Smithsonian - National Museum of African Art

Madam Stella Gbinigie the "girl in the photo" featured in our current exhibition “Chief S.O. Alonge: Photographer to the Royal Court of Benin”. She was 16 years old when this portrait was taken by Alonge in 1950. She is now 80 years old. Today she visits

Chief S.O. Alonge: Photographer to the Royal Court of Benin, Nigeria is on display at NMAfA through January 2016. Caption: Self-portrait with painted studio backdrop Photograph by Solomon Osagie Alonge, c. 1942 Chief S. O. Alonge Collection EEPA 2009-00

Chief S.O. Alonge: Photographer to the Royal Court of Benin, Nigeria is on view at the National Museum of African Art through early 2016. Caption: Prize winner Photograph by Solomon Osagie Alonge, c. 1937 Glass plate negative, H x W: 5 ½ x 3 ½ in. Chief

Incredible exhibit! The Divine Comedy: heaven, purgatory and he'll revisited by contemporary African Artists #art #african #museum #smithsonian #still #DC #beauty #symbiotic

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the African Art museum is an absolute treasure and it completely stole my heart tbh

#ElAnatsui, "Untitled," 2009

Amazing performance @mwagihutter of “Burning Desire To Be Touched“, performance installation, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art. #art #african #human #touch #symbiotic #smithsonian After working together for several years and marry

Samuel L. Jackson, right, and his wife LaTanya Richardson-Jackson emcee the 50th Anniversary Gala of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art Makeup for LaTanya Richardson-Jackson: Abigail de Casanova #adcbeauty #apimages #latanyarichardsonjacks

Camille and Bill Cosby art collection. Snuck a photo of this Romare Bearden.

Youth Coord. Alli and Intern James strike a pose with Sokari Douglas Camp's "Woman With Palm Leaf Skirt" during the nmafa teen social media scavenger hunt. #nmafateens

They're already taking the gallery by storm ⚡️☁️ watch out world we have a new crop of teen ambassadors. #nmafateens #SocialMediaScavHunt

My god how I miss rain