EVERETT SPRUILL ~ FINE ART
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by Everett Spruill
$70.00
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The is a male ancestor figure carved from a single piece of wood. The Fang preserved ancestral skulls and bones in cylindrical containers with wooden... more
Dimensions
60" Diameter Not Including Tassles
Care Instructions
Machine wash cold and tumble dry with low heat.
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2 - 3 business days
The is a male ancestor figure carved from a single piece of wood. The Fang preserved ancestral skulls and bones in cylindrical containers with wooden figures bound to the lids, with the feet dangling over the edge, symbolically evoking the ancestor and guarding the relics. Such figures may invoke Fang ideas about the connection between death and rebirth in their combination of infantile forms—such as a high, bulging forehead and shortened limbs—with more mature characteristics. The Fang abandoned their local religious beliefs on a large scale in the early twentieth century, when most of their reliquary figures entered Western collections. Paul Guillaume, was a Parisian art dealer who sold African works to the famed modern artist Pablo Picasso, among others, until his death in 1934. Guillaume was among the first to link African works with European modernism, establishing Paris as a center of trade in African art. The Brooklyn Museum purchased several of these works in 1951. This i...
Everett Spruill was born in Birmingham, Alabama 1954. Earned a degree in Business Management from Berea College, Kentucky 1976. As a youth Everett spent many afternoons at the Birmingham Museum of Art. The museum and his early exposure to classical music would prove to have a great influence on his artistic development. "Mom worked at A.G. Gastons' Lounge in the afternoon, I’d wait for her at the Museum until she got off …the Museum was my refuge and fueled my love for art. I really enjoy working with my hands, drawing and wood working projects were part of our “Industrial Education during the 60’s. I also had an ear for music so mom insisted I have voice and piano lessons". For more than 30 years Everett, a self-taught artist, has...
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