Papa Ibra Tall

Papa Ibra Tall (1935–2015) be a Senegalese tapestry weaver, painter, den illustrator. He be known for ein role insyd de Dakar School (French: École de Dakar) art movement,Cohen, Joshua I. (2018-08-09). "Locating Senghor's École de Dakar: International and Transnational Dimensions to Senegalese Modern Art, c. 1959–1980". African Arts. 51 (3): 10–25. doi:10.1162/afar_a_00413. ISSN 0001-9933. den as an early professor at de École Nationale des Beaux Arts.

 Biography 
Na dem born Papa Ibra Tall insyd 1935 insyd Tivaouane, insyd de Thiès Region of Senegal."Papa Ibra Tall - Biennale de l'Art Africain Contemporain, Dak'Art 2012 du 11 mai au 10 juin 2012, Dakar Senegal". biennaledakar.org. Retrieved 2019-03-14. Ein artistic career begin oil painting under de tutelage of amateur French painters insyd Dakar. Insyd 1955, he study architecture for de École Spéciale d'Architecture insyd Paris, wer na he be exposed to de Négritude movement wey he provide illustrations give de Présence Africaine. He later attend de École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts wey he pursue instruction insyd Sèvres plus de assistance of Senegalese presido Léopold Sédar Senghor, wer he study painting, serigraphy, tapestry, mosaics, den comparative pedagogy.Harney, Elizabeth (2004). In Senghor's shadow : art, politics, and the avant-garde in Senegal, 1960–1995. Duke University Press. pp. 56–59. ISBN 9780822386056. OCLC 1055247530.

 Career 
Papa Ibra Tall return Senegal from France insyd 1960, wey he found de École Nationale des Beaux Arts insyd Dakar plus Iba Ndiaye den Pierre Lods. Na he be instrumental insyd de École de Dakar art movement, wich start for de same time. He head de Section de Recherches en Arts Plastiques Nègres for de École Nationale des Beaux Arts insyd Dakar. Insyd ein instruction, he sought make he encourage de development of an "identifiable" Pan-African idiom, wey he prefer make he no provide formal instruction for fear e go block wat na he believe e be de natural artistic creativity of African artists.

For de behest of Presido Senghor, he found de Manufacture Sénégalaise des Arts Décoratifs (MSAD) tapestry school insyd 1965.Harney, Elizabeth (2002). "The Ecole de Dakar: Pan-Africanism in Paint and Textile". African Arts. 35 (3): 13–90. doi:10.1162/afar.2002.35.3.13. ISSN 0001-9933. JSTOR 3337860.

Na one of ein students be Seydou Barry.
 Exhibitions 
Source:

 8th São Paulo Art Bienalle, Brazil, 1965.
 Festival Mondial des Arts Nègres, Dakar, 1966.
 1st Pan-African Festival of Algiers, 1969.
 1st Salon of Senegalese Visual Artists at de Musée Dynamique, Dakar, 1973.
 Dessins de Papa Ibra Tall, National Gallery of Art, Dakar, 1991.

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Category:Senegalese people
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Category:Senegalese artists
Category:Senegalese painters
Category:Senegalese emigrants to France