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Book Review
Embodiments. Masterworks of African Figurative Sculpture, C. Hellmich and M. Jordán, eds.
01/2016 | 1354 | 158
Pages: 044
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Picton, John (Picton, John)
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Non-western art unattributed:
52. Mother and child. Nineteenth century. Photograph taken in 1969 showing the sculpture with her drummer in the village of Eloyi (Afo), Nigeria (Richard H. Scheller Collection, California; photograph by Anna Craven, courtesy National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria).
Exhibition Review
Kingdom of Ife. London
06/2010 | 1287 | 152
Pages: 422-423
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Picton, John (Picton, John)
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Ife
Reviewed Items
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Kingdom of Ife: Sculptures from West Africa | institution: British Museum
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Non-western art unattributed:
68. Granite sculpture of a calabash of fermenting palm wine. Ife, 12th to 15th century AD. Granite, 47.5 cm. high. (National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria; exh. British Museum, London).
Non-western art unattributed:
69. Figure of a man with elephantiasis. Ife, 1100–1450 AD. Terracotta, 29 cm. high. (National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria; exh. British Museum, London).
Non-western art unattributed:
70. Head. Ife, c.1450 AD. Cast copper, 33 cm. high. (National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria; exh. British Museum, London).
Supplement
Recent Acquisitions at the Cleveland Museum of Art 1: Departments of Western Art: Supplement
01/1991 | 1054 | 133
Pages: 63-68
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Attributed works:
I. The repentant Magdalen, by Simon Vouet. Oil on panel, 130.8 by 103.5 cm. Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund. 88.108. Provenance: Acquired by the Marquis Laurent de Migieu in Paris, 1769 (mentioned in posthumous inventory as by Simon Vouet); by descent to Vicomte René de Vaulchier, Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune, Côte d'Or; sale: [Guy Loudmer], Paris, Palais d'Orsay, 6th June 1978, no.30; sale [Guy Loudmer], Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 14th December 1987, no.24; [Matthiesen Fine Art Ltd, London].
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IX. Bust of Christoph Willibald Gluck, by Jean-Antoine Houdon, c.1774. Terracotta, 64 by 39.3 by 28.1 cm. Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund. 88.59.
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X. Desk, by David Roentgen, German (Neuwied-am-Rhein), 1785-89. Mahogany with Gilt Mounts, Leather Top, 80.4 by 174.7 by 74 cm. The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. 64.297.
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XI. The Guilty and Repentant Daughter, by Jean-Baptiste Greuze. Pen and Ink with Wash, 50 by 64.8 cm. Leonard C. Hanna, Jnr., Fund. 89.46.
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XIII. Hunting Party Resting among Ruins on the Italian Coast. By Jan Baptist Weenix. Oil on Canvas, 98.8 by 129.2 cm. The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. 64.294.
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XIV. Portraits of Ludovic Lepic Holding His Dog, by Hilaire-Germain Edgar Degas, c.1888. Pastel on Paper, 50 by 32 cm. Gift of the Mildred Andrew Fund. 88.93. Provenance: Dr Georges Viau, Paris; M. Knoedler and Co., Paris; Peter Putnam.
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XIX. Lot's Wife, by Anselm Kiefer, 1989. Mixed Media, 350 by 410 cm. Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund. 90.8.
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XV. The Lock at Pontoise, by Camille Pissarro, 1872. Oil on Canvas, 52 by 83 cm. Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund, 90.7. Provenance: Durand Ruel, Paris; Charles Guasco, Paris; Louis Schoengrun, Paris; Mas Behrent, Paris; Gowin Collection; Private Collection, U. S. A.
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XVI. The Large Tree (Te raau rahi), by Paul Gauguin, 1891. Oil on Canvas, 74 by 92.8 cm. Gift of Barbara Ginn Griesinger. 75.263. Provenance: Reinhardt Galleries, New York; Leicester Galleries, London; Mr and Mrs Frank Ginn, Cleveland; Barbara Ginn Griesinger, Cleveland.
Attributed works:
XX. Untitled, by Joel Shapiro, 1989. Bronze (Ed.1/4), 177.8 by 203.2 by 76.2 cm. Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund. 89.57.
Non-western art unattributed:
III. Foundation Nail Inscribed for Gudea, Sumerian, c.2100 B. C. Arsenic Bronze. H: 17.8 cm. John L. Severance Fund. 90.31.
Non-western art unattributed:
VI. Carved Vessel. Honduran, Ulua Valley, 600-900 A. D. Marble, 26.9 by 29.9 by 17 cm. John L. Severance Fund. 90.9.
Non-western art unattributed:
XVII. Female Mask (kpeli-yebe), by Sabarikwo of Quazumon, Senufo, Ivory Coast, c.1900. Wood, Brass, and Pigment, 31.1 by 16.2 by 9.2 cm. John L. Severance Fund. 89.48.
Non-western art unattributed:
XVIII. Head of a Maiden, Nigeria, Cross River Area, Ejagham Ekoi People, c.1915. Wood, Antelope Skin, Bone, Basketry and Pigment. H: 63.5 cm. Andrew R. & Martha Holden Jennings Fund. 90.23.
Western art unattributed:
II. Bell Krater with Dionysiac Scene. Greek (Athenian), c.420 B. C. Earthenware with Slip Decoration. H: 37.8 cm. John L. Severance Fund. 89.73.
