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Artist/Maker
Yelimane Fall
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 number2024.3.4
On view
DescriptionFrom a series of 28 paintings, one for each line of the lyrical poem "Jawartu" by Sheikh Bamba. According to Allen Roberts:
"A first circle of Wolof inscription recounts Amadu Bamba’s quest for perfection during the moments of persecution by French colonial agents, and this is surrounded by an Arabic inscription of a verse from Bamba’s poem 'Jawartu.' Surrounding letters and numbers are drawn from the artist’s mystical associations of letters and numerology."
Collections
Published ReferencesAl Roberts, "Art, Aesthetics, and Islamic Mysticism: Contemporary Perspectives", edited by Sara Kuehn. London: Pelgrave Macmillan, 2025. Illus. p.8, fig.4.
Additional Details
Provenance
Purchased directly fromt he artist by Allen F. Roberts and Mary "Polly" Nooter Roberts
Published References
Al Roberts, "Art, Aesthetics, and Islamic Mysticism: Contemporary Perspectives", edited by Sara Kuehn. London: Pelgrave Macmillan, 2025. Illus. p.8, fig.4.
Yelimane Fall
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