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 Sankore Mosque has a courtyard surrounded by enclosed arcaded galleries and the prayer-hall. The original building dates from the fourteenth-fifteenth centuries, and the galleries and the buttressing of the minaret were probably added in the late 1840s." [Frishman M. and Khan H.-U., 1994: The Mosque. Thames and London Ltd.]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17,1970. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from August 18, 1959 to December 20, 1959.
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Local Numbers
T 1 MAL 65.1 EE 59
General
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
57938 1 45
Photograph appeared in Life Magazine.
Frame value is 20.
Slide No. T 1 MAL 65.1 EE 59
Place
Africa
Mali
Topic
Vernacular architecture
Cultural landscapes
Religious buildings
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
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Extent
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Date
1959
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 16403
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.
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EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536870822481-1536871014841-6