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See historic bronzes displayed in MFA’s prized — and now doomed — Benin Kingdom Gallery
The wealthy donor who pledged them to the museum asked they be returned to him amid talks to transfer ownership to their ...
In an extraordinary move, MFA to return prized African art to wealthy donor and close gallery
The museum had sought to transfer ownership of 30 historic bronzes, originally plundered in a bloody colonial raid, to the ...
Zimbabwe stone carvers seek a revival as an Oxford exhibition confronts British colonial past
A collection of Zimbabwean stone sculptures will be part of an Oxford exhibition meant to 'contextualize' the legacy of ...
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Bronze Du Bois sculpture to be unveiled in Great Barrington in July
A seated bronze sculpture of Du Bois, made by Richard Blake ... Born and educated in Great Barrington, Du Bois went on to become a scholar in sociology and in the African American experience. He ...
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Zimbabwe's stone carvers seek a revival as an Oxford exhibition confronts a British colonial legacy
It included enclosing Rhodes’ statue in glass, installing 100 life-size bronze statues of African liberation fighters and ...