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WORKSHEET Exploring El Anatsui’s Life: 1. Where was El Anatsui born? Where did he go to school and get his training? 2. Where does El Anatsui teach and work? 3. Where was his work exhibited? 4. What awards has he won? 5. Which institutions and individuals collect his work? Exploring the El Anatsui’s works of art and materials 1. Find a work by El Anatsui made out of ceramic. Share which artwork you chose and describe what you see. Possible Website Resources El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You about Africa, Museum for African Art’s Exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum http://www.rom.on.ca/exhibitions/special/ elanatsui/index.php New York Times, “A Thousand Bottles…” by Alexi Worth www.nytimes.com/indexes/2009/02/22/style/t/ index.html#pageName=22nigeria “El Anatsui, a Sculptor Who Starts From Scrap” http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ story/2008/03/20/ST2008032003103.html El Anatsui Bio http://africa.si.edu/exhibits/anatsui.htm Some Artworks with audio from El Anatsui http://africa.si.edu/exhibits/gawu/artworks.html 2. Find a work that El Anatsui created out of wood. Share which artwork you chose and describe what you see. 3. Find a work that El Anatsui made out of recycled materials. Share which artwork you chose and describe what you see. 4. Find a work that El Anatsui made out of metal. Share which artwork you chose and describe what you see. 5. Find a work by El Anatsui that reminds you of fabric. Share which artwork you chose and describe what you see. 40 EL ANATSUI EDUCATOR’S GUIDE
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Page 16 and 17: God’s Omnipotence 1974 Wood, pain
Page 18 and 19: How can we explore the role of memo
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Page 22 and 23: Beads 1980 Ink on paper 10 ½ x 9 i
Page 24 and 25: Leopard’s Paw-prints and Other St
Page 26 and 27: How can found objects be transforme
Page 28 and 29: A shimmering piece could provide a
Page 32 and 33: Lady in Frenzy 1999 Metal, wood, fa
Page 34 and 35: Peak Project 1999 Tin, copper wire
Page 36 and 37: Open(ing) Market 2004 Tin, paper, w
Page 38 and 39: A luminous sculpture fashioned of a
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