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Accession 12-375
National Museum of African Art. Curatorial
Exhibition Records, 1981-2011
Descriptive Entry
This accession documents closed, denied, and unfinished exhibitions at the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA). These records contain correspondence, research, notes, checklists, label texts, brochures, floor plans and designs, clippings, loan information, photographs, slides, transparencies, and negatives. Some materials are in electronic format.
Exhibitions documented in this accession include "Traditional Costumery and Jewelry in Africa;" "Traditional Costumes and Jewelry of Egypt;" "Life Afterlife: African Funerary Sculpture;" "The Stranger Among Us;" "African Emblems of Status;" "From the Earth: African Ceramic Art;" "African Islam;" "African Mankala;" "Patterns and Forms;" "Praise Poems: The Katherine White Collection;" "African Masterpieces from the Musee de l'Homme;" "History, Context and Materials: Selections from the Permanent Collection of the National Museum of African Art;" "The Rising of a New Moon: A Century of Tabwa Art;" "A Human Ideal in African Art: Bamana Figurative Sculpture;" "Patterns of Life: West African Strip-Weaving Traditions;" "African Art in the Cycle of Life;" "Objects of Use;" "The Permanent Collection of the National Museum of African Art;" "Images of Power and Identity;" "Images from Bamum: German Colonial Photography at the Court of King Njoya, Cameroon, West Africa, 1902-1915;" "Shoowa Design: Raffia Textiles from Zaire;" "Kalabari Ancestral Screens: Levels of Meaning;" "Echoes of the Kalabari: Sculpture by Sokari Douglas Camp;" "Gold of Africa: Jewelry and Ornaments from Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali and Senegal;" "Sounding Forms: African Musical Instruments;" "The Essential Gourd;" "Icons: Ideals and Power in the Art of Africa;" "Yoruba: Nine Centuries of African Art and Thought;" "African Reflections: Art from Northeastern Zaire;" "Africa Illustrated: Fantasy and Reality before 1900;" "Art of the Personal Object;" "Purpose and Perfection: Pottery as a Woman's Art in Central Africa;" "Between Man and the Gods: Sacrifice and Ceremony on a Cast Metal Ring;" "New Dimensions: Selections from the Contemporary Collection;" "Elmina: Art and Trade on the West African Coast;" "Astonishment and Power: Kongo Minkisi and the Art of Renee Stout;" "Asen: Iron Altars from Ouidah, Republic of Benin;" "Face of the Spirits: Masks from the Zaire Basin;" "Beaded Splendor;" "Mohammad Omer Khalil, Etchings; Amir I. M. Nour, Sculpture;" "Ancient Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa;" "The Ancient Nubian City of Kerma, 2500-1500 B.C.;" "The Ancient West African City of Benin, A.D. 1300-1897;" "Art from the Forge: Tuareg Metalwork;" "Three Explorations: Yoruba, 'Temne,' and Baga;" "Crowning Achievements: African Arts of Dressing the Head;" "Ceramic Gestures: New Vessels by Magdalene Odundo;" "Adire: Resist-Dyed Cloths of the Yoruba;" "Treasures from Tervuren: Selections from the Belgian Royal Museum for Central Africa;" "The Poetics of Line: Seven Artists of the Nsukka Group;" "Gifts to the National Collection of African Art;" "A Spiral of History: A Carved Tusk from the Loango Coast, Congo;" "Olowe of Ise: A Yoruba Sculptor to Kings;" "African Forms in the Furniture of Pierre Legrain;" "Baule: African Art/Western Eyes;" "Hats Off! A Salute to African Headwear;" "Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity;" "A Concrete Vision: Oshogbo Art in the 1960s;" "The Artistry of African Currency;" "Transatlantic Dialogue: Contemporary Art In and Out of Africa;" "Audible Artworks: Selected African Musical Instruments;" "Identity of the Sacred: Two Nigerian Shrine Figures;" "Chant Avedissian: A Contemporary Artist of Egypt;" "In the Presence of Spirits: African Art from the National Museum of Ethnology, Lisbon;" "Making the Grade: Arts of Initiation;" "Spectacular Display: The Art of Nkanu Initiation Rituals;" "The Last Supper Revisited;" "Gifts and Blessings: The Textile Arts of Madagascar;" "A Personal Journey: Central African Art from the Lawrence Gussman Collection;" "Ethiopian Passages: Dialogues in the Diaspora;" "The Fabric of Moroccan Life;" "InSights;" "Playful Performers;" "Treasures;" "TEXTures: Word and Symbol in Contemporary African Art;" "Where Gods and Mortals Meet: Continuity and Renewal in Urhobo Art;" "African Gold: Selections from the Glassell Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston;" "BIG/small;" "Body of Evidence;" "Resonance from the Past: African Sculpture from the New Orleans Museum of Art;" "First Look: The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection;" "African Vision: The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection;" "Inscribing Meaning: Writing and Graphic Systems in African Art;" "Encompassing the Globe: Portugal and the World in the 16th and 17th Centuries;" "The Art of Being Tuareg: Sahara Nomads in a Modern World;" "El Anatsui: Gawu;" "Treasures 2008;" "Treasures II;" "TxtStyles/Fashioning Identity;" "Desert Jewels: North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermes Collection;" "Artists in Dialogue: Antonio Ole and Aime Mpane;" "Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and its Diasporas;" "Artful Animals;" "African Vision: Disney-Tishman Highlights;" "Yinka Shonibare MBE;" "The Healing Power of Art: Works of Art by Haitian Children after the Earthquake;" "Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art;" "Paul Emmanuel: Transitions;" and "A Brave New World."
