980 - 9/23/1980)

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Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) - The Image of the Black in Western Art (9/26/1980 - 11/3/1980)

Box 1 of 1

Selections from the Permanent Collection - Mali and Guinea (11/14/1980 - 2/16/1981)

Box 1 of 1

Selections from the Permanent Collection - Angola, Cameroon, and Gabon (12/18/1980 - 11/1981)

Box 1 of 1

Education Gallery

Box 1 of 1

Exhibition Schedule (1983-1986)

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Focus Gallery - Yombe Woman and Child (12/20/1983 - 2/12/1984)

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Focus Gallery - Sono Equestrian Figure (2/17/1984 - 4/9/1984)

Box 1 of 1

Igbo Arts - Community and Cosmos (7/31/1985 - 10/15/1985)

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Labels (samples)

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