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Henry John Drewal Collection

National Museum of African Art

Object Details

Photographer
Drewal, Henry John
Artist
Bag Factory (South Africa)
FUBA (Federated Union of Black Artists)
Place
Morocco
South Africa
Photographer
Drewal, Henry John
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Henry John Drewal Collection
Biographical / Historical
Art historian Henry John Drewal received his BA from Hamilton College and two Masters' degrees and a PhD from Columbia University (1973). In between college and graduate school, Drewal served in the Peace Corps, where he taught French and English, organized arts camps in Nigeria, and apprenticed himself to a Yoruba sculptor. He taught at Cleveland State University (Chair of the Art Department), and was a Visiting Professor at UC-Santa Barbara and SUNY-Purchase. Since 1991 he has been the Evjue-Bascom Professor of Art History and Afro-American Studies at UW-Madison. He has published several books, edited volumes, exhibition catalogues, and many articles and produced a number of films documenting African and African Diaspora arts, and lectured widely on these topics. He has received several NEH and NEA grants, three Fulbright Research Awards (Brazil, Benin, Morocco), a Metropolitan Museum of Art Fellowship, and a Guggenheim Fellowship.
Extent
1442 Slides (photographs) (color, 35mm)
Date
1997
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.2010-010
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Citation
Henry John Drewal Collection, EEPA 2010-010, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in three series: Morroco, South Africa, and Art Objects.
Processing Information
All slides digitized except for numbers 109 and 908-913.
Rights
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Permission to publish images from this collection must be given by Henry John Drewal. Contact Archives staff for further information. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Scope and Contents
Series 1 is comprised of photos taken by Dr. Henry Drewal while traveling in Morocco from May 29, 1997 to June 21, 1997. The series includes images taken in Casablanca, Rabat, Salé, Fès al Bali, Meknès, Sijilmassa, Rissani, Marrakech, and Essaouira. Subjects include architecture, market scenes, craftsmen and artisans at work, musicians, landscapes and city views, ancient sites and museums. Series 2 is comprised of photographs taken by Dr. Henry Drewal while traveling in South Africa from March 8, 1997 to March 30, 1997. The series includes images taken in Cape Town, Durban, Injasuti, Johannesburg, Lindelani, and Pietermaritzburg. Subjects include political rallies, religious festivals, artists and artist studios, universities, galleries and museums, public murals and sculptures, architecture, rock art sites, and portraits. Series 3 includes images of art objects belonging to the Drewal-Kahn private collection and paintings by Trevor Makhoba.
Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Related Materials
Additional photographs by Henry John Drewal held at the EEPA are located within the collection: Henry John and Margaret Drewal Photographs, EEPA 1992-028. In addition, there are video productions by Henry John Drewal available in the Warren M. Robbins Library, National Museum of African Art. These include: "Efe/Gelede Ceremonies among the Western Yoruba" and "Yoruba Performance".
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1537201837111-1537201837379-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo79718163a-13ad-4cea-8005-607da28ca152

In the Collection

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  • Sidi Kaoki

  • Tinerhir

  • Drewal - Khan Private Collection

  • Pietermaritzburg

  • Mezguida

  • Lindelani, South Africa

  • Marrakech

  • Cape Town

  • Art Objects

  • Injasuti

  • Haroun

  • Casablanca

  • Essaouira

  • Salé

  • Morocco

  • Durban

  • High Atlas Mountains

  • Sijilmassa

  • South Africa

  • Unidentified

  • Fes al Bali

  • Rabat

  • Rissani

  • Meknes

  • Paintings by Trevor Makhoba

  • Johannesburg

  • Beaded Ndebele doll, Drewal - Khan Private Collection

  • Todra Gorge oasis on road to Ouarzazate Tinerhir, Morocco

  • Willie Bester's home Cape Town, South Africa

  • Gardens in Museum of Moroccan Arts, former palace, medina Rabat, Morocco

  • View from Hotel de Paris, Casablanca, Morocco

  • Feda, Sultan's Kasbah near Rissani Morocco

  • San rock art, Battle Cave Injasuti, South Africa

  • Willie Bester's home Cape Town, South Africa

  • Mosque next to tomb of King Mohammed V Rabat, Morocco

  • Pottery works with master ceramist at work Salé, Morocco

  • Street scene Fès al Bali, Morocco

  • Atta Kwami, Ghanaian artist Johannesburg, South Africa

  • Sarah Khan at King Mohammed V mausoleum, Rabat, Morocco

  • Saadian Tombs Marrakech, Morocco

  • Foothills of the Drakensburg Mountains on the way to Battle Cave (San rock art site) Injasuti, South Africa