Restrictions
Use RestrictionRestricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2027; Transferring office; 4/18/2012 memorandum, Yowell to Monsted; 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
- A Brave New World (Exhibition) (2010-2012: Washington, D.C.)
- A Concrete Vision: Oshogbo Art in the 1960s (Exhibition) (1999-2000: Washington, D.C.)
- A Human Ideal in African Art: Bamana Figurative Sculpture (Exhibition) (1986: Washington, D.C.)
- A Personal Journey: Central African Art from the Lawrence Gussman Collection (Exhibition) (2002: Washington, D.C.)
- A Spiral of History: A Carved Tusk from the Loango Coast, Congo (Exhibition) (1998: Washington, D.C.)
- Adire: Resist-Dyed Cloths of the Yoruba (Exhibition) (1997: Washington, D.C.)
- Africa Illustrated: Fantasy and Reality before 1900 (Exhibition) (1991: 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 Forms in the Furniture of Pierre Legrain (Exhibition) (1998: 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 Reflections: Art from Northeastern Zaire (Exhibition) (1991-1992: Washington, D.C.)
- African Vision: Disney-Tishman Highlights (Exhibition) (2009- : Washington, D.C.)
- African Vision: The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection (Exhibition) (2007-2008: Washington, D.C.)
- Ancient Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa (Exhibition) (1995: Washington, D.C.)
- Art from the Forge: Tuareg Metalwork (Exhibition) (1995-1996: Washington, D.C.)
- Art of the Personal Object (Exhibition) (1991-2007: Washington, D.C.)
- Artful Animals (Exhibition) (2009-2010: Washington, D.C.)
- Artists in Dialogue: António Ole and Aimé Mpane (Exhibition) (2009: Washington, D.C.)
- Asen: Iron Altars from Ouidah, Republic of Benin (Exhibition) (1993-1994: Washington, D.C.)
- Astonishment and Power: Kongo Minkisi and the Art of Renee Stout (Exhibition) (1993-1994: Washington, D.C.)
- Audible Artworks: Selected African Musical Instruments (Exhibition) (2000-2001: Washington, D.C.)
- BIG/small (Exhibition) (2006: Washington, D.C.)
- Baule: African Art/Western Eyes (Exhibition) (1999: Washington, D.C.)
- Beaded Splendor (Exhibition) (1994: Washington, D.C.)
- Between Man and the Gods: Sacrifice and Ceremony on a Cast Metal Ring (Exhibition) (1992: Washington, D.C.)
- Body of Evidence (Exhibition) (2006-2008: Washington, D.C.)
- Ceramic Gestures: New Vessels by Magdalene Odundo (Exhibition) (1996-1997: Washington, D.C.)
- Chant Avedissian: A Contemporary Artist of Egypt (Exhibition) (2000-2001: Washington, D.C.)
- Crowning Achievements: African Arts of Dressing the Head (Exhibition) (1996: Washington, D.C.)
- Desert Jewels: North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermes Collection (Exhibition) (2008-2009: Washington, D.C.)
- Echoes of the Kalabari: Sculpture by Sokari Douglas Camp (Exhibition) (1988-1989: Washington, D.C.)
- El Anatsui: Gawu (Exhibition) (2008: Washington, D.C.)
- Elmina: Art and Trade on the West African Coast (Exhibition) (1992-1993: Washington, D.C.)
- Encompassing the Globe: Portugal and the World in the 16th and 17th Centuries (Exhibition) (2007: Washington, D.C.)
- Ethiopian Passages: Dialogues in the Diaspora (Exhibition) (2003: Washington, D.C.)
- Face of the Spirits: Masks from the Zaire Basin (Exhibition) (1994: Washington, D.C.)
- First Look: The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection (Exhibition) (2006: Washington, D.C.)
- From the Earth: African Ceramic Art (Exhibition) (1983: Washington, D.C.)
- Gifts and Blessings: The Textile Arts of Madagascar (Exhibition) (2002: Washington, D.C.)
- Gifts to the National Collection of African Art (Exhibition) (1997-1998: Washington, D.C.)
- Gold of Africa: Jewelry and Ornaments from Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali and Senegal (Exhibition) (1989: Washington, D.C.)
- Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art (Exhibition) (2010: Washington, D.C.)
- Hats Off! A Salute to African Headwear (Exhibition) (1999: Washington, D.C.)
- History, Context, and Materials: Selections from the Permanent Collection of the National Museum of African Art (Exhibition) (1985-1986: Washington, D.C.)
