Untitled

Agboola Folarin (1936 - 2010)

Terracotta figurine

c1969

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
  • About the artist
    Born in Ibadan, Nigeria, in 1936, Folarin was a master sculptor, as well as a graphic artist, muralist and painter. He exhibited in London in the 1960s and early 1970s. Folarin was a founding member of the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) where he taught; his many sculptural works and murals are found all over its campus. He died in the UK in 2010. Known for his groundbreaking work with metal sculpture, Folarin was among the first contemporary Nigerian artists who explored welded metal for the production of sculptures.
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    Subjects
    female portrait, woman, nude
    Materials & Techniques
    terracotta, figurine (art object name), terracotta figurine
  • Details
    Artist
    Agboola Folarin (1936 - 2010)
    Title
    Untitled
    Date
    c1969
    Medium
    Terracotta figurine
    Acquisition
    Purchased from the artist, December 1969
    Provenance
    Purchased from the artist
    GAC number
    8596