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Felix Idubor appears in schools TV show ‘Shape In Your Hands’
TV Times – Friday 08 November 1957 2.43 FOR SCHOOLS SHAPE IN YOUR HANDS Working in Wood Donald Potter deals with the problems wood-carvers meet as they begin the final stages of their sculpture. Most of us are familiar with African wood-carvings, and Felix Idubor describes how he first started to work in the Benin
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Felix Idubor’s work used to illustrate TV show ‘Shape In Your Hands’
TV Times – Friday 04 October 1957 2.43 FOR SCHOOLS SHAPE IN YOUR HANDS Working in Wood Donald Potter, a sculptor who works mainly in wood, will describe the characteristics of various kinds of wood and demonstrate the tools children will need. He will begin to carve a bird in fruit wood, to be seen
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Mentioned in Truth arts column
Truth – Friday 26 July 1957 Idubor (Imperial Institute till Sunday) comes from, and on the expiry of his Unesco travelling scholarship returns to, a country with a high tradition of sculpture, Nigeria. Of his will to master and apply this to new purposes, his fantastic wooden wall-masks are now the strongest sign.
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Review: Felix Idubor’s works ‘have a grace all of their own’
The Jewish Chronicle 1957-07-19: Iss 4604 A sculpture show of exceptional interest is at the Imperial Institute till July 28. The sculptor is Felix Idubor, who was born in Benin, Nigeria, the art of which influenced European artists. and Modigliani in particular, so powerfully and so profitably. It has by now become a two-way traffic
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Sculpture Exhibition
Kensington Post – Friday 19 July 1957 SCULPTURE EXHIBITION An exhibition of sculpture by Felix Idubor is being held in the Pavilion of the Imperial Institute until July 28. The exhibition was formally opened on Monday by M.T. Mbu. Commissioner in London For the Federation of Nigeria. The artist was present. Idubor held his first
About
Felix Idubor (1928–1991) was a Nigerian sculptor from Benin City, a city with a rich history of artistic excellence. He was part of a young group of artists in the 1950s and 1960s who raised awareness of the artistic consciousness of African tradition in an emerging and nascent social milieu. He is sometimes considered one of the pioneers of Nigerian contemporary art. In 1966, he opened Nigeria’s first contemporary art gallery in Kakawa street, Lagos.
Adulee Moore (1) American collectors (2) British Council (2) British Royal Collection (7) Central Bank – Lagos (1) Central Bank of Benin – Benin City (1) Cocoa House – Ibaden (1) Commonwealth Exhibition – Edinburgh (1) Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery (1) Congress of African Culture – Salisbury now Harare Zimbabwe (1) DR and Mrs Jerry Wulk (1) European collectors (1) Exhibition Centre – Lagos (1) Governor General of Nigeria (2) House of Parliament – Lagos (2) Iaga Idungan (1) Independence Building – Lagos (3) International Meteorlogical Organization – London (1) International Telecommunications Building – Geneva (1) Munich University Institute of Art (1) Municipal Library – Lagos (1) National Gallery of Modern Art – Lagos (1) National Theatre – Lagos (1) Nigeria Exhibition Center (1) Nigeria House – London (2) Nigerian Electrical Power Authority boardroom (1) Nigerian Observer (1) Osagie Osifo – brother (2) Palace of the Oba of Lagos (2) Residence of the British High Commissioner – Lagos (1) Senate Building Lagos (1) State House – Benin City (1) The Cooperative Bank – Ibadan (5) The German-Africa Society (1) The Idubor Gallery of Art (1) The Imperial Institute (9) The National Hall – Lagos (4) UNESCO (7) United States Information Service (2) University of Benin Teaching Hospital (1) University of Lagos (1)