Amadou Bamba and Kneeling Devotees
- Date
- early 1970s
- Material
- Paint on glass
- Classification
- Paintings
- Collection
- Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 12 7/8 × 9 3/8 × 1/4 in. (32.7 × 23.8 × 0.6 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Patsy O'Connell
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 81:2021
Provenance
1973-1975 - 2021
Patricia O'Connell, St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased at market in Dakar, Senegal [1]
2021 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Patricia O'Connell [2]
Notes:
[1] In a telephone conversation with Nichole Bridges on August 19, 2020, Mrs. O'Connell stated she purchased this object at a market in Dakar, Senegal when she lived in Bolohun, Liberia from 1973-1975 [notes of conversation in SLAM document files].
[2] Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, May 3, 2021.
Patricia O'Connell, St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased at market in Dakar, Senegal [1]
2021 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Patricia O'Connell [2]
Notes:
[1] In a telephone conversation with Nichole Bridges on August 19, 2020, Mrs. O'Connell stated she purchased this object at a market in Dakar, Senegal when she lived in Bolohun, Liberia from 1973-1975 [notes of conversation in SLAM document files].
[2] Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, May 3, 2021.
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