Portraits of Malagasy people, by E. [Emile] Ralambo

Hand-painted (watercolour) portraits of Malagasy people; colour, 40cm x 50cm; including individuals from different ethnic groups as follows: a. 'Betsileo Tribe', 1937 b. 'Betsimisardra Tribe', 1937 c. 'Nova Tribe', 1937 d. 'Tandrory Tribe', Dec 1936 e. 'Nova Tribe', 1937 f. 'Nova Tribe', Dec 1936, T...

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Archive & Special Collections CWM/LMS/01/09/05/07/05 Open

Order number: CWM/LMS/Home/Madagascar Pictures/5 a-f
Date(s) of creation: 1936-1937
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Ralambo; Emile (1879-1963); Malagasy artist
Subjects:
African art
African peoples
Ethnic groups

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title Portraits of Malagasy people, by E. [Emile] Ralambo
scb_date_creation 1936-1937
scb_level Item
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scb_extent 6 items
author Ralambo; Emile (1879-1963); Malagasy artist
author_facet Ralambo; Emile (1879-1963); Malagasy artist
authorStr Ralambo; Emile (1879-1963); Malagasy artist
author_letter Ralambo; Emile (1879-1963); Malagasy artist
format Archive
scb_admin_history Emile Ralambo was born in Anatanarivo in 1879, son of Rainizanany Rakotovao Razafindrasoalandy and composer Rainitovo. He attended the English School Ambohijatovo Atsimo. After graduation he became a teacher in Protestant missionary schools, where he worked for over 30 years in Fianarantsoa. As an artist, he was self-taught. His paintings featured Malagasy landscapes and life, and portraits including 'types' or social groups in Madagascar. The main buyers of Ralambo's paintings were foreigners who stayed in Madagascar as officials or missionaries. He participated in various exhibitions in Madagascar and internationally, winning medals in Antananarivo in 1952 and Vichy in 1960. His paintings are now held in collections across the world. He was married to Razanatsoa. He died in Anatanarivo in 1963, aged 84.
description Hand-painted (watercolour) portraits of Malagasy people; colour, 40cm x 50cm; including individuals from different ethnic groups as follows: a. 'Betsileo Tribe', 1937 b. 'Betsimisardra Tribe', 1937 c. 'Nova Tribe', 1937 d. 'Tandrory Tribe', Dec 1936 e. 'Nova Tribe', 1937 f. 'Nova Tribe', Dec 1936, Tananarive
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb-callnumber-first African art
African peoples
Ethnic groups
topic African art
African peoples
Ethnic groups
topic_facet African art
African peoples
Ethnic groups
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hierarchy_sequence CWM.00LMS.0001.0009.0005.0007.0005

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