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Understanding African Art

Listen Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 at 1:28 p.m. in Arts & Culture, History, Society

Nearly half a century ago, a man named Warren Robbins opened his basement gallery of African art to the public. Today, that underground exhibition is the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art. The museum is often overshadowed by better-known offerings on the Mall, but it's about to launch its most ambitious exhibition ever. We talk with its new leader, former Spelman College President Johnnetta B. Cole.

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The Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African Art's "Artful Animals" is a family-friendly exhibition of artworks that presents the animals of Africa in a new light. It runs through Feb. 21, 2010. The piece above, "Fante peoples," is by artist Kweku Kakanu, born ca. 1910.<div><em>Photograph by Franco Khoury; All gallery images courtesy of Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African Art</em></div>
The Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African Art's "Artful Animals" is a family-friendly exhibition of artworks that presents the animals of Africa in a new light. It runs through Feb. 21, 2010. The piece above, "Fante peoples," is by artist Kweku Kakanu, born ca. 1910.
Photograph by Franco Khoury; All gallery images courtesy of Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African Art
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