Colours of Congo: Patterns, Symbols and Narratives in 20th-Century Congolese Paintings
Patterns, Symbols and Narratives in 20th-Century Congolese Paintings
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A richly illustrated study on the history and reception of twentieth-century Congolese painting. A strong international interest in Congolese art has grown steadily since the founding of Belgium's Royal Museum of Central Africa in the early 1900s, which was the first museum to institutionalize its study. In order to represent the chronological development of painting studios from Elisabethville to Brazzaville, this book is organized into three distinct sections. The first section provides a general introduction to Congolese art, focusing on the time period following the initial colonial encounter, and the second section discusses the painting studio established by Pierre Romain-Desfoss
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Florian Knothe is director of the University Museum and Art Gallery at the University of Hong Kong, where he is also honorary associate professor in the School of Humanities. Estela Ib
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