To Revolutionary Type Love: Kenya

Artist: Kawira Mwirichia, Kenyan, 1986–2020
Printer: Haria's Stamp Shop Limited, Nairobi, Kenya, founded 1958
Date: designed 2017, printed 2017
Material: Digital print on polyester
made in: Kenya, Africa
Classification: Coverings & hangings, textiles
Collection: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 37 3/4 × 58 1/2 in. (95.9 × 148.6 cm)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Rights: © Estate of Kawira Mwirichia
Object Number: 59:2024

2017 - 2020
Kawira Mwirichia (1986-2020), Nairobi, Kenya

2020 - 2024
Kellen Kebaara, Nairobi, Kenya, by inheritance [1]

2024 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Kellen Kebaara [2]

Notes:
[1] Kellen Kebaara is a surviving family member of Kawira Mwirichia. In an email on November 1, 2023 to Elyse Mack, Ms. Kebaara identified she inherited works upon the artist’s passing in 2020 [SLAM document files].

[2] Invoice dated January 23, 2024 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, March 25, 2024.

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