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Heroes : principles of African greatness / written by Kevin D. Dumouchelle.
LIBRA N7380.5 .D86 2023
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dumouchelle, Kevin D., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arts, African--Exhibitions.
- Arts, African.
- Africans--History--Exhibitions.
- Africans.
- Art and society--Africa--Exhibitions.
- Art and society.
- Heroes--Africa--History--Exhibitions.
- Heroes.
- Songs--Africa--Exhibitions.
- Songs.
- Art and society--Africa.
- Heroes--Africa--History.
- Songs--Africa.
- Africa.
- Genre:
- exhibition catalogs.
- History
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 263 pages : many illustrations (chiefly color) ; 34 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : Smithsonian, National Museum of African Art ; Munich : Hirmer, [2023]
- Contents:
- Choose your own adventure
- That liberty and equality might yet reign
- Legends...replaying Africa's past/future
- Divine endurance...Ethiopia
- Our ancestors lived free
- We are...women warriors
- Long walk to freedom...South Africa
- Independent Africa faces forward
- Half the story has never been told...Heroes' origin story.
- Foreword
- Choose your own adventure
- Series 1. That liberty and equality might yet reign
- Witness: Paa Joe ; Ignatius Sancho
- Liberty: Ousmane Sow ; Toussaint Louverture
- Righteous: Hemba artist ; Patrice Lumumba
- Resistant: Gora Mbengue ; Sheikh Amadou Bamba
- - Empowered: Ghada Amer ; Huda Sha'arawi
- Series 2. Legends...replaying Africa's past/future
- Defender: Bamana artist ; Sogolon Condé
- Legendary: Inland Niger Delta artists ; Sundaita Keita
- Reassuring: Kotoko artists ; Idris Aloma
- Superpowered: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Daniel Acuna, and Brian Stelfreeze ; Milumbe Haimbe ; Keziah Jones and Native Maqari ; Jiba Molei Anderson : Alastair Brauns ; and Loyiso Mkize ; Frantz Fanon
- Series 3. Divine endurance...Ethiopia
- Pious: Ethiopian artist ; The Nine Saints
- Illustrious: Afewerq Mengesha ; Queen of Sheba
- Resolute: Solomon Belachew and an unidentified Ethiopian artist ; Menelik II
- Series 4. Our ancestors lived free
- Renewed: Edo artist ; Ewuakpe I
- Honor: Akan artist ; Yaa Asantewaa
- Victorious: Bamum artist and Bvu Kwam (?) ; Ibrahim Njoya
- Creator: Igbo artists ; Chinua Achebe
- Constant: Fang artist ; Jean-Hilaire Aubame
- Indigeneity: Ogoni artist ; Ken Saro-Wiwa
- Strong: Urhobo artist : Blessing Okagbare
- Series 5. We are...women warriors
- Sustaining: Master of Kasadi ; Ana Njinga
- Matriarch: The Anago Master ; Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
- Benevolent: Wè artist ; Leymah Gbowee
- Accomplished: Dan artist ; Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
- Beauty: Chokwe artist ; Leila Lopes
- Feminist: Sokari Douglas Camp ; Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie
- Series 6. Long walk to freedom...South Africa
- Malevolent: Willie Bester ; Hendrik F. Verwoerd
- Woke: Willie Bester ; Steve Biko
- Sacrifice: Willem Boshoff ; The Rivonia Eight
- Revolutionary: Nelson Mandela
- Collective: Kay Hassan ; Citizen Voters
- Empathy: Sue Williamson ; Desmond Tutu
- Flawed: Sue Williamson ; Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
- Stylish: Nontsikelolo "Lolo" Veleko ; Brenda Fassie
- Pride: Dada Khanyisa ; Beverly Palesa Ditsie and Simon Nkoli
- Series 7. Independent Africa faces forward
- Organizers: El Anatsui ; Ghana's "Big Six" Leaders
- Voices: Chant Avedissian ; Gamel Abdel Nasser and Om Kalsoum
- Inspiring: Eliot Elisofon ; Thomas Mboya
- Dignity: Benedict Enwonwu Mbe ; Miriam Makeba
- Independent: Ghanaian artist ; Kwame Nkrumah
- Ally: Senegalese artist ; Malcolm X
- Half the story has never been told...Heroe's origin story: Acknowledgements ; Bibliography ; Provenance ; Liner notes credits ; Photo credits.
- Notes:
- Discography: pages 259-262.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-256).
- Local Notes:
- Heroes: Principles of African Greatness is published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, organized by the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. On view at the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC from November 16, 2019.
- On the occasion of an exhibition held at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, from November 16, 2019.
- ISBN:
- 3777438820
- 9783777438825
- OCLC:
- 1264212372
- Publisher Number:
- 9783777438825
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