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Twins Seven Seven (1944-2011)
Freaks. Seven Lobby Cards. New York: Excelsior Picture Corp., R—1949. Seven different lobby cards. Does not include the title card. 11 x 14”. Most with border scuffing and faults, generally not affecting printed images. B. This 1932 Todd Browning classic circus romantic love triangle horror fantasy thriller (“Can a full grown woman truly love a midget?”) featured actual circus sideshow human oddities, starring, among them, Daisy and Violet Hilton (Siamese Twins), Josephine Joseph (half woman-half man), Johnny Eck (Half Boy), Frances O’Connor (Armless Girl), Peter Robinson (Human Skeleton), Olga Roderick (Bearded Lady), Koo Koo (Bird Girl), Prince Randian (Living Torso), Elvira Snow (Pinhead), and others.
Prince Twins Seven Seven (Nigeria, born 1944) The Hunter Meek, 1995, mixed media painting on wood, signed, titled and dated. Size: 13'' x 24'', 33 x 61 cm (board), 14.25'' x 25.5'', 36 x 65 cm (frame). Provenance: Ambassador Walter Carrington and Dr. Arese Carrington, Massachusetts. Acquired directly from the artist. Ambassador Carrington was US Ambassador to Nigeria from 1993 to 1997. Dr. Arese Carrington is a native Nigerian from the royal family of the Benin Kingdom. She is a member of the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Boston's Visiting Committee for the Arts of Asia, Oceania, and Africa and played a role in the opening of MFA's Benin bronze gallery.
Prince Twins Seven Seven (Nigeria, 1944-2011), Conference of Noisy Birds. Ink, watercolor, and oil on wood, a sculptor's painting on two carved and tiered layers of wood, Osogbo, 1978-1979. Size: 4' x 8'. An important work, for an in depth discussion of this work, see Henry Glassie, Prince Twins Seven-Seven: His Art, His Life In Nigeria, His Exile In America (Indiana University Press, 2010), pp 347-349.
Prince Twins Seven Seven (Nigerian, 1944-2011), ink, watercolor, acrylic, and oil on cloth glued to board, signed lower right, 1980's. Literature: See Henry Glassie, Prince Twins Seven-Seven: His Art, His Life In Nigeria, His Exile In America (Indiana University Press, 2010). Size: 47 x 30 119 x 76 cm (cloth), 57 x 41, 144 x 104 cm (frame).
Prince Twins Seven Seven (Nigerian, 1944-2011), ink, watercolor, acrylic on paper, signed lower right. Literature: See Henry Glassie, Prince Twins Seven-Seven: His Art, His Life In Nigeria, His Exile In America (Indiana University Press, 2010). Size: 17 x 14 , 44 x 36 cm.
Prince Twins Seven Seven (Nigerian, 1944-2011), ink, watercolor, acrylic on paper, signed lower right. Literature: See Henry Glassie, Prince Twins Seven-Seven: His Art, His Life In Nigeria, His Exile In America (Indiana University Press, 2010). Size: 14 x 17 , 36 x 44 cm.
Prince Twins Seven Seven (Nigerian, 1944-2011), ink, watercolor, acrylic on paper, signed lower right. Literature: See Henry Glassie, Prince Twins Seven-Seven: His Art, His Life In Nigeria, His Exile In America (Indiana University Press, 2010). Size: 17 x 14 , 44 x 36 cm.
Prince Twins Seven Seven (Nigerian, 1944-2011), ink, watercolor, acrylic on paper, signed lower right. Literature: See Henry Glassie, Prince Twins Seven-Seven: His Art, His Life In Nigeria, His Exile In America (Indiana University Press, 2010). Size: 17 x 14 , 44 x 36 cm.
Prince Twins Seven Seven (Nigerian, 1944-2011), Rainbow Wealth Goddess, ink, pastel, and oil on canvas, Osogbo, 1989. Size: 55 x 33 inches ,140 x 84 cm (stretcher), 57 x 34-1/2 x 1-1/2 inches , 145 x 88 x 4 cm (frame). Literature: for an in-depth discussion of this work, see Henry Glassie, Prince Twins Seven-Seven: His Art, His Life In Nigeria, His Exile In America (Indiana University Press, 2010), pp 358-364.
TWINS SEVEN-SEVEN (NIGERIA, 1944-2001)
Shapes in the Sky During Rainy Season, mixed media on denim, titled and signed lower right, dated 1974. The artist, born Prince Taiwo Olaniyi Oyewale-Toyeje Oyelale Osuntoki, became one of the best known artists of the Osogbo School. This piece, derived from Yoruba mythological figures, was done while he was artist in residence at Haystack Mountain Crafts School, Deer Isle, as a gift to the consignor. In metal box frame, under plexi. OS: 37 1/4 x 35 3/4, SS: 35 x 34. Good condition.
Prince Twins Seven Seven (Nigeria, 1944-2011), Conference of Noisy Birds. Ink, watercolor, and oil on wood, mixed media painting on two carved and tiered layers of wood; Osogbo, 1978-1979. Size: 48'' x 96'', 122 x 244 cm. For an in depth discussion of this work, see Henry Glassie, Prince Twins Seven-Seven: His Art, His Life In Nigeria, His Exile In America (Indiana University Press, 2010), pp 347-349.
Prince Twins Seven Seven (Nigeria, 1944-2011), Conference of Noisy Birds. Ink, watercolor, and oil on wood, a sculptor's painting on two carved and tiered layers of wood; Osogbo, 1978-1979. Size: 4' x 8'. An important work; for an in depth discussion of this work, see Henry Glassie, Prince Twins Seven-Seven: His Art, His Life In Nigeria, His Exile In America (Indiana University Press, 2010), pp 347-349.
Prince Twins Seven Seven (Nigerian, 1944-2011) The Spirits of my Reincarnation Brothers and Sisters, 2006-2007. Ink, batik, dye, watercolor, acrylic, and oil on cloth. Dimensions: 58 x 60 (147 cm x 153 cm). Literature: For an in depth discussion of this painting, see Henry Glassie, Prince Twins Seven-Seven: His Art, His Life In Nigeria, His Exile In America (Indiana University Press, 2010): 414-417.