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Author : Bogumil Jewsiewicki
Release : 1999
Genre : Art
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Book Synopsis A Congo Chronicle by : Bogumil Jewsiewicki
Download or read book A Congo Chronicle written by Bogumil Jewsiewicki. This book was released on 1999. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Brittany Burdick
Release : 2018
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Book Synopsis Modern Congolese Iconography of Patrice Lumumba in A Congo Chronicle by : Brittany Burdick
Download or read book Modern Congolese Iconography of Patrice Lumumba in A Congo Chronicle written by Brittany Burdick. This book was released on 2018. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis focuses on the traveling exhibition A Congo Chronicle: Patrice Lumumba in Urban Art, mounted by The Museum of African Art, in New York, NY in 1999. The art in the show portrayed Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961) as an enduring heroic figure, who has now taken on religious significance since his death. Lumumba is cemented in the political discourse of an independent Africa, as such he is portrayed in A Congo Chronicle, as a symbol of national unity, political freedom and human rights; a cult of personality has arisen around Patrice Lumumba which can be seen through the continued use of his image as a political rallying point. This thesis examines the role art has played in solidifying Lumumba as a symbolic figure in the Congolese political landscape and the significance of popular paintings in the Congo. This thesis also explores how A Congo Chronicle is demonstrative of the importance of religious iconography in Congolese culture with imagery such as origin stories, Mami Wata and the representation of Lumumba as Christ. It further contends that in the Congo popular paintings focus not only on aesthetics but just as fundamentally on social discourse. By considering the examples of the origins of popular paintings, their place Congolese culture, the portrayal of Lumumba as a Christ-figure and the continued use of his image in political discourse it becomes apparent that the memory of Lumumba has taken on mythic proportions.
Author : Thomas Dunham
Release : 2001-10
Genre : Fiction
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Book Synopsis The Congo Chronicles by : Thomas Dunham
Download or read book The Congo Chronicles written by Thomas Dunham. This book was released on 2001-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is centered around adoption and the realistic aspect of the " dysfuctional family syndrome". These very real and ackward situations can be the cause of severe consequences within the family. At some point, "family" must realize that the "big cover-up", is not always for the "best"...but in most cases it happens to, "save face", from the opinion of the community, at large. All things happen for a reason...in the end, it depends on how we handle the reality of it all.
Author : Eva Nichols Dye
Release : 1943*
Genre : Congo
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Book Synopsis Chronicle of Congo by : Eva Nichols Dye
Download or read book Chronicle of Congo written by Eva Nichols Dye. This book was released on 1943*. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tshibumba Kanda Matulu
Release : 2004
Genre : Art
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Book Synopsis The Dramatic History of the Congo as Painted by Tshibumba Kandu Matulu by : Tshibumba Kanda Matulu
Download or read book The Dramatic History of the Congo as Painted by Tshibumba Kandu Matulu written by Tshibumba Kanda Matulu. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tshibumba Kanda Matulu (1947-1982?) portrays the turbulent history of his country, the Congo, in this impressive series of 102 paintings. Important characters and events feature in this passing parade, such as the political leaders Lumumba and Mobutu, and the Belgian monarchs Leopold II and Baudouin. Tshibumba's paintings, produced between 1973 and 1974, portray historic events and figures, but always contain lessons for the present. Tshibumba also wrote explanatory texts on his paintings. The series of paintings was acquired in 2000 by the KIT Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam, from Johannes Fabian, an anthropologist, who befriended the artist in the Congo from 1971 to 1974. The series presents a lively and accessible view of colonial and postcolonial African history by someone on the inside and from the working class. It translates the African tradition of storytelling into a contemporary style. Furthermore, it tells a story of African-European cultural exchange, as the series was made by an African who knew that he would have a European audience. The insider explains what happened in his country to an outsider. As Tshibumba's perspective is an integral part of this story, the book reflects on questions of presentation and self-presentation. Johannes Fabian made extensive notes of his conversations with Tshibumba, on which he draws in his Preface to this book.
