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Printmaking in Nigeria: Its Evolution and Developmental History

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  • Ijisakin Eyitayo Tolulope

    (Department of Fine and Applied Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria)

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Despite the prolific and ingenious productivity of the printmakers in Nigeria, the significance of their creative endeavours has not been given adequate attention by scholars of contemporary Nigerian arts. Scholarship on the printmakers has been limited to catalogues of art exhibitions, skimpy art reviews in magazines, and a few sketches on their biographies. This study therefore probes into the evolution of printmaking in Nigeria. This is with a view to obtaining its developmental history and enabling a more nuanced and useful understanding of the ways in which printmaking contributes to contemporary art praxis in Nigeria. Relying on field investigation, data were collected through in-depth interviews of printmakers, art critics, art historians and gallery owners, using oral or interactive formats; and collection of visual media sources. This study justifies the need for a developmental history; it identifies and examines the key actors who pioneered printmaking in Nigeria. It further appraises printmaking in Nigeria through the lens of relevant literature; and examines workshops, training, and techniques of printmaking in Nigeria.

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  • Ijisakin Eyitayo Tolulope, 2019. "Printmaking in Nigeria: Its Evolution and Developmental History," Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Sciendo, vol. 8(2), pages 247-260, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:ajinst:v:8:y:2019:i:2:p:247-260:n:26
    DOI: 10.2478/ajis-2019-0036
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