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Donkor, Kimathi (2024) The Miraculous Destiny of James Somerset. [Art/Design Item]
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| Type of Research: | Art/Design Item |
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| Creators: | Donkor, Kimathi |
| Description: | 'The Miraculous Destiny of James Somerset' is a painting that was first shown in the 2024 solo exhibition 'Kimathi Donkor: Black History Painting' at the Niru Ratnam gallery in London, England. The work's title is a reference to James Somerset, the African abolitionist who won a landmark, 1772 legal case that challenged the legitimacy of slavey in England and secured his own liberty in the process. |
| Keywords/subjects not otherwise listed: | Black History, Black British Art, African Diaspora Art |
| Your affiliations with UAL: | Colleges > Camberwell College of Arts Research Centres/Networks > Transnational Art Identity and Nation (TrAIN) |
| Date: | 10 March 2024 |
| Related Websites: | https://www.niruratnam.com/exhibitions/37-kimathi-donkor-black-history-painting/overview/, https://www.gallery1957.com/exhibitions/120-keeping-time-curated-by-ekow-eshun-and-third-floor-galleria-mall-accra/, https://www.kimathidonkor.net/page-17/page29.php |
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| Related Exhibitions: | Kimathi Donkor: Black History Painting, Keeping Time |
| Projects or Series: | Black History Painting |
| Locations / Venues: | Location From Date To Date Niru Ratnam, London, England 15 March 2024 20 April 2024 Gallery 1957 (Galleria Mall) Accra, Ghana 26 October 2024 11 January 2025 |
| Material/Media: | Acrylic paints on linen |
| Measurements or Duration of item: | 160 cm x 200 cm |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Dec 2024 12:05 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Dec 2024 12:05 |
| Item ID: | 23047 |
| URI: | https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/23047 |
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