The Ben Enwonwu Foundation (BEF) preserves the legacy of Nigerian artist Ben Enwonwu, promoting African art through exhibitions, scholarships & educational programs. Celebrating his modern style and cultural themes.
在耶米西·希隆艺术博物馆探索尼日利亚的艺术遗产!在这里您可以欣赏到超过1000件艺术品,包括Ben Enwonwu和El Anatsui等知名艺术家的雕塑与绘画。作为尼日利亚首家大学博物馆,为您带来启发无限的展览。
Celebrating African Art Icon, Ben Enwonwu. A photograph of Odinigwe Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu (1917-1994), better known as Ben Enwonwu, who is arguably regarded as the most influential African artist of the 20th century. Born in Onitsha in southern Nigeria, he studied fine arts at the Government College in 1934, before receiving a scholarship to study in the UK in 1944, where he attended Goldsmiths College and the Slade School of Fine Arts. As a pioneer of African modernism, he engaged with the international art world, studying modern European art movements such as Symbolism and Fauvism. Upon his return to Nigeria in 1948, he was appointed Artist Adviser to the Federal Government. In the 1950