Adebisi Fabunmi, born 1945, Takoradi, Ghana Search this
Medium:
Linocut
Dimensions:
Framed: 56.6 x 69.4 cm (22 5/16 x 27 5/16 in.)
Type:
Print
Geography:
Nigeria
Date:
1970
Label Text:
Although born in Ghana, FAB initiated his artistic career in Oshogbo, Nigeria. He started as an actor in Duro Ladipo's theater (as did Rufus Ogundele), but he turned to art after participating in a workshop organized by Georgina Beier in 1964. FAB is perhaps best known for his early collages made of yarn. Here, the undulating lines and energetic patterns of his urban landscape aptly capture the vitality of Benin City.
Description:
Black on white linocut of Benin City.
Exhibition History:
Conversations: African and African American Artworks in Dialogue - From the Collections of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art and Camille O. and William H. Cosby, Jr., National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, November 7, 2014-January 24, 2016
African Mosaic: Celebrating a Decade of Collecting, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., November 19, 2010-November 13, 2013
Published References:
Kreamer, Christine Mullen and Adrienne L. Childs (eds). 2014. Conversations: African and African American Artworks in Dialogue from the Collections of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art and Camille O. and William H. Cosby, Jr. Washington, D.C.: National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, p. 245, pl. 140.
National Museum of African Art. 2010. African Mosaic: Celebrating a Decade of Collecting. Exhibition card. Washington, D.C.: National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, no. 12 (detail).
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