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Bámigbóyè : a master sculptor of the Yorùbá tradition
- Title
- Bámigbóyè : a master sculptor of the Yorùbá tradition / James Green ; with contributions by Olúṣ̣èyẹ Adéṣọlá, Anne Turner Gunnison, Efeoghene Igor, Will Rea, and Cathy Silverman.
- Publication
- New Haven : Yale University Art Gallery, [2022]
- ©2022
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- Description
- 239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), 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. Exhibition: Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, USA (09.09.2022 - 08.01.2023).
- Alternative Title
- Master sculptor of the Yorùbá tradition
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Exhibition catalogs
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Note
- Published in conjunction with the exhibition held at Yale University Art Gallery, September 9, 2022-January 8, 2023.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Bámigbóyè's oríkì : an introduction / Olúṣ̣èyẹ 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.
- Call Number
- Sc G 24-28
- ISBN
- 9780300266559
- 0300266553
- LCCN
- 2021952560
- OCLC
- 1349284090
- Title
- Bámigbóyè : a master sculptor of the Yorùbá tradition / James Green ; with contributions by Olúṣ̣èyẹ Adéṣọlá, Anne Turner Gunnison, Efeoghene Igor, Will Rea, and Cathy Silverman.
- Publisher
- New Haven : Yale University Art Gallery, [2022]
- Copyright Date
- ©2022
- Type of Content
- textstill imagetext
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Green, James, 1987-Adesola, Oluseye.Gunnison, Anne Turner.Igor, Efeoghene.Rea, William R.Silverman, Cathy.Yale University. Art Gallery, organizer, host institution.
- Research Call Number
- Sc G 24-28