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Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
Fields
Artistic Movements
Expressionism
36
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
113
Subjects
Abstraction
336
Allegory
104
Animals
160
Architecture
125
Self-portrait
169
Political issues
339
Social classes
79
Women's status
299
Human body
408
Colour
211
Discriminations
148
Writing
160
Childhood
106
History
263
Art history & museum
62
Identity
199
Maternity
110
Music
63
Nation
52
Nature
232
Landscape
286
Urban landscape
148
Portrait
398
Postcolonialism
98
Racism
65
Religion & spirituality
178
Domestic scene
110
Traditions
226
Work
77
Domestic work
76
Vegetal
159
Everyday life
273
Travel
73
Mediums
Applied arts
205
Jewellery & silverware
19
Ceramic
76
Costumes
37
Decor
57
Furniture
18
Graphic arts
766
Watercolour
181
Collage
199
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
504
Engraving & etching
224
Illustration
96
Artist book
82
Pastel & wax
105
Screen printing
71
Audiovisual
334
Installation
476
[Modes]
124
Painting
764
Mural
35
Oil
440
Performance
223
Photography
407
Sculpture
428
Wood
109
Marble
25
Metal
129
Stone
43
Clay
94
Textile
201
Embroidery
72
Sewing
45
Countries
Africa
88
Algeria
12
Egypt
12
Ghana
5
Kenya
3
Mozambique
2
Nigeria
15
Uganda
3
Senegal
4
Sierra Leone
1
Tanzania
2
Zimbabwe
2
Central America and the Caribbean
38
North America
359
South America
99
Asia
170
Europe
723
Middle East
96
Oceania
45
Periods of
activity
17th century
1
18th century
18
19th century
77
20th century
1183
1940s
294
1950s
366
1960s
483
1970s
580
1980s
678
1990s
810
21st century
767
2000s
768
2010s
685
2020s
497
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
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
1928 — Kenya | 2021 — Ireland
Rosemary Namuli Karuga
1923 — 2006 | Ghana
Grace Salome Kwami
1940 — 2021 | Zimbabwe
Helen Lieros
1934 | Nigeria
Theresa Luck-Akinwale
1934 — 1999 | Uganda
Estelle Betty Manyolo Sangowawa
1944 | Uganda
Theresa Musoke
1932 | Kenya
Rebeka Njau
1922 — 2015 | Ghana
Theodosia Salome Okoh
1945 | Mozambique
Reinata Sadimba
1940 | Senegal
Younousse Seye
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