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Lamidi Olonade Fakeye
Nigerian sculptor
Lamidi Olonade Fakeye | |
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| Born | |
| Died | ()December 25, |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Known&#;for | Sculpture |
Lamidi Olonade Fakeye ( – December 25, ) was a fifth generation Nigeriansculptor and academic.
He was from the Inurin compound of the Isedo Quaters in Ila-Orangun.
Lamidi fakeye biography of william Lamidi Olonade Fakeye ( – December 25, ) was a fifth generation Nigerian sculptor and academic. He was from the Inurin compound of the Isedo Quaters in Ila-Orangun. Professor Lamidi contributed immensely to the growth of sculpture in the whole of the country and even beyond.Professor Lamidi contributed immensely to the growth of sculpture in the whole of the country and even beyond.
Background
Fakeye was born on in Ila Orangun, Nigeria. He first carved a sculpture in at that point he was an apprentice under the auspice of his father.[1] In , he began to be an apprentice with the master sculptor George Bamidele Arowoogun.[2]
Career
In , he went to work at Holy Cross Primary School in Lagos, Nigeria as an art instructor.
His first solo exhibition was in and took place at the British Council in Nigeria. In , he was named the artist-in-residence at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[3] By , he was elected president of the Society of Professional Artists of Nigeria,[4] the same year that his exhibition opened at the United States Information Service in Nigeria.
In , there was an exhibition that showed three generations of Fakeye woodcarvers in Ibadan, Nigeria. He was appointed to the Faculty of Arts, University of Ile-Ife in In , he served as the artist-in-residence at a number of universities in cities such as Cleveland and Pittsburgh. He published his autobiography in and had a retrospective exhibit at Hope College in Holland, Michigan.[2] A retrospective exhibition of his life's work was held at the Smithsonian in and some of his artwork is being housed by Johfrim Art and Design Studio.[1][5]
Awards
Movie
In , a movie was made about Fakeye's life called Lamidi Olonade Fakeye: The Life of a Master Carver directed by Joe Reese and written by Elizabeth Morton.[7]
Died
Fakeye died on December 25, , in Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
His death was due to complications following prostate-cancer surgery.[4]
References
- ^ ab"Lamidi Olonade Fakeye".Biography of william shakespeare Lamidi Fakeye has been more successful than most African artists in straddling cultures and negotiating competing identities. His "career on two continents" is the epitome of cultural hybridity. A practicing Muslim, he is best known for his Christian and Yoruba religious sculptures.
Gallery Ezakwantu. Archived from the original on April 26, Retrieved May 6,
- ^ abc"The Carver Among Us". Retrieved May 6,
- ^"Ayan (god of music) - Lamidi Fakeye". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved October 8,
- ^ abcMah, Linda S.
"Master carver Lamidi Olonade Fakeye was an influencer to young sculptors Nigeria".
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Lamidi Olonade Fakeye ( – December 25, ) was a fifth generation Nigerian sculptor and academic. He was from the Inurin compound of the Isedo Quaters in Ila-Orangun. Professor Lamidi contributed immensely to the growth of sculpture in the whole of the country and even beyond.MLIVE. Retrieved May 6,
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- ^Ajibade, Kunle (October 8, ).Lamidi fakeye biography of william shakespeare Profile: Full name, Lamidi Olonade Fakeye; brother of Akin Fakeye and uncle of BisiFakeye; worked from his own studio in Ondo and later for the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, the Western House of Assembly and numerous European and American galleries; lecture tour giving demonstrations on Yoruba art in the United States, ; artist-in.
"In celebration of a master carver". PM News Nigeria. Retrieved October 8,
- ^"Lamidi Olonade Fakeye: The Life of a Master Carver".
External links
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