Christraud M. Geary

Region of Interest

Africa

Primary Country of Residence

United States of America

Title

Curator

Affiliation

National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

Email

cgeary@nmafa.si.edu

Mailing Address

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives
National Museum of African Art
Smithsonian Institution
950 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20024 USA

Phone/Fax Number(s)

phone: (202) 357-4600 x 280
fax: (202) 357-4879

Countries of Specialization

Cameroon

Research Interests

History of photography in Africa; African art, in particular Cameroon.

Publications

2002

Forthcoming: In and Out of Focus: Images from Central Africa,1885-1960.
Washington D.C. and London (National Museum of African Art and Wilson
Publishers)

"Views from Outside and Inside: Representations of Madagascar and the
Malagasy, 1648-1935." In Objects as Envoys: Cloth, Imagery and Diplomacy
in Madagascar, Christine Kreamer and Sarah Fee (eds.) Seattle (University
of Washington Press), 148-179.

1998

Delivering Views: Distant Cultures in Early Postcards. Co-edited with
Virginia Webb. Washington, D.C. (Smithsonian Institution Press)

Keywords

African art ; photography ; history.