Colours of Congo: Patterns, Symbols and Narratives in 20th-Century Congolese Paintings

Author:   Florian Knothe ,  Estela Ibáñez-García ,  Thomas Bayet
Publisher:   The University of Hong Kong. University Museum and Art Gallery
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Pages:   216
Publication Date:   04 February 2021
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Florian Knothe ,  Estela Ibáñez-García ,  Thomas Bayet
Publisher:   The University of Hong Kong. University Museum and Art Gallery
Imprint:   The University of Hong Kong. University Museum and Art Gallery
Dimensions:   Width: 22.90cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 29.20cm
ISBN:  

9789887470731


ISBN 10:   9887470732
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   04 February 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Foreword Acknowledgements Contributors Preface Crossing Rivers and Pathways: Congolese Art and Culture in the Bakongo and Bakuba Kingdoms 20th-Century Congolese Easel Painting Origins of Congolese Painting The ‘Precursors’: Congolese Pioneers of Watercolour Catalogue 1: Precursors Pierre Romain-Desfosses’ ‘Le Hangar’ Atelier The Pedagogy of Pierre Romain-Desfosses Catalogue 2: Le Hangar The Academy of Fine Arts of Elisabethville The Methodology Of Moonens and Lods and the Development of an Organic Style Catalogue 3: The Academy Afterword Bibliography

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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 Ibáñez-García teaches in the African studies program at the University of Hong Kong. 

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