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The context and background of Ugandan art

Catalog Data

Author:
Rychner, Rose-Marie  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Katarikawe, Jak 1940-2018  Search this
Mukasa, Geoffrey 1954-2009  Search this
Mutebi, Fred 1967-  Search this
Mpagi, Fabian 1953-2002  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Uganda
Date:
1999
20th century
Notes:
Color plates VII-IX (between pages 176 and 177). Illustrates one work each of Jak Katarikawe, Geoffrey K. Mukasa, Fred Mutebi and Fabian Kamulu Mpagi.
A resugence of visual art in Uganda followed the devastating years of the collapse of civil society. In 1987 Makerere University resumed its pre-eminent position as premier art school in East Africa. Times are still tough for artists, but the artistic spirit is alive and well.
AFAINDEX5
Topic:
Art, Ugandan  Search this
Artists  Search this
Call number:
DT433.24 .U39 1999X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_630252