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China Shop
1953 · Printed cotton
62 1/2 × 52 1/2 in. (158.8 × 133.4 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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George Nelson Preston
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- Artsy (bulk)Tier 1 · Institutional85%
About
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George Nelson Preston aka Nana Anakwa, the Aboafohene of Akuapem-Mamfe, Ghana, is an artist and scholar of African art, and the author of essays, reviews, and books on traditional African art and Contemporary art. He has participated as curator, writer, and presenter for The Bronx Museum; Brooklyn Museum Installed display of selections of permanent collection of African Art on view (1968–78); Metropolitan Museum of Art; Smithsonian Institution; Museu Afro Brasil; Centro Conde y Duque, Madrid; Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP); The Schomburg Center; Review: The State of Art in New York; African Arts Magazine; and Dialectical Anthropology.
Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago
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- The Met2 published
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