Image sources
- Eliot Elision Photographic Archives
Eliot Elisofon (1911-1973), an internationally known photographer and filmmaker, created a visual record of African life from 1947 to 1973. His archive is a research and reference center with over 300,000 still photographic images documenting the arts, peoples and history of Africa over the past 120 years. - Aluka: Earthen Architecture of Mali, Morocco, and Egypt
Nearly 1,000 images of earthen architecture in Mali, Morocco, and Egypt.
Auction houses provide images of works sold, or for sale:
- Bonham's African, Oceanic & Pre-Columbian Art
Link to auction catalogs; to search their contents filter by department. - Bonham's African, Modern & Contemporary ArtLink to auction catalogs; to search their contents filter by department.
- Christie's
Less useful since auction results are presented monthly rather than as a single group. This link is for anonymous works. - Sotheby's African & Oceanic Art
Under "Department" select either African & Oceanic Art or African Modern & Contemporary Art. - Aluka: World Heritage Sites Africa
World Heritage Sites: Africa is a versatile collection of more than 86,000 objects of visual, contextual, and spatial documentation of African heritage and rock art sites.
