Accession 09-011

National Museum of African Art. Office of the Director

Exhibition Records, 1980-2008

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) exhibition records created during the tenures of Warren M. Robbins, Director, 1964-1982; John E. Reinhardt, Acting Director, 1982-1983; Sylvia H. Williams, Director, 1983-1996; Roslyn A. Walker, Director, 1997-2002; and Sharon F. Patton, Director, 2003-2008. Exhibitions include: "Traditional Costumery and Jewelry in Africa;" "Traditional Costumes and Jewelry of Egypt;" "African Art in Color;" "African Art in the Cycle of Life;" "The African Desert, 1975-1977: Photographs by Bernard Plossu;" "African Emblems of Status;" "African Gold: Selections from the Glassell Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston;" "African Islam;" "African Mankala;" "African Masterpieces from the Musee de l'Homme;" "African Masterpieces from the News Orleans Museum of Art;" "The Art of the Personal Object;" "Astonishment and Power: Kongo Minkisi and the Art of Renee Stout;" "BIG/small;" "Body of Evidence;" "Echoes of the Kalabari: Sculpture by Sokari Douglas Camp;" "Elimina: Art and Trade on the West African Coast;" "The Essential Gourd;" "Ethiopia: The Christian Art of an African Nation;" "Ethiopian Passages: Dialogues in the Diaspora;" "From the Earth: African Ceramic Art;" "Go Well, My Child: Photographs by Constance Stuart Larrabee;" "Gold of Africa: Jewelry and Heredity Treasures of Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali and Senegal;" "A Human Ideal in African Art: Bamana Figurative Sculpture;" "Igbo Arts: Community and Cosmos;" "Images of Power and Identity;" "In and Out of Focus: Images from Central Africa, 1885-1960;" "Inscribing Meaning: Writing and Graphic Systems in African Art;" "Insights;" "Life...Afterlife: African Funerary Sculpture;" "Objects of Use;" "Patterns of Life: West African Strip-Weaving Traditions;" "Praise Poems: The Katherine White Collection;" "The Rising of a New Moon: A Century of Tabwa Art;" "Shoowa Design: Raffia Textiles from Zaire;" "The Stranger Among Us;" "Thinking with Animals: African Images and Perceptions;" "Treasures from the Smithsonian Institution;" "Treasures of Ancient Nigeria: Legacy of 2000 Years;" "West African Images;" and "Where Gods and Mortals Meet: Continuity and Renewal in Urhobo Art." Materials include newspaper clippings, brochures, correspondence, memoranda, loan information, and news releases.

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Restrictions

Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2024; Transferring office; 1/5/1994 memorandum, Johnstone to Fiske; Contact reference staff for details.

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Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.

Name

• A Human Ideal in African Art: Bamana Figurative Sculpture (Exhibition) (1986: Washington, D.C.)
• African Art in Color (Exhibition) (1983: Washington, D.C.)
• African Art in the Cycle of Life (Exhibition) (1987-1988: Washington, D.C.)
• African Emblems of Status (Exhibition) (1982-1983: Washington, D.C.)
• African Gold: Selections from the Glassell Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (Exhibition) (2006: Washington, D.C.)
• African Islam (Exhibition) (1983-1984: Washington, D.C.)
• African Mankala (Exhibition) (1984: Washington, D.C.)
• African Masterpieces from the Musee de l'Homme (Exhibition) (1985: Washington, D.C.)
• African Masterpieces from the News Orleans Museum of Art (Exhibition) (2006-2007: Washington, D.C.)
• Astonishment and Power: Kongo Minkisi and the Art of Renee Stout (Exhibition) (1993-1994: Washington, D.C.)
• BIG/small (Exhibition) (2006: Washington, D.C.)
• Body of Evidence (Exhibition) (2006-2008: Washington, D.C.)
• Echoes of the Kalabari: Sculpture by Sokari Douglas Camp (Exhibition) (1988-1989: Washington, D.C.)
• Elimina: Art and Trade on the West African Coast (Exhibition) (1992-1993: Washington, D.C.)
• Ethiopia: The Christian Art of an African Nation (Exhibition) (1984: Washington, D.C.)
• Ethiopian Passages: Dialogues in the Diaspora (Exhibition) (2003: Washington, D.C.)
• From the Earth: African Ceramic Art (Exhibition) (1983: Washington, D.C.)
• Go Well, My Child: Photographs by Constance Stuart Larrabee (Exhibition) (1985-1986: Washington, D.C.)
• Gold of Africa: Jewelry and Heredity Treasures of Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali and Senegal (Exhibition) (1989: Washington, D.C.)
• Igbo Arts: Community and Cosmos (Exhibition) (1985: Washington, D.C.)
• Images of Power and Identity (Exhibition) (1992: Washington, D.C.)
• In and Out of Focus: Images from Central Africa, 1885-1960 (Exhibition) (2002-2003: Washington, D.C.)
• Inscribing Meaning: Writing and Graphic Systems in African Art (Exhibition) (2007: Washington, D.C.)
• Insights (Exhibition) (2004: Washington, D.C.)
• Life . . . Afterlife: African Funerary Sculpture (Exhibition) (1981-1982: Washington, D.C.)
• Museum of African Art (U.S.)
• Objects of Use (Exhibition) (1987-1988: Washington, D.C.)
• Patterns of Life: West African Strip-Weaving Traditions (Exhibition) (1987-1988: Washington, D.C.)
• Patton, Sharon F.
• Praise Poems: The Katherine White Collection (Exhibition) (1984-1985: Washington, D.C.)
• Reinhardt, John E.
• Robbins, Warren M.
• Shoowa Design: Raffia Textiles from Zaire (Exhibition) (1988: Washington, D.C.)
• The African Desert, 1975-1977: Photographs by Bernard Plossu (Exhibition) (1989-1990: Washington, D.C.)
• The Art of the Personal Object (Exhibition) (1991-2007: Washington, D.C.)
• The Essential Gourd (Exhibition) (1989-1990: Washington, D.C.)
• The Rising of a New Moon: A Century of Tabwa Art (Exhibition) (1986: Washington, D.C.)
• The Stranger Among Us (Exhibition) (1982: Washington, D.C.)
• Thinking with Animals: African Images and Perceptions (Exhibition) (1982: Washington, D.C.)
• Traditional Costumery and Jewelry in Africa (Exhibition) (1981: Washington, D.C.)
• Traditional Costumes and Jewelry of Egypt (Exhibition) (1981: Washington, D.C.)
• Treasures from the Smithsonian Institution (Exhibition) (1984: Edinburgh, Scotland)
• Treasures of Ancient Nigeria: Legacy of 2000 Years (Exhibition) (1980-1981: Washington, D.C.)
• Walker, Roslyn A.
• West African Images (Exhibition) (1984: Washington, D.C.)
• Where Gods and Mortals Meet: Continuity and Renewal in Urhobo Art (Exhibition) (2005: Washington, D.C.)
• Williams, Sylvia H.

Subject

• Art museum directors
• Art museums
• Art, African
• Museum exhibits

Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection

• Brochures
• Clippings
• Manuscripts

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 09-011, National Museum of African Art. Office of the Director, Exhibition Records

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