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The Dancer

odinigwe benedict chukwukadibia enwonwu mbe (1917 – 1994)

Discover Ben Enwonwu, Nigeria's pioneering modern artist! Vibrant paintings & sculptures celebrate African culture. Explore his legacy at the WahooArt collection.

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.

Inspired by a book titled “Africa Dances”, authored by Geoffrey Gorer in 1935, Ben Enwonwu embarked on the Africa Dances series during his studies in London in the 1940s. In the book, Gorer reflected on colonial rule and its impact on traditional life in Africa. Enwonwu used the series as visual illustrations of his views on the state of the modern Nigerian culture at the time, with attention to the symbolic imageries he saw in different scenes of traditional ceremonies, cultural dances and ritual performances of different ethnic groups in the country. This became a dominant theme throughout his career and was revisited in a lot of his paintings and sculptures.

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Title: The Dancer
Artist: odinigwe benedict chukwukadibia enwonwu mbe
Year: 1959
Format: Portrait
Copyright status: Under copyright
Where to see it: Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art
Color palette: Neutrals
Color hue: Ochre to Sepia

The Dancer

odinigwe benedict chukwukadibia enwonwu mbe (1917 – 1994)

Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art (Lagos, Nigeria)

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The Dancer

odinigwe benedict chukwukadibia enwonwu mbe (1917 – 1994)

Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art (Lagos, Nigeria)

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