Christraud M. Geary photographs of Senegal
name: label: Photographer
content: Geary, Christraud M.
place: label: Place
content: Senegal
label: Place
content: Africa
label: Place
content: Dakar (Senegal)
label: Place
content: Saint-Louis (Senegal)
label: Place
content: Gorée (Senegal)
creator: label: Photographer
content: Geary, Christraud M.
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content: Christraud M. Geary photographs of Senegal
abstract: label: Summary
content: Photographs taken by Christraud M. Geary during a research trip to Senegal in 1993.  Locations documented include Île de Gorée, Saint-Louis, Luoga, and Dakar.  Subjects include street scenes, artworks, views of and in the Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire (IFAN), and merchants at the Sandaga Market (Dakar).
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: Christraud M. Geary (1946-) was formally a curator of the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives at the National Museum of African Art.  She received a PhD in cultural anthropology and African studies from the University of Frankfurt, Germany, in 1973.  Geary specializes in the history of photography in Africa and in the study of African art.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 251 Slides (photographs) (1 volume, color)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1993
custodhist: label: Custodial History note
content: Donated by Christraud Geary, 1993.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: EEPA.1993-006
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Slides (photographs)
label: Type
content: Color slides
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The original order of the collection has been maintained.  It is arranged chronologically and divided into 4 series by location:

Series 1: Île de Gorée, 1993 (97 slides)

Series 2: Saint-Louis, 1993 (91 slides)

Series 3: Louga, 1993 (13 slides)

Series 4: Dakar, 1993 (50 slides)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Hannah Storch, in consultation with Christraud Geary, created the metadata in 2019.  The collection was digitized and made accessible online in 2019.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Color slides