Many children staring during malaria fever time at ghost in deserted city
Entry/Object ID
2007.69
Description
Large mosquito and eyes patterned against a dark background.
Artwork Details
Medium
pigment, organic material ink on bark
Acquisition
Notes
Collection of DePaul Art Museum, gift of Balint Denes
Made/Created
Artist
Twin Seven-Seven
Date made
1964
Ethnography
Notes
Africa, Nigeria
Oshogbo
Oshogbo, Nigeria
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Location
center
Transcription
"Many children staring during malaria fever time at ghost in deserted city Twin77 [two illegible words] Oshogbo 1964"
Material/Technique
in the painting
Lexicon
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Painting
Class
PAINTINGS
Dimensions
Dimension Description
image
Width
47-1/2 in
Depth
1-1/4 in
Length
27 in
Exhibition
Fires Will Burn: Politically Engaged Art from the Permanent Collection
Interpretative Labels
Label
Many children staring during malaria fever time at ghost in deserted city
Twin Seven-Seven
1964
Large mosquito and eyes patterned against a dark background.