Author: FAKEYE, LAMIDI OLONADE & BRUCE M. HAIGHT & DAVID H. CURL & JACQUELINE CAREY & DE PREE ART CENTER & GALLERY
Title: Lamidi Olonade Fakeye a Retrospective Exhibition and Autobiography
Description: Holland, MI: Hope College, 1997. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 088196008X. Exhibition Catalogue Series; B&W Illustrations & Maps; 9.90 X 7.90 X 0.60 inches; 229 pages; Soft cover has purple spine with white lettering. Light shelf wear, rubbing to covers; some pages have pink highlighter. Pages are tight. Lavishly illustrated with 8 color, 67 b/w photographs and some b/w maps. Catalogue from DePree Art Center and Gallery, Hope College, Holland, MI on 11 October---22 November, 1996. "Over the last several decades Lamidi Olonade Fakeye [1928--2009] has been Africa’s most renowned woodcarver as well as an international ambassador for African art. A fifth generation Yoruba sculptor from Nigeria, he comes from one of Africa’s great traditions. With a backdrop of his stunning sculptures spanning nearly 70 years... Lamidi talks about his early days working with George Bamidele Areogun for Father Kevin Carroll at the Roman Catholic mission in Oye Ekiti, Nigeria, which led to national and international acclaim. He also discusses his life in France studying at the Paris Ecole de Beaux Arts, and his many tours in the United States, which led to his career as a professor at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ife".. Very Good+ .

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