Bamum’s work is defined by its african sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Ndop Display Cloth
Bamum Foumban, Cameroon Grassfields
Ndop Dance or Masquerade Tunic
Bamum or Bamileke Grassfields region, Cameroon
Made for the Bamum or Bamileke Grassfields region, Cameroon Probably made in Wukari region, Nigeria
Prestige Hat (Ntamp)
Bamum Cameroon, Grasslands
Prestige Cap (Ashetu)
Bamileke or Bamum Cameroon
Self-Portrait
Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838–1909)
Martin Vanden Bogaert Desjardins
Gérard Edelinck (French, born Flanders, 1640-1707) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)
Remembrance of Italy
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875) printed by Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822-1907) published by Cadart et Chavalier, Editeurs (French, 1801-1900)
Priest and Boy
Lawrence Carmichael Earle American, 1845-1921
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884
Georges Seurat (French, 1859–1891)
Fishing Craft near the Cliffs at Collioure
Adolphe Appian French, 1818-1898
Interior of St. Mark's, Venice
David Dalhoff Neal (American, 1838–1915)
Nighthawks
Edward Hopper (American, 1882–1967)
Lion (One of a Pair, South Pedestal)
Edward Kemeys (American, 1843–1907) American Bronze Founding Company (American, founded 1886) Chicago
American Gothic
Grant Wood (American, 1891–1942)
The Fall of the Giants
Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673
It Rocks but is Not Sunk
Charles Meryon French, 1821-1868
Souvenir of Tuscany
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot French, 1796-1875