1960s–1970s · Dakar · Senegal
École de Dakar
The movement
École de Dakar
1960s–1970s · Dakar · Senegal
The modern art of Léopold Sédar Senghor's Senegal: artists trained at Dakar's school of arts, supported by the state, who painted a modern African art in the spirit of Négritude. The tapestry works at Thiès wove many of their designs.
What to look for
Flat, rhythmic forms and stylised figures; masks and myth; warm earth and bright colours; tapestry designs.
Masters of the school
- Papa Ibra Tall reference ↗
- Iba Ndiaye reference ↗
- Ibou Diouf reference ↗
- Mor Faye reference ↗
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Works of the school
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