Jawartu

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Photo by John Bentham.
Jawartu
Photo by John Bentham.
Artist/Maker (Senegalese, 1953 – 2019)
Date2003-2004
MediumAcrylic on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 48 × 30 in. (121.9 × 76.2 cm)
Credit LineGift, in memory of Dr. Mary “Polly” Nooter Roberts, Africanist, art historian, and museum professional
Object number2024.3.3
On view
DescriptionUnknown number from a series of 29 paintings, one for each line of the lyrical poem "Jawartu" by Sheikh Amadou Bamba.

Additional Details

Provenance Purchased directly from the artist by Allen F. Roberts and Mary "Polly" Nooter Roberts
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