Heroic Africans: Legendary Leaders, Iconic Sculptures

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March 01 2012 Heroic Africans: Legendary Leaders, Iconic Sculptures Alisa LaGamma Alisa LaGamma Alisa LaGamma has undertaken research in Gabon, Mali, South Africa, Cameroon, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Botswana and taught in the art history departments at Rutgers, the University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia University and NYU's Institute of Fine Arts. As curator of African art the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dr. LaGamma, has organized numerous special exhibitions and authored their accompanying publications including The Essential Art of African Textiles: Design Without End (2008), Eternal Ancestors: The Art of the Central African Reliquary (2007); Echoing Images: Couples in African Sculpture (2004), Genesis: Ideas of Origins in African Sculpture (2002), Art and Oracle: Spirit Voices of Africa (2000), and Master Hand: Individuality and Creativity Among Yoruba Sculptors (1997). alisa.lagamma@metmuseum.org Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Alisa LaGamma Alisa LaGamma has undertaken research in Gabon, Mali, South Africa, Cameroon, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Botswana and taught in the art history departments at Rutgers, the University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia University and NYU's Institute of Fine Arts. As curator of African art the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dr. LaGamma, has organized numerous special exhibitions and authored their accompanying publications including The Essential Art of African Textiles: Design Without End (2008), Eternal Ancestors: The Art of the Central African Reliquary (2007); Echoing Images: Couples in African Sculpture (2004), Genesis: Ideas of Origins in African Sculpture (2002), Art and Oracle: Spirit Voices of Africa (2000), and Master Hand: Individuality and Creativity Among Yoruba Sculptors (1997). alisa.lagamma@metmuseum.org Online ISSN: 1937-2108 Print ISSN: 0001-9933 © 2012 by the Regents of the University of California.2012 African Arts (2012) 45 (1): 50–65. https://doi.org/10.1162/afar.2012.45.1.50 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Alisa LaGamma; Heroic Africans: Legendary Leaders, Iconic Sculptures. African Arts 2012; 45 (1): 50–65. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/afar.2012.45.1.50 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsAfrican Arts Search Advanced Search This content is only available as a PDF. © 2012 by the Regents of the University of California.2012 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.