The Eliot Elisofon
Photographic Archives at the National Museum of African Art is a research
and reference center with over 300,000 still photographic images documenting
the arts, peoples and history of Africa over the past 120 years. Eliot
Elisofon (1911-1973) was an internationally known photographer and filmmaker.
He created an enduring visual record of African life from 1947 to 1973.
Mr. Elisofon bequeathed to the museum his African materials, which included
more than 50,000 black-and-white photographs and 30,000 color transparencies.
The Archives has since added to its holdings important and varied collections
from widely recognized photographers.
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geographic locations.
Country names are listed
A-Z. Additional Subject
areas may follow from
with a country.
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subjects such as:
Marketplaces, Music,
Transportation,Railroad,
Children, Textile fabrics,
Archaeology, etc.