Digital Benin

[Sydney Burney Gallery, London]; Werner Muensterberger, New York and London; [Julius Carlebach Gallery, New York, until 1951]; Nelson A. Rockefeller, New York, 1951, on loan to The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1957–1972; The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1972–1978

DynastyReign Associated Name

Oranmiyan

CultureEthnic Attribution

Edo peoples

ExhibitionHistoryExhibition History

Primitive Sculpture from the Collection of Nelson A.Rockefeller Century Association, January 7, 1953–March 1,1953 Selected Works from the Collection (sculpture in wood/works invarious media) Museum of Primitive Art, May 29, 1957–October 20,1957 Works from the Permanent Collection Museum of Primitive Art, September 21, 1960–May 5,1961 Techniques and Materials of Primitive Art Museum of Primitive Art, July 22, 1966–October 23,1966 Art of Oceania, Africa and the Americas from The Museum ofPrimitive Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 10, 1969–August 17,1969 Sculpture of Black Africa: Nigeria &Cameroon The Metropolitan Museum of Art, June 23, 1971–March 19,1972 Primitive Art/Masterworks Seattle Art Museum, January 5, 1975–February 16,1975 Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 23, 1975–May 4,1975 Dallas Museum of Art, June 8, 1975–July 20,1975 Art Institute of Chicago, August 25, 1975–October 10,1975 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, November 9, 1975–December 21,1975 Toledo Museum of Art, April 11, 1976–May 25,1976 Walker Art Center, June 27, 1976–August 8, 1976 Denver Art Museum, September 10, 1976–November 7,1976 de Young Museum, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, March 12,1977–May 15, 1977 African Ivories The Metropolitan Museum of Art, June 26, 1984–December 30,1984 Elephant: The Animal and Its Ivory in AfricanArt The Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 13, 1993–March 27,1994

BibliographyBibliography

American Federation of Arts. Primitive Art Masterworks: an exhibition jointly organized by the Museum of Primitive Art and the American Federation of Arts, New York. New York: American Federation of Arts, 1974, no. 76. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Art of Oceania, Africa, and the Americas from the Museum of Primitive Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1969, no. 379. Newton, Douglas. Masterpieces of Primitive Art: The Nelson A. Rockefeller Collection. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978, p. 108. Ross, Doran H. Elephant: The Animal and Its Ivory in African Culture. Los Angeles: Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 1992.

Published ReferencesBibliography

Nancy Cunard, ------, London 1954, no. 668. MPA 1957, Selected Works, pl. 22.