Mushenge Art School. Mushenge, 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 class directed by Father Cyprien L. Herbers. The school was founded in 1950 by Father D'Haenens. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for National Geographic and traveled to Africa from January 19, 1972 to mid April 1972.

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo709f7fda7-e2e5-400c-b054-daee4c96b46a

Local Numbers

EENG-XIII-3, 4.

General

Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.

Local Note

Typed index card reads, "O 3 Kba. Kuba. Zaire, Mushenge. Art school, founded 1951; directed by Father Cyprien L. Herbers, (trained at Academy of Beaux-Arts, Louvain, Belg.). School supported by sales. Mainly copy traditional arts. 2/1972. EE. neg.no. XIII-3, 4." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.

Place

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Occupation

Artists

Topic

Education

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Kuba (African people)

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Extent

1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)

Date

1972

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 04604

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.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871013389-1

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