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Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
Fields
Visual arts
1438
Artistic Movements
Expressionism
36
Member of a collective
112
Symbolism
13
Subjects
Abstraction
372
Allegory
131
Animals
181
Architecture
138
Self-portrait
197
Political issues
394
Social classes
105
Women's status
332
Human body
467
Colour
232
Discriminations
161
Writing
178
Childhood
119
Feminism
316
History
291
Art history & museum
76
Identity
225
Intimacy
118
Maternity
120
Music
66
Nation
56
Nature
280
Nude
167
Landscape
320
Urban landscape
167
Portrait
453
Postcolonialism
110
Racism
75
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
117
Entertainment
58
Traditions
244
Work
84
Domestic work
84
Vegetal
180
Everyday life
302
Travel
80
Mediums
Objects
224
Ceramic
86
Furniture
21
Graphic arts
832
Watercolour
194
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
546
Engraving & etching
234
Illustration
106
Artist book
90
Pastel & wax
111
Screen printing
76
Performing arts
34
Costume
38
Set design
60
Audiovisual
360
Concepts
28
Curating
11
Space & installation
521
Interior design
2
Mosaic
20
[Modes]
135
Monumental
133
Painting
862
Mural
42
Gouache
100
Oil
502
Performance
242
Photography
434
Sculpture
466
Wood
119
Marble
29
Metal
140
Stone
48
Clay
99
Textile
212
Embroidery
75
Sewing
39
Countries
Africa
102
Algeria
12
Egypt
14
Ethiopia
3
Ghana
5
Kenya
3
Mozambique
2
Nigeria
18
Uganda
3
Senegal
4
Sierra Leone
2
Tanzania
2
Tunisia
9
Zimbabwe
3
Central America and the Caribbean
42
North America
385
South America
108
Asia
211
Europe
809
France
388
United Kingdom
106
Middle East
110
Oceania
49
Australia
39
Papua New Guinea
1
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
8
18th century
25
19th century
103
20th century
1299
1940s
317
1950s
396
1960s
537
1970s
639
1980s
744
1990s
891
21st century
847
2000s
846
2010s
752
2020s
552
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
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1939 — Tanzania | 1994 — United Kingdom
Fatma Shaaban Abdalla Abubakar
1930 — 2009 | Nigeria
Constance Afiong « Afi » Ekong
1938 — United Kingdom | 2021 — Australia
Georgina Beier
1933 — 2023 | Algeria
Djamila Bent Mohamed
1927 — Sierra Leone | 1996 — United Kingdom
« Olayinka » Miranda Burney-Nicol
1928 — Nigeria | 2003 — Cameroon
Clara Etso Ugbodaga-Ngu
1939 | Egypt
Wissam Fahmy
1937 — 2005 | Algeria
Aïcha Haddad
1952 | Ethiopia
Desta Hagos
1928 — Kenya | 2021 — Ireland
Rosemary Namuli Karuga
1923 — 2006 | Ghana
Grace Salome Kwami
1944 | Tunisia
Fela Kefi Leroux
1940 — 2021 | Zimbabwe
Helen Lieros
1934 | Nigeria
Theresa Luck-Akinwale
1934 — 1999 | Uganda
Estelle Betty Manyolo Sangowawa
1949 | Zimbabwe
Annastasia Munyawarara (Anna Mariga)
1944 | Uganda
Theresa Musoke
1932 | Kenya
Rebeka Njau
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