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Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
Fields
Visual arts
1364
Artistic Movements
Expressionism
36
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
119
Subjects
Abstraction
359
Allegory
113
Animals
167
Architecture
127
Self-portrait
183
Political issues
371
Social classes
90
Women's status
313
Human body
436
Colour
221
Discriminations
157
Writing
171
Childhood
114
History
278
Art history & museum
67
Identity
211
Maternity
116
Music
65
Nation
55
Nature
252
Landscape
300
Urban landscape
153
Portrait
422
Postcolonialism
107
Racism
74
Religion & spirituality
192
Domestic scene
110
Traditions
233
Work
82
Domestic work
81
Vegetal
163
Everyday life
284
Travel
78
Mediums
Applied arts
214
Jewellery & silverware
21
Ceramic
79
Costumes
37
Decor
61
Furniture
19
Graphic arts
800
Watercolour
187
Collage
207
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
527
Engraving & etching
229
Illustration
102
Artist book
86
Pastel & wax
108
Screen printing
74
Audiovisual
351
Installation
493
[Modes]
128
Painting
810
Mural
36
Oil
463
Performance
236
Photography
421
Sculpture
445
Wood
113
Marble
29
Metal
133
Stone
46
Clay
97
Textile
214
Embroidery
75
Sewing
46
Countries
Africa
94
Algeria
12
Egypt
13
Ghana
5
Kenya
3
Mozambique
2
Nigeria
17
Uganda
3
Senegal
4
Sierra Leone
2
Tanzania
2
Zimbabwe
2
Central America and the Caribbean
42
North America
374
South America
103
Asia
191
Europe
763
Middle East
106
Oceania
47
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
6
18th century
20
19th century
86
20th century
1241
1940s
306
1950s
382
1960s
511
1970s
611
1980s
714
1990s
852
21st century
807
2000s
807
2010s
720
2020s
525
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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