Mural painting at refugee camp, Wanie Rukula, Congo (Democratic Republic)

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Object Details

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Collection Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Collection Citation

Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

Scope and Contents

The photograph depicts mural painting with religious connotations. "In April 1964, Pierre Mulele, former lieutenant of Gizenga, launched a rebellion in Kwilu Province. They destroyed many administrative and missionary institutions. That rebellion was ended in 1965." [F. Scott Bobb, 1999: Historical Dictionary of Democratic Republic of Congo, The Scarecrow Press, Inc.]. During his trip to Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), Elisofon visited a refugee camp at Wanie Rukula, south of Stanleyville (now Kisangani). This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for American Broadcasting Company and traveled to Africa from early December 1966 to early February 1967.

sova.eepa.1973-001_ref24639

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70c15ad75-9a03-4d7a-ae65-f5d7810bf24e

Local Numbers

I 3 ZAI 45 EE 67

General

Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.

Local Note

061

Frame value is 5.

Slide No. I 3 ZAI 45 EE 67

Place

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Topic

Mural painting and decoration

Religious buildings

Works of art in situ

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection

Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Congo (Democratic Republic) / EECL / Wanie Rukula, Congo (Democratic Republic)

Extent

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Date

1967

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 7784

Type

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Collection Rights

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Where noted, some images remain under the copyright of Life/Shutterstock. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Genre/Form

Color slides

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

EEPA.1973-001_ref24639

Large EAD

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo70c15ad75-9a03-4d7a-ae65-f5d7810bf24e

EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536955032661-1536955039240-5

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