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Paintings, sketches and linocuts by Nigerian artists and school children, 1937-1953

Title: Paintings, sketches and linocuts by Nigerian artists and school children, 1937-1953
Institution: University of Oxford
Collection Title: Papers of Edward Harland Duckworth
Creator(s): Nigerian artists and school children including: E. Okaybulu, B.C. Enwonwu, Akinola Lasekan, C.C. Ibeto, Giwa, Awokoya, D.S. Banjo
Collector(s): Edward Harland Duckworth
Description/Scope and Content: As Inspector of Education, Duckworth collected and kept much from his time there in 1930 to 1953. Many of these pictures were reproduced in Nigeria and there are some proofs and pages from the magazine. The art work includes 23 paintings by E. Okaybulu showing African ceremonies, dances and other activities, some with descriptive notes and stories written on the back.
Date: 1937-1953
Location: Bodleian Library
Identifier: MS. Afr. s. 1451, box 8, file 1
Extent: 1 folder
Collection Type: archival collection
Level of Processing: Fully Processed
Type of Materials/Format: paper-manuscripts
Related Collections: Types of Materials: visual-slides
Provenance: Bequeathed to the Bodleian Library by E.H. Duckworth in 1972.
Link: https://archives.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/repositories/2/resources/9988
Usage: Medium (Occasional exhibit or research/educational use)
Notes: Some material is closed.