Western art unattributed:
IV. Statuette of a Nanny Goat. Hellenistic Greek, Perhaps Second-Century B. C. Bronze. H: 30.5 cm. Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 90.32.
Western art unattributed:
V. Portrait of a Priest. Egyptian, Dynasty XXX or Early Ptolemaic Period, Fourth-Century B. C. Diorite with Feldspar Vein. H: 17.8 cm. John L. Severance Fund. 89.33.
Western art unattributed:
VII. Axe-Head, Two Armlets and Torque, Central Europe and Hungary, Bronze Age, c.1500 B. C. Bronze, Respectively. L: 24.2 cm., H: 15.8 cm., H: 12.4 cm., W: 15.4 cm. 88.3, 88.4 (spiral), 88.5 (Turned), 88.6.
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VIII. Figure Vase in the Form of a Resting Heron, Greek, Sixth-Century B. C. Earthenware with Slip Decoration. H: 13 cm. John L. Severance Fund. 88.65.
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XII. Chalice and Paten, Hungary, Fifteenth-Century (Both Bear Austro-Hungarian Tax-Exemption Marks for Old Works of Silver). Gilt-Silver, Filigree Enamel. Chalice. H: 25 cm., Diam. (Cup) 13 cm. (Foot) 16 cm. Paten: Diam. 19.5 cm. John L. Severance Fund. 90.3-4.
Exhibition Review
Treasures of Ancient Nigeria. London, Royal Academy
03/1983 | 960 | 125
Pages: 182-183+185
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McLeod, M. D. (McLeod, M. D.)
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Non-western art unattributed:
40. Head. Rafin Kura, Nok, Nigeria. c.500 B. C.-A. D. 200. Terracotta, Height 36 cm. (National Museum, Lagos; Exh. Royal Academy).
Non-western art unattributed:
41. Roped Pot on Stand. Igbo Isaiah, Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria. Ninth/Tenth Century. Leaded Bronze, Height 32.3 cm. (National Museum, Lagos; Exh. Royal Academy).
Non-western art unattributed:
42. Head of an Oni. Wunmonije Compound, Ife, Nigeria. Twelfth/Fifteenth Century. Copper, Height 29 cm. (Museum of Ife Antiquities; Exh. Royal Academy).
Short Notice
Traditional Art of the British Colonies
08/1949 | 557 | 91
Pages: 229-230
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Plass, Margaret (Plass, Margaret)
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Two Examples of Nigerian Wood-Carving
06/1943 | 483 | 82
Pages: 146-147+149
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Bunt, Cyril G. E. (Bunt, Cyril G. E.; Bunt, Cyril E. G.)
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Non-western art unattributed:
A-Wood Coffer, Carved from a Single Block. From Benin, about 1891. Decorated with the Dual Twist and Non-Terminous Plait-Motives. Height, 67 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum). Two Examples of Nigerian Wood-Carving
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B-Ceremonial Stool of Carved Wood, from Benin, Late Nineteenth Century. Decorated with the Dual Twist, Non-Terminous Plait and Ribbon-Cross. Height, 42 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum). Two Examples of Nigerian Wood-Carving
Article
Ancient Nigerian Bronzes
10/1942 | 475 | 81
Pages: 250+252-254
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Palmer, Richmond (Palmer, Richmond)
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Non-western art unattributed:
A-The Gago of Tada. Height 112 cm. (Sacred Hut at Tada). Ancient Nigerian Bronzes
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B-Detail of A. Ancient Nigerian Bronzes
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C-Female Figure. (Jebba Island). Ancient Nigerian Bronzes
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D-Warrior. (Jebba Island). Ancient Nigerian Bronzes
Article
Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-II
10/1941 | 463 | 79
Pages: 120-123+125-126
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Meyerowitz, Eva L. R. (Meyerowitz, Eva L. R.)
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Plate I. A-The Gago of Tada. Height 112 cm. (Sacred Hut at Tada). Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-II.
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Plate I. B-Detail of A.. Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-II.
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Plate I. C-Female Figure. (Jebba Island). Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-II.
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Plate I. D-Warrior. (Jebba Island). Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-II.
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Plate II. A-Elephant. Height, about 60 c. m. (Sacred Hut at Tada). Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-II.
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Plate II. B-Dwarf. Brass; C-The Large Ostrich. Height, about 132 cm.; D-the Small Ostrich. Height, About 107 cm. (Sacred Hut at Tada). Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-II.
Article
Ancient Nigerian Bronzes -I
09/1941 | 462 | 79
Pages: 88-93
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Author:
Meyerowitz, Eva L. R. (Meyerowitz, Eva L. R.)
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Non-western art unattributed:
A-Detail of B. Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-I.
Non-western art unattributed:
B-The Sitting Figure of Tada. Red Copper Bronze. Height, 56 cm. (Sacred Hut at Tada). Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-I.
Non-western art unattributed:
C-The Man with Clasped Hands. Red Copper Bronze. Height, 56 cm. (Sacred Hut at Tada). Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-I.
Non-western art unattributed:
Figure 1.-Section Through Mould of Nankani Bangte.
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Figure 2. Benin Relief on Its Backing and Section Through Completed Mould.
Non-western art unattributed:
Figure 3. Section Through Mould of Benin Head.
Non-western art unattributed:
Figure 4. Section Through Mould of Animal from Dahomey. (Hountoundji).