Order number: |
MS 381333 |
Summary: |
Mail Art. In this parody of orientalist painting, a desert scene satirizes petrol sheikhs/sultans and their harem of two Mariannes (a symbol for the French nation), using stamps for her heads. In a similar Mail Art drawing to a Sudanese friend, the title is ’petroparadisio’.
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Main author: |
Musa; Hassan (b 1951); contemporary visual artist |
Extent: |
1 item |
Acquisition: |
The donation was made to SOAS Library in June 2018 by Elsbeth Court, an academic who teaches African Art on the IFCELS course at SOAS, with the support and agreement of the artist Hassan Musa. |
Access status: |
Restrictions apply |
Access conditions: |
Requests to access this collection should be made to the Archives & Special Collections department in advance. |
Copyright: |
Copyright in the artwork of Hassan Musa assigned to SOAS by the artist, 2018. Copyrights persist in other images and texts. The user is advised to investigate copyrights before making any re-use of this material. |
Language: |
English
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Scripts: |
Latin |
Physical description: |
white paper envelope 16cm x 23cm |
Format: |
Archive
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