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Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré, also known as Cheik Nadro (11 March 1923 – 28 January 2014), was an Ivorian artist. Life and career Bouabré was born in Zépréguhé, Ivory Coast, and was among the first Ivorians to be educated by the French colonial government. On 11 March 1948, he received a vision, which directly influenced much of his later works. Bouabré created many of his hundreds of small drawings while working as a clerk in various government offices. These drawings depicted many different subjects, mostly drawn from local folklore; some also described his own visions. All the drawings are part of a larger cycle, titled ''World Knowledge''. Bouabré also created a 448-letter, universal Bété syllabary, which he used to transcribe the oral tradition of his people, the Bétés. His visual language is portrayed on some 1,000 small cards using ballpoint pens and crayons, with symbolic imagery surrounded by text, each carrying a unique divinatory message and comments on lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zépréguhé
Zépréguhé is a village in western Ivory Coast. It is in the sub-prefecture of Daloa, Daloa Department, Haut-Sassandra Region, Sassandra-Marahoué District. Until 2012, Zépréguhé was in the commune of Idibouo-Zépréguhé. In March 2012, Idibouo-Zépréguhé became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished. ''news.abidjan.net'', (in French) 7 March 2012. The Ivorian painter Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
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