Overview of the Collection
Smithsonian Institution Archives,
Washington, D.C.,
osiaref@si.edu
National Museum of African Art
SI Records
Curatorial Records
1984-2006
6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
Accession 07-081
English
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 07-081, National Museum of African Art, Curatorial Records
Descriptive Entry
These records were created and maintained by Andrea Nicolls, Assistant Curator and Curator until 2006 at the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA). Materials include
purchase recommendations, exhibition records, correspondence, docent records, intern records, black and white photographs, color photographs, floor plans, and electronic records.
Use Restriction
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2022; Transferring office; 2/12/2007 memorandum, Yowell to Kreamer; Contact reference staff for details.
Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Name
Nicolls, Andrea
Generations: Birth Rituals and the Roots of Becoming (Exhibition) (1987)
Icons: Ideals and Power in the Art of Africa (Exhibition) (1989-1990: Washington, D.C.)
Purpose and Perfection: Women's Pottery as an Art Form in Central Africa (Exhibition) (1992-1997: Washington, D.C.)
A Concrete Vision: Oshogbo Art in the 1960s (Exhibition) (2000: Washington, D.C.)
Identity of the Sacred: Two Nigerian Shrine Figures (Exhibition) (2000-2001: Washington, D.C.)
Beautiful Bodies: Ceramic Arts at NMAfA (Exhibition) (2001-2002: Washington, D.C.)
Gifts and Blessings: The Textile Arts of Madagascar (Exhibition) (2002: Washington, D.C.)
The Fabric of Moroccan Life (Exhibition) (2003: Washington, D.C.)
Where Gods and Mortals Meet: Continuity and Renewal in Urhobo Art (Exhibition) (2005: Washington, D.C.)
African Art Now: Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection (Exhibition) (2005-2006)
African Gold: Selections from the Glassell Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (Exhibition) (2006: Washington, D.C.)
Resonance from the Past: African Sculpture from the New Orleans Museum of Art (Exhibition) (2006-2007: Washington, D.C.)
Subject
Museum exhibits
Art museums
Art, African
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Manuscripts
Floppy disks
Floor plans
Drawings
Color photographs
Black-and-white photographs
Box 1
Box 1 of 6
Correspondence, 1984-2005 (19 folders)
Box 2
Box 2 of 6
Accession lists, 1985-1987, 1989
Box 2 of 6
Accession lists, 1990-2001
Box 2 of 6
Acquisition wish lists
Box 2 of 6
Deaccessions, 1985, 1986, 1998, 2001, 2003
Box 2 of 6
Gifts, 1985-1989, 1991, 1993-1995, 1997-1998
Box 2 of 6
Purchase recommendations, pre-1985-1987
Box 2 of 6
Purchase recommendations, 1988-1989
Box 2 of 6
Purchase recommendations, 1990
Box 2 of 6
Purchase recommendations, 1991
Box 2 of 6
Purchase recommendations, 1992-1993
Box 2 of 6
Purchase recommendations, 1994-1995
Box 2 of 6
Purchase recommendations, 1996
Box 2 of 6
Purchase recommendations, 1997
Box 2 of 6
Purchase recommendations, 1998
Box 2 of 6
Purchase recommendations, 1999, 2000, 2001
Box 2 of 6
Purchase recommendations, 2002
Box 2 of 6
Purchase recommendations, 2003, 2004, 2005
Box 2 of 6
Purchase recommendations, 2006
Box 2 of 6
Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program
Box 2 of 6
Smithson Society Acquisitions, 1984, 1985, 1987-1992, 1994-1995
Box 3
Box 3 of 6
Icons: Ideals and Power in the Art of Africa (October 1, 1989 - July 5, 1990) - Additional correspondence
Box 3 of 6
Icons budget
Box 3 of 6
Icons contract
Box 3 of 6
Icons education materials
Box 3 of 6
Icons exhibition and book
Box 3 of 6
Icons installation/deinstallation
Box 3 of 6
Icons labels
Box 3 of 6
Icons lenders list
Box 3 of 6
Icons meetings
Box 3 of 6
Icons proposal
Box 3 of 6
Icons videos
Box 3 of 6
Icons correspondence - Africa
Box 3 of 6
Icons correspondence - A. Nicolls/H. Cole
Box 3 of 6
Icons correspondence - Europe
Box 3 of 6
Icons correspondence - N. Y. collectors/dealers
Box 3 of 6
Icons correspondence - U. S.
