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The Benin Plaques
Author | : Kathryn Wysocki Gunsch |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2017-12-15 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780429679469 |
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The 16th century bronze plaques from the kingdom of Benin are among the most recognized masterpieces of African art, and yet many details of their commission and installation in the palace in Benin City, Nigeria, are little understood. The Benin Plaques, A 16th Century Imperial Monument is a detailed analysis of a corpus of nearly 850 bronze plaques that were installed in the court of the Benin kingdom at the moment of its greatest political power and geographic reach. By examining European accounts, Benin oral histories, and the physical evidence of the extant plaques, Gunsch is the first to propose an installation pattern for the series.
Loot
Author | : Barnaby Phillips |
Publsiher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 527 |
Release | : 2021-04-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781786079367 |
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A Prospect Best Book of 2021 ‘A fascinating and timely book.’ William Boyd ‘Gripping…a must read.’ FT ‘Compelling…humane, reasonable, and ultimately optimistic.’ Evening Standard ‘[A] valuable guide to a complex narrative.’ The Times In 1897, Britain sent a punitive expedition to the Kingdom of Benin, in what is today Nigeria, in retaliation for the killing of seven British officials and traders. British soldiers and sailors captured Benin, exiled its king and annexed the territory. They also made off with some of Africa’s greatest works of art. The ‘Benin Bronzes’ are now amongst the most admired and valuable artworks in the world. But seeing them in the British Museum today is, in the words of one Benin City artist, like ‘visiting relatives behind bars’. In a time of huge controversy about the legacy of empire, racial justice and the future of museums, what does the future hold for the Bronzes?
The Brutish Museums
Author | : Dan Hicks |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Bronzes |
ISBN | : 1786806843 |
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Walk into any European museum today and you will see the curated spoils of Empire. They sit behind plate glass: dignified, tastefully lit. Accompanying pieces of card offer a name, date and place of origin. They do not mention that the objects are all stolen. Few artefacts embody this history of rapacious and extractive colonialism better than the Benin Bronzes - a collection of thousands of metal plaques and sculptures depicting the history of the Royal Court of the Obas of Benin City, Nigeria. Pillaged during a British naval attack in 1897, the loot was passed on to Queen Victoria, the British Museum and countless private collections. 0The story of the Benin Bronzes sits at the heart of a heated debate about cultural restitution, repatriation and the decolonisation of museums. In The Brutish Museum, Dan Hicks makes a powerful case for the urgent return of such objects, as part of awider project of addressing the outstanding debt of colonialism.
The Benin Plaques
Author | : Kathryn Wysocki Gunsch |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 2017-12-15 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781351254595 |
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The 16th century bronze plaques from the kingdom of Benin are among the most recognized masterpieces of African art, and yet many details of their commission and installation in the palace in Benin City, Nigeria, are little understood. The Benin Plaques, A 16th Century Imperial Monument is a detailed analysis of a corpus of nearly 850 bronze plaques that were installed in the court of the Benin kingdom at the moment of its greatest political power and geographic reach. By examining European accounts, Benin oral histories, and the physical evidence of the extant plaques, Gunsch is the first to propose an installation pattern for the series.
Royal Art of Benin
Author | : Kate Ezra,Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) |
Publsiher | : Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780870996337 |
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Tantalizing trivia. this Hitler, spoiling everything?"
The Lower Niger Bronzes
Author | : Philip M. Peek |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2020-07-27 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781000096910 |
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This book demonstrates that copper-alloy casting was widespread in southern Nigeria and has been practiced for at least a millennium. Philip M. Peek’s research provides a critical context for the better-known casting traditions of Igbo-Ukwu, Ife, and Benin. Both the necessary ores and casting skills were widely available, contrary to previous scholarly assumptions. The majority of the Lower Niger Bronzes, which we know number in the thousands, are of subjects not found elsewhere, such as leopard skull replicas, grotesque bell heads, ritual objects, and humanoid figures. Important puzzle pieces are now in place to permit a more complete reconstruction of southern Nigerian history. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, African studies, African history, and anthropology.
Benin Kings and Rituals
Author | : Barbara Plankensteiner |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9053496262 |
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Edited by Barbara Plakensteiner. Foreword by O.J. Eboreime.
Returning The Benin Bronzes
Author | : Nick Merriman |
Publsiher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 111 |
Release | : 2024 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 9783031561016 |
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