Ajarb Bernard Ategwa, like many artists (and non-artists, to be fair), got in trouble as a child for doodling in his schoolbooks. Now his huge, color-filled paintings of Douala (Cameroon’s largest city) sell for thousands of pounds apiece. He says, “Not everything is just about education, education, education. If you have a child and they love drawing, please allow them to do their drawing.” – BBC
Tag: 03.03.19
Should Historical Art And Artifacts Be Returned To The Country Where They Were Created? (A Four-Way Debate)
Author Tiffany Jenkins (Keeping Their Marbles) argues no; Africanist Marie Rodet argues yes, “as part of a reparation process”; anthropology museum director Nicholas Thomas says, in so many words, “It depends”; diplomatic historian Ioannis Stefanidis illustrates just how complicated the question can get with the example of the very-well-traveled “Horses of Saint Mark.” – History Today