- Additional Authors
- Description
- 239 pages : illustrations, maps; 31 cm
- Summary
- Bámigbóyè: A Master Sculptor of the Yoruba Tradition' is the first monograph dedicated to the 50-year career of the Nigerian artist Moshood Olusomo Bámigbóyè (ca. 1885-1975). One of the most important Yoruba sculptors of the twentieth century, Bámigbóyè is best known for the spectacular masks that he carved for religious festivals known locally as Epa. Weighing up to 80 pounds and measuring over 4 feet tall, with intricate superstructures that could feature dozens of finely carved individual figures, these masks represent some of the most complex and elaborate works of Yoruba art ever made. With 190 illustrations, this sumptuous volume presents masterpieces from Bámigbóyè's workshop now housed in collections in America, Europe, and Nigeria. Essays situate Bámigbóyè's work as part of Africa's oldest and most dynamic art traditions and consider his sculpture in relation to contemporary Yoruba art, culture, politics, and religion. With new and archival photographs and incorporating oral histories conducted with the artist's family and community, this catalogue fills a critical void in African art-historical scholarship.00Exhibition: Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, USA (09.09.2022 - 08.01.2023).
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Bámigbóyè's oríkì : an introduction / Olúṣẹ̀yẹ Adéṣọlá -- A praise song for Bámigbóyè, carver and healer / James Green -- Bámigbóyè, master of Ẹpa : a historical context / Will Rea -- The life of the Olóko / Cathy Silverman and Anne Turner Gunnison, with contributions by James Green -- Portrait of an artist : the circulation of Bámigbóyè's image / Efeoghene Igor.
- ISBN
- LCCN
- 2021952560
- OCLC
- YBP 2021952560
- Title
Bámigbóyè : a master sculptor of the Yorùbá tradition / James Green ; with contributions by Olúṣẹ̀yẹ Adéṣọlá, Anne Turner Gunnison, Efeoghene Igor, Will Rea, and Cathy Silverman.
- Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Art Gallery, [2022]
- Type of Content
text
text
- Type of Medium
unmediated
- Type of Carrier
volume
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Author
Green, James, 1987-
Adesola, Oluseye.
Gunnison, Anne Turner.
Igor, Efeoghene.
Rea, William R.
Silverman, Cathy.
Yale University. Art Gallery, organizer, host institution.