The first generation of modern Nigerian artists, trained in Nigeria and abroad, who set up the studios, schools and societies the later movements grew from.

What to look for

Portraiture, everyday life and myth in a modern idiom; sculpture in bronze and wood; academic training turned to African subjects.

Masters of the school

• Aina Onabolu reference ↗
• Ben Enwonwu
• Akinola Lasekan
• Felix Idubor reference ↗
• Erhabor Emokpae

Read more

• Ben Enwonwu (Wikipedia) ↗
• Aina Onabolu (Wikipedia) ↗