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el anatsui (1944 –)
Explore the monumental bottle-top sculptures of El Anatsui, a Ghanaian artist celebrated for his shimmering wall hangings reflecting history & identity. Time 100 included!
Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art (Lagos, Nigeria)
Discover Nigeria’s artistic heritage at Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art! Explore over 1000 artworks, including sculptures & paintings by renowned artists like Ben Enwonwu & El Anatsui. First university museum with inspiring exhibitions.
Emmanuel Kwami Anatsui is a painter and sculptor born in Anyako, Ghana in 1944. He obtained a B.A, majoring in Sculpture, in 1968; a postgraduate diploma in art education in 1969; and won the best student of the year award, 1969 all from the College of Art, University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. He started out as a lecturer at the Specialist Training Centre, Winneba, Ghana between 1969-1975. He then relocated to Nigeria and became a sculpture professor at the Department of Fine and Applied Art of the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1975. Anatsui has spent the better part of his career in Nigeria and has explored different media including wood, clay and found objects in his creative, sculptural experiments as an artist. His first solo exhibition in Nigeria was the
About this artwork
- Title: Untitled
- Artist: el anatsui
- Year: 1990
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art
- Color palette: Earthy
- Main color: Rosy Brown
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