  • Palm Sunday Shembe Church ceremony South Africa

  • Medina Essaouira, Morocco

  • Market Casablanca, Morocco

  • Community Arts Project mural commemorating District 6 razing by government when people were scattered to townships Cape Town, South Africa

  • Chest on display at the Musee du Batha (Museum of Moroccan Art) Fès al Bali, Morocco

  • Harbor area along Atlantic coast Essaouira, Morocco

  • Palm Sunday Shembe Church ceremony South Africa

  • Building facade viewed from the street Meknès, Morocco

  • San rock art, Battle Cave Injasuti, South Africa

  • Looking across river to Salé Rabat, Morocco

  • Mukhtar Guinia or Hassan Arhaen, brother and friend of famous Gnawa musician, Mahmoud Guinia Essaouira, Morocco

  • Sugar cane plantations, South Africa

  • Textiles hanging on rooftop Fès al Bali, Morocco

  • Artwork by David Koloane at Speedy Bag Factory Johannesburg, South Africa

  • Wire toy made by Zimbabwe artists selling at the Durban Road Market, Drewal - Khan Private Collection

  • Home of Ali Kannari, guard at Medersa Bou Inania Fès al Bali, Morocco

  • Sunset in the Sahara desert Haroun, Morocco

  • Carpet in carpet maker's studio Fès al Bali, Morocco

  • Souq souk Fès al Bali, Morocco

  • Harbor area along Atlantic coast Essaouira, Morocco

  • Jardins Majorelle Marrakech, Morocco

  • Medersa Attarin Fès al Bali, Morocco

  • Souq souk Fès al Bali, Morocco

  • Musee du Batha (Museum of Moroccan Art) Fès al Bali, Morocco

  • Old and new art in the Johannesburg Art Gallery Johannesburg, South Africa

  • Tomb of Moulay Ismail (17th - 18th c) Meknès, Morocco

  • Mohammed V mausoleum Rabat, Morocco

  • Artist Wonderboy Nxumalo displaying his work at the Ardmore Ceramics Art Studio Durban, South Africa

  • Rag Day parade Cape Town, South Africa

  • Wire toy made by Zimbabwe artists selling at the Durban Road Market, Drewal - Khan Private Collection

  • Palace of rich merchant converted into a restaurant Fès al Bali, Morocco

  • Robben Island Museum tour Cape Town, South Africa

  • Museum of Moroccan Arts, former palace, medina Rabat, Morocco

  • Palm Sunday Shembe Church ceremony South Africa

  • Museum of Moroccan Arts Rabat, Morocco

  • Medersa Bou Inania, 14th c. Fès al Bali, Morocco

  • Africa Museum Newtown - Johannesburg, South Africa

  • In the Middle of the Night (1996), painting by Trevor Makhoba

  • Palm Sunday Shembe Church ceremony South Africa

  • View of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa

  • Zulu beer pot from the University of Durban - Pietermaritzburg museum collection Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

  • Artwork by David Koloane at Speedy Bag Factory Johannesburg, South Africa

  • San rock art, Battle Cave Injasuti, South Africa

  • Medersa Attarin Fès al Bali, Morocco

  • Feda, Sultan's Kasbah near Rissani Morocco

  • Ceramic sculpture at the Ardmore Ceramics Art Studio Durban, South Africa

  • Old and new art in the Johannesburg Art Gallery Johannesburg, South Africa

  • San rock art, Battle Cave Injasuti, South Africa

  • Wall mural / public art Cape Town, South Africa

  • Robben Island Museum tour Cape Town, South Africa

  • Works of art in woodcarving studio Fès al Bali, Morocco

  • Caversham Press Educational Trust Durban, South Africa

  • Souq souk Fès al Bali, Morocco

  • Gathering of artists and performers at Place Jemaa el-Fna Marrakech, Morocco

  • Musee du Batha (Museum of Moroccan Art) Fès al Bali, Morocco

  • Feda, Sultan's Kasbah near Rissani Morocco

  • Gospel group performing at Green Market Square Cape Town, South Africa

  • Caversham Press Educational Trust Durban, South Africa

  • Woodcarver at work Fès al Bali, Morocco

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Bikes on city street Casablanca, Morocco
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