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Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
Fields
Visual arts
1453
Artistic Movements
Expressionism
36
Member of a collective
112
Symbolism
13
Subjects
Abstraction
373
Allegory
133
Animals
184
Architecture
141
Self-portrait
202
Political issues
406
Social classes
113
Women's status
337
Human body
472
Colour
232
Discriminations
165
Writing
180
Childhood
119
Feminism
323
History
296
Art history & museum
80
Identity
227
Intimacy
119
Maternity
121
Music
66
Nation
56
Nature
287
Nude
168
Landscape
324
Urban landscape
169
Portrait
456
Postcolonialism
112
Racism
76
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
117
Entertainment
58
Traditions
246
Work
86
Domestic work
87
Vegetal
182
Everyday life
307
Travel
81
Mediums
Objects
226
Ceramic
87
Furniture
21
Graphic arts
841
Watercolour
197
Collage
213
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
554
Engraving & etching
236
Illustration
107
Artist book
92
Pastel & wax
111
Screen printing
79
Performing arts
37
Costume
39
Set design
61
Audiovisual
369
Concepts
35
Curating
11
Space & installation
533
Interior design
4
Mosaic
20
[Modes]
139
Monumental
135
Painting
867
Mural
43
Gouache
100
Oil
506
Performance
248
Photography
436
Sculpture
470
Wood
119
Marble
29
Metal
140
Stone
48
Clay
101
Textile
216
Embroidery
78
Sewing
40
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
43
North America
391
South America
109
Asia
219
Europe
816
France
392
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
1315
1940s
318
1950s
399
1960s
543
1970s
648
1980s
756
1990s
906
21st century
863
2000s
862
2010s
766
2020s
565
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
1939 — Tanzania | 1994 — United Kingdom
Fatma Shaaban Abdalla Abubakar
1939 — Tanzania | 1994 — United Kingdom
Fatma Shaaban Abdalla Abubakar
1930 — 2009 | Nigeria
Constance Afiong « Afi » Ekong
1930 — 2009 | Nigeria
Constance Afiong « Afi » Ekong
1938 — United Kingdom | 2021 — Australia
Georgina Beier
1938 — United Kingdom | 2021 — Australia
Georgina Beier
1938 — United Kingdom | 2021 — Australia
Georgina Beier
1933 — 2023 | Algeria
Djamila Bent Mohamed
1927 — Sierra Leone | 1996 — United Kingdom
« Olayinka » Miranda Burney-Nicol
1927 — Sierra Leone | 1996 — United Kingdom
« Olayinka » Miranda Burney-Nicol
1927 — Sierra Leone | 1996 — United Kingdom
« Olayinka » Miranda Burney-Nicol
1928 — Nigeria | 2003 — Cameroon
Clara Etso Ugbodaga-Ngu
1928 — Nigeria | 2003 — Cameroon
Clara Etso Ugbodaga-Ngu
1939 | Egypt
Wissam Fahmy
1937 — 2005 | Algeria
Aïcha Haddad
1937 — 2005 | Algeria
Aïcha Haddad
1928 — Kenya | 2021 — Ireland
Rosemary Namuli Karuga
1923 — 2006 | Ghana
Grace Salome Kwami
1944 | Tunisia
Fela Kefi Leroux
1944 | Tunisia
Fela Kefi Leroux
1940 — 2021 | Zimbabwe
Helen Lieros
1940 — 2021 | Zimbabwe
Helen Lieros
1940 — 2021 | Zimbabwe
Helen Lieros
1934 | Nigeria
Theresa Luck-Akinwale
1934 | Nigeria
Theresa Luck-Akinwale
1934 | Nigeria
Theresa Luck-Akinwale
1934 — 1999 | Uganda
Estelle Betty Manyolo Sangowawa
1934 — 1999 | Uganda
Estelle Betty Manyolo Sangowawa
1949 | Zimbabwe
Annastasia Munyawarara (Anna Mariga)
1944 | Uganda
Theresa Musoke
1944 | Uganda
Theresa Musoke
1932 | Kenya
Rebeka Njau
1932 | Kenya
Rebeka Njau
1932 | Kenya
Rebeka Njau
1922 — 2015 | Ghana
Theodosia Salome Okoh
1922 — 2015 | Ghana
Theodosia Salome Okoh
1945 | Mozambique
Reinata Sadimba
1945 | Mozambique
Reinata Sadimba
1945 | Mozambique
Reinata Sadimba
1940 | Senegal
Younousse Seye
1940 | Senegal
Younousse Seye
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