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 decorates sculpture tools of Yoruba sculptor Bamgboye (1893-1978). "Despite this idealistic rendition of the human figure, Bamgboye is able to convey a story that presents his characters in a realistic cultural context. This approach to sculpting makes his work seem ethnographic, as if he were doing a demographic study of the community. Bamgboye shares this penchant for ethnographic details with Lamidi Fakeye." [Okediji, Moyosore B., 2002: African Renaissance: new forms, old images in Yoruba art. Chapter 2, pp.18-34. Boulder: University Press of Colorado]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
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Local Numbers
EENG-II-20, 27A.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "H 2 Yrb. Yoruba. Nigeria, Odo-Owa. Decorated sculpture tools of Bamgboye. 5/1970. EE. neg.no. II-20, 27A." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Place
Africa
Nigeria
Occupation
Artists
Topic
Wood-carving
Works of art in situ
Tools
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Yoruba (African people)
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Extent
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
Date
1970
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 03172
Type
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Black-and-white negatives
Negatives
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
Black-and-white negatives
Negatives
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536870822481-1536871016050-0