Agegnehu Engida

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Agegnehu Engida (1905 in Mahdere Maryam - 1950[1]) was a Ethiopian modern artist who blended abstraction, expressionism, and surrealism, but maintained a style that was "distinctively Ethiopian."[2]

As part of Emperor Haile Selassie education program, Engida was granted a government scholarship for to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France from 1926 to 1933.[2] After his return from Europe, Engida had many art exhibitions. He also worked on commissions for military uniforms, birr currency designs, church murals and portraits.[2]

In 1941 Engida became the assistant director of Ethiopia's new Department of Fine Arts in the Ministry of Education and Fine Arts.[2]

He who died of unknown causes in 1950 shortly after finishing the painting Twelve Donkeys.[3]

Two of his portraits are in the National Museum of Ethiopia, a self portrait and a portrait of Aster Mengesha.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ ORTMAA. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
  2. ^ a b c d e Continuity and change: three generations of Ethiopian artists. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
  3. ^ Zerihun Yetmgeta: An Ethiopian Modernist. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
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