Pagan Princess - Nigeria

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Pagan Princess - Nigeria

Cyrus Leroy Baldridge
(1889 - 1975)
artist

Object Type

Print

Medium

Drypoint on paper

Date

1938

Edition

ed. 325

Dimensions

98 x 127 mm

Credit

Art Collection purchase, 1984

Accession Number

1984.3.1

  • <African (general, continental cultures)> - Refers to the cultures of the continent of Africa, which is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea.
  • huts - Simply constructed or small and humble dwellings, generally of natural materials.
  • mountains
  • paganism - Refers to the religious beliefs and practices of religions outside of the so-called 'major' religions. Pagans are sometimes defined as those who are not Christian, Jewish, or Muslim; occasionally the term is more narrowly used to described any non-Christian, sometimes even Jews.
  • princesses - Refers to a female sovereign or ruler. It may also refer to certain female members of royal families, typically the wives of princes or the daughters and granddaughters of sovereigns.
  • villages - Distinctions among villages, towns, and cities are relative and vary according to their individual regional contexts. Villages generally designate units of compact settlement, varying in size but usually larger than hamlets and smaller than towns and distinguished from the surrounding rural territory.

 

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Exhibition History

Black Figure Prints: Vignettes of an American Experience, 8/4/1986 to 9/30/1986

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