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Phillips Barnaby
Loot Britain And The Benin Bronzes (Revised And Updated Edition)
Loot Britain And The Benin Bronzes (Revised And Updated Edition)
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Description: A tragic story of the British empire run amok and the plunder of great works of art A Prospect Best Book of 2021 A fascinating and timely book. William Boyd Gripping a must read. FT Compelling humane reasonable and ultimately optimistic. Evening Standard A valuable guide to a complex narrative. The Times In 1897, Britain sent a punitive expedition to the Kingdom of Benin in what is today Nigeria in retaliation for the killing of seven British officials and traders. British soldiers and sailors captured Benin exiled its king and annexed the territory. They also made off with some of Africa's greatest works of art. The Benin Bronzes are now amongst the most admired and valuable artworks in the world. But seeing them in the British Museum today is in the words of one Benin City artist like visiting relatives behind bars . In a time of huge controversy about the legacy of empire racial justice and the future of museums what does the future hold for the Bronzes?
Title: Loot Britain And The Benin Bronzes (Revised And Updated Edition)
Author(s): Phillips Barnaby
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Barcode: 9780861543137
Pages: 416 Pages
Publication Date: 6/28/2022
Category: Sociology & Anthropology
Description: A tragic story of the British empire run amok and the plunder of great works of art A Prospect Best Book of 2021 A fascinating and timely book. William Boyd Gripping a must read. FT Compelling humane reasonable and ultimately optimistic. Evening Standard A valuable guide to a complex narrative. The Times In 1897, Britain sent a punitive expedition to the Kingdom of Benin in what is today Nigeria in retaliation for the killing of seven British officials and traders. British soldiers and sailors captured Benin exiled its king and annexed the territory. They also made off with some of Africa's greatest works of art. The Benin Bronzes are now amongst the most admired and valuable artworks in the world. But seeing them in the British Museum today is in the words of one Benin City artist like visiting relatives behind bars . In a time of huge controversy about the legacy of empire racial justice and the future of museums what does the future hold for the Bronzes?
Title: Loot Britain And The Benin Bronzes (Revised And Updated Edition)
Author(s): Phillips Barnaby
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Barcode: 9780861543137
Pages: 416 Pages
Publication Date: 6/28/2022
Category: Sociology & Anthropology