Romuald Hazoumé

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Romauald Hazoumé (born 1962) is an artist from the Republic of Bénin,[1] best known for his work La Bouche du Roi, a reworking of the 1789 image of the slave ship Brookes[2].

La Bouche du Roi was widely exhibited in the United Kingdom as part of the centenary commememorations of the Slave Trade Act 1807 by Parliament.

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  1. ^ La Bouche du Roi: an artwork by Romuald Hazoumé. BBC News. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
  2. ^ 1807 Commemorated (2007). Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
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