Jimoh Bola Akolo (Nigerian, born 1934) Islamic Scholars in Preparation ,
Provenance : The collection of Dennis Duerden;
The Langton Gallery, London;
A private collection.
Exhibited (probably)
London, Commonwealth Institute,
'Jimo Akolo', 1964.
Jimoh Akolo studied under Dennis Duerden, an education officer in the Nigerian colonial service. He was a founding member of the Zaria Art Society (1958-62) along with Yusuf Grillo, Bruce Onobrakpeya, and other art students at the Zaria branch of the Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology.
In 1964 Akolo held a solo exhibition at the Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, London. The forward for this catalogue was written by Duerden. In this appreciation he states:
'The images which Akolo retained from his childhood were those of a traditional society, of one in which religous ritual and celebration still bulked large.'
The works were not individually listed in the catalogue. Though it does record that: '
No. 19-34 Painted in 1962-63 in England'.
We are grateful to the artist for confirming the title of this work.
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