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Ekhara (Umbrella)

Artist Bruce Onobrakpeya (Nigerian, born 1932)

Date1977

MediumDeep etching on paper

Dimensions29 1/8 × 20 1/8 in. (73.9 × 51.1 cm)
Overall, Frame: 37 1/2 × 28 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (95.3 × 73 × 3.2 cm)

ClassificationsContemporary art

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number2021.24

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DescriptionA portrait oriented tricolor deep etching of an urban scene in Lagos, Nigeria. A group of citizens, of women and men, are tucked together under seven large umbrellas (each with different patterns) in front of an unknown couple of buildings. From left to right the colors shift from yellow and green to deep blue. At the bottom of the image from the left to right side are the title of the piece and the edition number (15/30) to is the artist’s name and date of the print.