California Eagle, Los Angeles, Thursday, June 15, 1961
[reference to “Nigeria’s modernist Felix Idubor”]
… Akeredolu is a master of the figurine and miniature carving. Even in Nigeria, where carvers abound, he is extraordinary for most of his models are under three inches high and are carved from the thoms of cotton trees. Through these little emblems of life, he replicates the ancient and rare sculptures of his country for museums. But a remarkable synthesis of westem and traditional forms has been achieved by Vincent Akwete Kofi in Ghana, Aroun Kabasia in Congo and Felix Idubor in Nigeria.
However, the most celebrated African sculptor is Ben Enwowu of Nigeria. Bom in Eastem Nigeria in 1921, Enwowu got his first training in Roman Catholic Schools. Al-though yaws affected his hands as a youth, he had shown a remarkable love for sculpture at the age of six and studied under his father’s tute-lage. Later, he was offered a chance to study art in Britain at Chelsea and Oxford …
