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Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.B.E (Nigerian, 1917-1994)Bust of Dr Kenneth Mellanby (1908-1994) bronze28 x 18 x 26cm (11 x 7 1/16 x 10 1/4in) excluding base.Footnotes:Kenneth Mellanby, ecologist (1908-1994), was the First Principal, University College, Ibadan, Nigeria 1947-53.When Mellanby arrived in Ibadan, there were no buildings, no staff and no students. Under his conscientious and organised management the college rapidly expanded. At the end of his tenure in 1953, the University was renowned for its excellent and carefully selected staff, and had attracted several hundred students. Mellanby was awarded a CBE in 1954 for his achievements.This portrait bust was commissioned by University College, Ibadan, to commemorate Mellanby's contribution.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.B.E (Nigerian, 1917-1994)Bust of Sir Louis Mbanefo bronze resin60 x 57 x 36cm (23 5/8 x 22 7/16 x 14 3/16in).Footnotes:Sir Louis Mbanefo (1911-1977) is often credited as being the first Igbo lawyer and judge in Nigeria. Over the course of his illustrious career, he served as a Supreme Court judge and Chief Justice of Eastern Nigeria.The son of Odu Mbanefo, a high ranking Ozo and member of Onitsha's royal council of chiefs, Louis attended King's College in Lagos before travelling to the UK to read law at the University of London.Having been called to the bar, he returned to establish his own practice in Onitsha. He quickly cemented his reputation as one of the leading lawyers, and in 1959 was appointed to the Nigerian Supreme Court. He was also the first Nigerian judge at the World Court of Justice at The Hague.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Malick Sidibé (Malian, 1935-2016)'Surprise Party' & 'Studio' the first is signed, titled and dated 'Surprise Party 1966 Malick Sidibé (printed 2014)'; the second is inscribed 'Studio 1973 Malick Sidibé (printed 2014)' (verso)gelatin silver prints61 x 61cm (24 x 24in) each.(2)Footnotes:Malick Sidibé opened Studio Malick in the Bagadadji neighborhood of Bamako, Mali, in 1962. Unlike those of his predecessors, his studio was an electrified indoor establishment that achieved its heyday during the 1960s and '70s. Although Sidibé favors studio portraiture, which often commemorates special occasions and captures clients looking their best, he is arguably most renowned worldwide for party photographs that showcase his capacity to frame bodies in motion. During the 1960s, photographic settings became more intimate, reflecting the interests and activities of youthful clientele, including domestic interiors and courtyards as well as local beaches along the Niger River. This change was enabled by technological advances, such as medium-format flash cameras and safety celluloid film, which rendered the medium increasingly accessible and portable. Of the same generation as their subjects, photographers like Sidibé and later his assistants actively participated in the social circles they depicted. Early in the decade, Sidibé's images captured the optimism of the independence era and the ecstatic energy of Bamako's youth expressing their individuality at neighborhood parties and dances. Participating in an international cultural revolution, these individuals rallied behind rock 'n' roll and rhythm and blues music, pursuing social liberties and trends promoted by performers such as James Brown.Under the repressive socialism of President Modibo Keïta (1960–68) in the mid-1960s and the subsequent military dictatorship of President Moussa Traoré (1968–91), Studio Malick's photographs represent the irreverent attitudes and activities of men and women in Bamako who were frustrated by and defied restrictive governmental policies. Violating curfew, they organized and attended late-night parties, wore provocative Western clothing, and enjoyed imported consumer goods such as records and alcohol, at times illegally. Thus, portraits made by Sidibé and his assistants during the late 1960s and '70s depict recalcitrant individuals enjoying forbidden freedoms.BibliographyC. Keller, Malick Sidibé, accessed from https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/10485For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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