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 number2024.3.4
Not 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."
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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.
Photo by John Bentham.
Jawartu
Yelimane Fall
Date: 2003-2004
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Object number: 2024.3.3
Photograph by John Bentham.
Black-on-red ware amphora (storage jar)
Unknown artist, Greek (Ancient)
Date: c. 750-600 B.C.E.
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 2015.6.2
Photograph by John Bentham.
Stirrup jar
Unknown artist, Greek (Ancient)
Date: c. 1300-1100 B.C.E.
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 2015.6.6
Photograph by John Bentham.
Bottle
Date: 4th-5th century
Medium: Blown glass with trailing
Object number: 2015.6.30
Photograph by John Bentham.
Oil lamp with raised geometric pattern
Date: 6th-8th century C.E.
Medium: Terracotta
Object number: 2015.6.49
Photograph by John Bentham.
Ribbed jar
Unknown artist, Roman (Ancient)
Date: 3rd century
Medium: Blown glass
Object number: 2015.6.27
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Winged scarabaeus
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood with remnants of paint
Object number: INV.614
Photo by John Bentham.
Untitled
Yelimane Fall
Date: 2009
Medium: Razor-cut calligraphy on printed textiles
Object number: 2024.3.5
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King
Ben Shahn
Date: 1966
Medium: Wood engraving on Japan paper
Object number: 1984.328
Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College. Photo by John Be…
Greek Tetradrachm, Athens
Unknown artist, Greek (Ancient)
Date: c. 460 B.C.E.
Medium: Silver
Object number: S2018.1.1
The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published September 14, 1872
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.203
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Hakamadare Yasusuke, pl. 76 from the series “Ogura nazorae Hyakunin Isshū (Ogura Imitation of the Hundred Poets)”
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Date: 1845-46
Medium: Woodblock
Object number: 2018.8.2