- Icons: Ideals and Power in the Art of Africa (Exhibition) (1989-1990: Washington, D.C.)
- Identity of the Sacred: Two Nigerian Shrine Figures (Exhibition) (2000-2001: Washington, D.C.)
- Images from Bamum: German Colonial Photography at the Court of King Njoya, Cameroon, West Africa, 1902-1915 (Exhibition) (1988: Washington, D.C.)
- Images of Power and Identity (Exhibition) (1992-2004: Washington, D.C.)
- In the Presence of Spirits: African Art from the National Museum of Ethnology, Lisbon (Exhibition) (2001: Washington, D.C.)
- Inscribing Meaning: Writing and Graphic Systems in African Art (Exhibition) (2007: Washington, D.C.)
- Insights (Exhibition) (2004: Washington, D.C.)
- Kalabari Ancestral Screens: Levels of Meaning (Exhibition) (1988-1989: Washington, D.C.)
- Life . . . Afterlife: African Funerary Sculpture (Exhibition) (1981-1982: Washington, D.C.)
- Making the Grade: Arts of Initiation (Exhibition) (2001-2002: Washington, D.C.)
- Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and its Diasporas (Exhibition) (2009: Washington, D.C.)
- Mohammad Omer Khalil, Etchings; Amir I. M. Nour, Sculpture (Exhibition) (1994-1995: Washington, D.C.)
- New Dimensions: Selections from the Contemporary Collection (Exhibition) (1992: Washington, D.C.)
- Objects of Use (Exhibition) (1987-1988: Washington, D.C.)
- Olowe of Ise: A Yoruba Sculptor to Kings (Exhibition) (1998: Washington, D.C.)
- Patterns and Forms (Exhibition) (1984: Washington, D.C.)
- Patterns of Life: West African Strip-Weaving Traditions (Exhibition) (1987-1988: Washington, D.C.)
- Paul Emmanuel: Transitions (Exhibition) (2010: Washington, D.C.)
- Playful Performers (Exhibition) (2004: Washington, D.C.)
- Praise Poems: The Katherine White Collection (Exhibition) (1984-1985: Washington, D.C.)
- Purpose and Perfection: Pottery as a Woman's Art in Central Africa (Exhibition) (1997: Washington, D.C.)
- Resonance from the Past: African Sculpture from the New Orleans Museum of Art (Exhibition) (2006-2007: Washington, D.C.)
- Shoowa Design: Raffia Textiles from Zaire (Exhibition) (1988: Washington, D.C.)
- Sounding Forms: African Musical Instruments (Exhibition) (1989: Washington, D.C.)
- Spectacular Display: The Art of Nkanu Initiation Rituals (Exhibition) (2001-2002: Washington, D.C.)
- TEXTures: Word and Symbol in Contemporary African Art (Exhibition) (2005: Washington, D.C.)
- The Ancient Nubian City of Kerma, 2500-1500 B.C. (Exhibition) (1995-1998: Washington, D.C.)
- The Ancient West African City of Benin, A.D. 1300-1897 (Exhibition) (1995-2004: Washington, D.C.)
- The Art of Being Tuareg: Sahara Nomads in a Modern World (Exhibition) (2007-2008: Washington, D.C.)
- The Artistry of African Currency (Exhibition) (2000: Washington, D.C.)
- The Essential Gourd (Exhibition) (1989-1990: Washington, D.C.)
- The Fabric of Moroccan Life (Exhibition) (2003: Washington, D.C.)
- The Healing Power of Art: Works of Art by Haitian Children after the Earthquake (Exhibition) (2010-2011: Washington, D.C.)
- The Last Supper Revisited (Exhibition) (2002: Washington, D.C.)
- The Permanent Collection of the National Museum of African Art (Exhibition) (1987-1992: Washington, D.C.)
- The Poetics of Line: Seven Artists of the Nsukka Group (Exhibition) (1997-1998: 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.)
- Three Explorations: Yoruba, 'Temne,' and Baga (Exhibition) (1995-1996: 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.)
- Transatlantic Dialogue: Contemporary Art In and Out of Africa (Exhibition) (2000: Washington, D.C.)
- Treasures (Exhibition) (2004-2005: Washington, D.C.)
- Treasures 2008 (Exhibition) (2008: Washington, D.C.)
- Treasures II (Exhibition) (2008: Washington, D.C.)
- Treasures from Tervuren: Selections from the Belgian Royal Museum for Central Africa (Exhibition) (1997: Washington, D.C.)
- TxtStyles/Fashioning Identity (Exhibition) (2008: Washington, D.C.)
- Where Gods and Mortals Meet: Continuity and Renewal in Urhobo Art (Exhibition) (2005: Washington, D.C.)
- Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity (Exhibition) (1999-2000: Washington, D.C.)
- Yinka Shonibare MBE (Exhibition) (2010: Washington, D.C.)
- Yoruba: Nine Centuries of African Art and Thought (Exhibition) (1990: Washington, D.C.)
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 12-375, National Museum of African Art. Curatorial, Exhibition Records