Object Details
Maker
Marcia Kure, born 1970, Nigeria
Description
Mixed media work on paper depicting a standing figure whose head and torso are obscured by energetically drawn vertical and horizontal lines of silver coloration; emerging below are dark red and grey patterned legs rendered in profile, with knees and toes touching.
Provenance
Acquired from the artist, 2013.
Exhibition History
Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., November 4, 2017-ongoing (installed January 16, 2020)
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Credit Line
Museum purchase
Date
2013
Object number
2013-13-1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© 2013 Marcia Kure
Type
Painting
Medium
23.75kt shell gold, kolanut pigment, silver ink, pencil and water on Arches HP Watercolor paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 58 x 45.5 cm (22 13/16 x 17 15/16 in.)
Framed: 76.9 x 62.9 x 3.9 cm (30 1/4 x 24 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Geography
Nigeria
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Exhibition
Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts
On View
NMAfA, Second Level Gallery (2193)
Data Source
National Museum of African Art
Topic
Human
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmafa_2013-13-1