Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 10-114
National Museum of African Art. Office of the Director
Exhibition Records, 1978-2008
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of exhibition records created during the tenures of Warren M. Robbins, Director, 1979-1983; Sylvia H. Williams, Director, 1983-1996; and Sharon F. Patton, Director, 2003-2008. Exhibitions documented include "African Masterpieces from the Musee de l'Homme;" "The Art of Being Tuareg: Sahara Nomads in a Modern World;" "Inscribing Meaning: Writing and Graphic Systems in African Art;" "Icons: Ideals and Power in the Art of Africa;" "The Nsukka Group: Tradition, Innovation and Experimentation in Nigerian Modern Art;" "Patterns of Life: West African Strip-Weaving Traditions;" "The Past in the Present: Seven Nigerian Contemporary Artists;" "Sounding Forms: African Musical Instruments;" "Textures: Word and Symbol in Contemporary African Art;" "Treasures;" and "Arts and Cultures of the Islamic World." Materials include correspondence, reports, proposals, budgets, and clippings.
Restrictions
Use RestrictionRestricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2024; Transferring office; 1/5/1994 memorandum, Johnstone to Fiske; Contact reference staff for details.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- African Masterpieces from the Musee de l'Homme (Exhibition) (1985: Washington, D.C.)
- Arts and Cultures of the Islamic World (Exhibition) (1993: Washington, D.C.)
- Icons: Ideals and Power in the Art of Africa (Exhibition) (1989-1990: Washington, D.C.)
- Inscribing Meaning: Writing and Graphic Systems in African Art (Exhibition) (2007: Washington, D.C.)
- Patterns of Life: West African Strip-Weaving Traditions (Exhibition) (1987-1988: Washington, D.C.)
- Patton, Sharon F.
- Robbins, Warren M.
- Sounding Forms: African Musical Instruments (Exhibition) (1989: Washington, D.C.)
- Textures: Word and Symbol in Contemporary African Art (Exhibition) (2005: Washington, D.C.)
- The Art of Being Tuareg: Sahara Nomads in a Modern World (Exhibition) (2007-2008: Washington, D.C.)
- The Nsukka Group: Tradition, Innovation and Experimentation in Nigerian Modern Art (Exhibition) (1997-1998: Washington, D.C.)
- The Past in the Present: Seven Nigerian Contemporary Artists (Exhibition) (1997: Washington, D.C.)
- Treasures (Exhibition) (2004-2005: Washington, D.C.)
- Williams, Sylvia H.
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Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 10-114, National Museum of African Art. Office of the Director, Exhibition Records