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Fon men

African Art Museum

Object Details

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Names

Adamson, Glenn

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

Fon men making making applique cloth in Abomey, Republic of Benin.
sova.eepa.1973-001_ref37788

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7de9f6391-17a9-41d8-a8e9-0afec74241bf

Local Numbers

VIII-39.22 EEPA VIII-39.22

General

Title source: Archives staff.
Caption source: Archives staff.

Place

Africa
Benin

Occupation

Artists

Topic

Cultural landscapes

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Fon (African people)

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Benin

Extent

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

Date

1971

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA b/w VIII-39.22

Type

Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Black-and-white 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.

Bibliography

Art: A Personal Journey (Worcester, MA: Davis Publications, Inc., 2001).

Genre/Form

Black-and-white negatives

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1973-001_ref37788
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7de9f6391-17a9-41d8-a8e9-0afec74241bf
EEPA.1973-001
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871012508-0

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