Object Details
- Erhabor Ogieva Emokpae, 1934-1984
- Label Text
- A graphic artist, painter, and sculptor, Erhabor Ogieva Emokpae was one of Nigeria's most important second-generation modern artists. This painting typifies his style from the 1960s and reflects his concern for and interest in design, modern international art, and traditional Nigerian art and customs.
- Eyo depicts a masquerade that was held on Lagos Island associated with funerals of kings, chiefs and notable citizens.The masqueraders are concealed and transformed by white, baglike cloth costumes.
- Description
- Vertical acrylic on masonite of two overlapping masqueraders in white veils and brimmed hats holding crossed brown rods on a background of abstract blue forms and a face or mask.
- Provenance
- J. Newton Hill, New York, acquired Nigeria, 1962
- Mr. and Mrs. J. Newton Hill, New York, 1962 to 1995
- Exhibition History
- African Mosaic: Selections from the Permanent Collection, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., November 19, 2013–August 12, 2019 (deinstalled July 8, 2019)
- African Mosaic: Celebrating a Decade of Collecting, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., November 19, 2010-November 19, 2013
- Century City: Art and Culture in the Modern Metropolis, Tate Museum, London, February 1-April 29, 2001
- Published References
- Lancaster, Michael. 1992. "Art Gallery, Exhibition Centre, Marina, Lagos" in Nigeria, no. 74, p.93
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- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Louise C. Hill
- 1962
- Object number
- 95-16-1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Acrylic on masonite
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (framed): 201.3 × 125 cm (79 1/4 × 49 3/16 in.)
- Other (stretcher): 199.8 × 122.5 cm (78 11/16 × 48 1/4 in.)
- Geography
- Nigeria
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- Topic
- male
- mask
- Record ID
- nmafa_95-16-1
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7ddf17d0a-6a0c-4058-b16b-98f1c29f30a4
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