Image / "African Trader" by Herman Kofi Bailey, 1960-1981

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Title: "African Trader" by Herman Kofi Bailey, 1960-1981
Alternative Title: Portraits and works of black male artists in Los Angeles
Date Created and/or Issued: [1960-1981]
1960/1981
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description: Mixed media drawing of a African man wearing a white robe and hat. Artist is Herman "Kofi" Bailey
Herman "Kofi" Bailey (also known as Kofi X) was an African-American artist. He was best known for his conté and charcoal drawings reflecting of the African-American experience. His work and illustrations have been described as "... Combining both geometric and figural elements, he often used massive shapes to surround the sensitively rendered figures that serve as focal points for most of his compositions." His artwork often reflected influences of Pan-Africanism.
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b23_f12_007.tif
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Subject: African American artists
Pan-Africanism
Bailey, Herman Kofi, Jr., 1931-1981
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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