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Anspach
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Arman
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Arnoldi
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Icons object correspondence - Australia
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Icons object correspondence - Balolu
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Bern
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Bloch
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Bol
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Bonnefoy
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Icons object correspondence - Brill
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Davis
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Degrunne
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Dehavenon
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Dkoninck
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Icons object correspondence - Detroit
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Dietrickx
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Dimondstein
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Dintenfass
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Disney
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Faletti
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Icons object correspondence - Feary
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Icons object correspondence - Felix
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Icons object correspondence - Frum
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Fry
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Icons object correspondence - Gavigan
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Icons object correspondence - Geltner
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Ginzberg
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Goedl
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Goldenberg
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Goldsmith
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Graham-Stewart
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Haft
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Iwalewa
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Jacobs
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Jahn
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Kennedy-Wolford
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Kerchache
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Knopfelmacher
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Kuhn
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Lawrence
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Leloup
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Lewis
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence -Lippman
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Icons object correspondence - Liverpool
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - London
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Malcolm
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Mestach
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - MET
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Mnuchin
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Newman
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - NMAfA
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Nooter
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Oberlin
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Icons object correspondence - Pace
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Icons object correspondence - Pailet
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Paris - M. de l'Homme
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Paris - M. National, Phillips
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Ravenhill
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Icons object correspondence - Renaudeau
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Icons object correspondence - Rief
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Icons object correspondence - Robertson
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Icons object correspondence - Roth
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Icons object correspondence - Rubin
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Icons object correspondence - Seattle
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Icons object correspondence - Silver
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Icons object correspondence - Stanoff
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Icons object correspondence - Syrop
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Icons object correspondence - Thomson
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Timmermans
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - UCLA
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Wallace
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Walu
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Willis
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Wingert
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Winizki
Box 3 of 6
Icons object correspondence - Zimmer
Box 4
Box 4 of 6
Icons non-exhibition photo requests/permissions (2 folders)
Box 4 of 6
Icons additional photo correspondence
Box 4 of 6
Icons photo permissions
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Alderman
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Anspach
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Arman
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Balolu
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Bloch
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Bol
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Bonnefoy
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Brill
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Davis
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Degrunne
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Dehavenon
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Dekoninck
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Detroit
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Detrickx
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Dimonstein
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Dintenfass
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Disney
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Faletti
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Feary
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Felix
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Frum
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Geltner
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Goedl
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Goldenberg
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Goldsmith
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Graham-Stewart
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Haft
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Iwalewa
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Jacobs
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Jahn
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Kennedy/Wolford
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Kerchache
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Knopfelmacher
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Kuhn
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Leloup
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Lewis
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Lieberman
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Lippman
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Liverpool
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - London
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Malcolm
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Mestach
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - MET
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Mnuchin
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Newman
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Nooter
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Pace
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Pailet
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Paris - M. de l'Homme
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Paris - M. National
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Phillips
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Icons photography correspondence - Renaudeau
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Rief
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Roth
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Seattle
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Silver
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Simpson
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Icons photography correspondence - Stanoff
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Syrop
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Timmermans
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - UCLA
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Wallace
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Walu
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Willis
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Winizki
Box 4 of 6
Icons photography correspondence - Zimmer
Box 5
Box 5 of 6
Purpose and Perfection: Women's Pottery as an Art Form in Central Africa (1992-1997) - Attribution changes
Box 5 of 6
Purpose and Perfection - Booklist
Box 5 of 6
Purpose and Perfection - Conservation reports
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Purpose and Perfection - Conservation requests
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Purpose and Perfection - Drawings of vessels by Jo Moore, Fall 1991
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Purpose and Perfection - Kongo pottery conservation research
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Purpose and Perfection - Label copy
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Purpose and Perfection - Odundo commentary on Central African pottery (2 folders)
Box 5 of 6
Purpose and Perfection - Photography correspondence
Box 5 of 6
Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) exhibition - Generations - June 4, 1987-1988
Box 5 of 6
Crowning Achievements press kit, 1996
Box 5 of 6
SI 150th anniversary exhibition labels for NMAfA objects, 1996
Box 5 of 6
NMAfA gifts exhibition, 1997
Box 5 of 6
A Concrete Vision: Oshogbo Art in the 1960s; January 23 - October 22, 2000
Box 5 of 6
Identity of the Sacred: Two Nigerian shrine figures; September 24 - April 2, 2001
Box 5 of 6
Beautiful Bodies: Ceramic Arts at NMAfA; May 6, 2001 - January, 2002 (2 folders)
Box 5 of 6
Gifts and Blessings: The Textile Arts of Madagascar; April 14 - September 2, 2002
Box 5 of 6
Fabric of Moroccan Life; June 6 - November 2, 2003
Box 5 of 6
Where Gods and Mortals Meet: Continuity and Renewal in Urhobo Art; June 23 - September 26, 2005
Box 5 of 6
African Art Now: Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection; November 16, 2005 - February 26, 2006 (4 folders)
Box 5 of 6
African Gold from the Glassell Collection: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; May 15 - November 26, 2006
Box 5 of 6
Resonance from the Past: African Sculpture from the New Orleans Museum of Art; October 5, 2006 - January 28, 2007
Box 6
Box 6 of 6
AAT and Object Documentation Washington workshop; June 17, 1994
Box 6 of 6
ASA-LAC-2005
Box 6 of 6
Barnes Foundation show, 1994
Box 6 of 6
Collection Strategies (2 folders)
Box 6 of 6
Docent in-service training 1990s
Box 6 of 6
Docent trainee tour observations - 1990s
Box 6 of 6
Docent training class - 2005
Box 6 of 6
Docent training schedule - 2005
Box 6 of 6
Interns - Beck
Box 6 of 6
Interns - Benshalom-Perkins
Box 6 of 6
Interns - Carmignani
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Interns - Duganne
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Interns - Gilpin
Box 6 of 6
Interns - Hill
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Interns - Kluth
Box 6 of 6
Interns - Leigh
Box 6 of 6
Interns - Micots
Box 6 of 6
Interns - Quizzaire-Belle
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Interns - Scott
Box 6 of 6
Interns - Strychasz
Box 6 of 6
Interns - Tuchscherer
Box 6 of 6
Museum of Modern Art African Museum Professionals Workshop; February 21-22, 2002
Box 6 of 6
Office of Research Training and Services (2 folders)
Box 6 of 6
Public Program Reports - 1990s
Box 6 of 6
Research Support Resources at the Smithsonian - Researchers' Perspectives - December, 1990
Box 6 of 6
SI Material Culture Forum - 1990s
Box 6 of 6
Scholarly Studies program - 2002
Box 6 of 6
Short term fellow - 3 months - E. Peri-Willis; March 1 - May 31, 1999
Box 6 of 6
Short term visitor grant - Barbara Thompson; July 15 - August 5, 2002
Box 6 of 6
Smithsonian Women's Committee - 2002
Box 6 of 6
Vettings, 1985-2006 (10 folders)
Box 6 of 6
Visitors (2 folders)