Making History: African Collectors and the Canon of African Art ( The Fermi Akinsanya African Art Collection)

Making History African Collectors and the Canon of African Art The Fermi Akinsanya African Art Collection This sumptuous book presents important artworks from Africa of Yoruba Igbo Urhobo Cross River Benin and Benue River Valley origins Sculptures from throughout Nigeria as well as Edo Benin bronze

This sumptuous book presents important artworks from Africa, of Yoruba, Igbo, Urhobo, Cross River, Benin, and Benue River Valley origins Sculptures from throughout Nigeria as well as Edo Benin bronze and brass sculptures are featured, all from a major African owned collection of African art The analysis of this unique collection provides significant insight into an unexpThis sumptuous book presents important artworks from Africa, of Yoruba, Igbo, Urhobo, Cross River, Benin, and Benue River Valley origins Sculptures from throughout Nigeria as well as Edo Benin bronze and brass sculptures are featured, all from a major African owned collection of African art The analysis of this unique collection provides significant insight into an unexplored aspect of African art and the role and relevance of African collectors in shaping discourse on the subject.