The King of Ghosts and His Wife
Twins Seven Seven, Nigerian, 1944 - 2011
1967
Mixed media with ink on unstretched canvas
Frame: 35 5/8 × 24 5/8 in. (90.5 × 62.5 cm)
Sheet: 33 1/2 × 22 1/2 in. (85.1 × 57.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Grace Hope Hill, in honor of her husband, Errol G. Hill (1921-2003), Dartmouth College John D. Willard Professor of Drama and Oratory
2018.2
Geography
Place Made: Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Painting
Research Area
Africa
Painting
Not on view
Inscriptions
Label, on reverse: 1967 / Ibadan, Nigeria
Provenance
The artist, Ibadan, Nigeria; sold to Errol Gaston Hill (1921-2003) and Grace Hope Hill, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1967; given to present collection, 2018.
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