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Ben Enwonwu
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 30 years ago |
Date of birth | July 14,1917 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Onitsha |
Nigeria | |
Date of died | February 5,1994 |
Died | Ikoyi |
Lagos | |
Nigeria | |
Artworks | Girls in waiting |
Yoruba women pounding cassava | |
Movement | Modern African art |
Children | Oliver Enwonwu |
Known for | Painter and sculptor |
Works | Anyanwu |
Girls in waiting | |
Education | Government College Umuahia |
Slade School of Fine Art | |
Goldsmiths, University of London | |
Ruskin College | |
Profess | Painter |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1067175 |
Ben Enwonwu Life story
Odinigwe Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu MBE, better known as Ben Enwonwu, was a Nigerian painter and sculptor. Arguably the most influential African artist of the 20th century, his pioneering career opened the way for the postcolonial proliferation and increased visibility of modern African art.