Gallery Watatu Collection
odd: label: General
content: Title provided by EEPA staff.
name: label: Collector
content: Robert Therrien
place: label: Place
content: Africa
label: Place
content: Nairobi (Kenya)
label: Place
content: Kenya
topic: label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Gallery Watatu
creator: label: Collector
content: Robert Therrien
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Founded in 1969 by painters Robin Anderson and Yony Waite and graphic designer David Hart, Gallery Watatu was one of Nairobi's longest-established galleries. Located in the Central Business District (CBD), the Gallery was the first in the area to to feature both international and local artists. Sold in 1985 to Californian gallery owner Ruth Schaffner and her husband, artifacts dealer Adama Diawara, the new owners focused on cultivating contemporary Kenyan art. The Gallery closed in 2011.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 13 items (cards )
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1990s
container: label: Container
content: Box 1
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Donated by Robert Therrien in 20143.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: EEPA.2013-003
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Exhibition catalogs
label: Type
content: Cards
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Arranged in original order.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Exhibition catalogs
label: Genre/Form
content: Cards
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection consists of 13 printed cards produced by Gallery Watatu in Nairobi, Kenya. These include exhibition announcements, an exhibition booklet, a holiday card, and cards featuring artwork from the Gallery.