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Dogo the Kidnapper

Dogo the Kidnapper

Twins Seven-Seven

The title of this work, Dogo the Kidnapper, may reference a character in a tale by Nigerian writer Amos Tutuola. But the artist Twins Seven-Seven, who made several works in dialogue with Tutuola’s stories, never directly represented scenes from them. “The picture is my own making—from his own writing,” he said. Here, small faces of rapt listeners appear in the background over the shoulder of a tall figure playing music. The work may be a kind of self‑portrait; Twins Seven-Seven was also a musician.
Artist/Maker
Twins Seven-Seven
(Nigerian, Yorùbá, 1944 – 2011)
Title
Dogo the Kidnapper
Date
1968–1969
Material & Process
Ink, pastel, colored pencil, oil, and water-based paint on plywood board mounted to plywood
Dimensions
84 x 24 1/2 in. overall
Credit
J. David and Laura Seefried Horsfall Endowment Fund purchase in honor of Dr. Henry Drewal’s service to the University and the Museum
Inventory No.
2019.27
Location
Nigeria

Related

Fall 1970, United States Information Service Gallery (Lagos Island, Nigeria) sold to Victoria J. Scott; 2019, Victoria J. Scott/Black Art Studio (Santa Fe, NM) sold to Chazen Museum of Art

  • Recent Acquisitions From the Chazen Museum of Art Permanent Collection: , 7/14/2020–8/31/2021
  • Paintings of Twins Seven-Seven [Fall 1970], The: United States Information Service (USIS) Gallery (Lagos Island, Nigeria)

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