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Larry E. Thomas: The Influence of Africa on the African American Artist

Anacostia Community Museum

Object Details

Creator

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum

Names

Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Thiel, Philip
Thomas, Larry Erskine (1917-1986)

Collection Creator

Anacostia Community Museum

Citation

Larry E. Thomas: The Influence of Africa on the African American Artist, Record Group AV09-023, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents

Larry Erskine Thomas describes New York art scene; living and working in New York City; and teaching arts and crafts in Ethiopia. Thomas also describes and shows slides of the paintings he created in Ethiopia; he explains the African influence and historical context of many of his paintings.
Lecture. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. Undated.
sova.acma.09-023_ref553

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7ea37816d-92e2-4c22-9da1-2cf606192f3a

General

Title transcribed from physical asset.

Place

Ethiopia
Africa
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States

Occupation

Artists
Painters

Topic

African Americans
African American artists
African American painters
African culture
Black people -- History

Creator

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum

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Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989

Extent

1 Video recording (open reel, 1/2 inch)

Date

circa 1970s

Custodial History

Created for Anacostia Neighborhood Museum.

Archival Repository

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

Identifier

ACMA.09-023, Item ACMA AV004342

Type

Archival materials
Video recordings
Lectures

Genre/Form

Video recordings
Lectures

Note

002503

Collection Restrictions

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
ACMA.09-023_ref553
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7ea37816d-92e2-4c22-9da1-2cf606192f3a
ACMA.09-023
ACMA

Record ID

ebl-1568815250523-1568815250666-0

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