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Catalog Data

Maker:
Oluwole Olayemi, born 1947, Ghana  Search this
Medium:
Black ink on white paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 50.8 × 63.5 cm (20 × 25 in.)
Type:
Print
Geography:
Nigeria
Date:
1970
Series:
a/p
Description:
Black and white print depicting an urban scene.
Provenance:
Wil and Irene Petty, Silver Springs, Maryland, -- to 2008
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
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. 139.
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Credit Line:
The Wil and Irene Petty Collection, Conservation of this artwork supported by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee
Object number:
2008-5-32
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
(c) 1970 Oluwole Olayemi
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Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7d4a2900a-e821-49bc-98e0-4e99f3faa519
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2008-5-32