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Type:
Articles
Place:
Sierra Leone
Date:
2003
Notes:
From the author's PhD dissertation, Concordia University, 2001.
Contents:
Origins of the decision to become an artist -- Family tradition -- The quest for decent employment -- Fascination with artistic process and materials -- Apprenticeship: a form of art education -- Studio facilities, physical work environment -- Social and economic dimensions of art training -- Restrictions on women in the arts -- Art production: economics and professional arrangements -- Artist in community -- Place of the artist in the community -- Sierra Leone artists in relation to other artists -- Sierra Leonean artists in relation to the world community of artists -- Contribution to national development -- Summary
