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Arts, Congolese (Democratic Republic)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Preliminary Inventory of Joseph-Aurélien Cornet, F.S.C. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 69
Scope and Contents The collection documents the research and activity of Joseph-Aurélien Cornet, a Belgian Christian Brother, who lived and worked in the Congo region for nearly thirty years. Trained as a Western art and architectural historian, Cornet’s academic pursuit became the art and culture of the Congolese region and peoples, which he documented in photographs, illustrated field notebooks, and language primers of his own creation. Binders containing correspondence and research materials make up the...
Dates: Created: 1970-2003