Le Chemin de salut [The path to salvation]

Mail Art postcard showing a parody of the Crucifixion with a collage stamp of an African mask for Christ's head, similar to 38b. The addressee is the director (Leroi Coubagy) of the then Savannah Gallery, London, that hosted the artist’s 1992 solo exhibition and published the postcard.

Archive & Special Collections MS 381333/38a Restrictions apply

Order number: MS 381333
Date(s) of creation: 1993
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Musa; Hassan (b 1951); contemporary visual artist
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/MUSA000080
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Order number: MS 381333
Summary: Mail Art postcard showing a parody of the Crucifixion with a collage stamp of an African mask for Christ's head, similar to 38b. The addressee is the director (Leroi Coubagy) of the then Savannah Gallery, London, that hosted the artist’s 1992 solo exhibition and published the postcard.
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
Scripts: Latin
Physical description: post card 15cm x 10cm
Format: Archive           

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