Birth Name:

Ben Enwonwu

Male

Birth Date:

Thu, Jul 14, 1921

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Onitsha, Anambra, Nigeria

Age:

102

Zodiac Sign:

Cancer

Astrology Data:

Sun

21°

Can

26'

About Ben Enwonwu

Odinigwe Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu MBE (14 July 1917 – 5 February 1994), better known as Ben Enwonwu, was a Nigerian painter and sculptor. Arguably the most influential African artist of the 20th century, his pioneering career opened the way for the postcolonial proliferation and increased visibility of modern African art. He was one of the first African artists to win critical acclaim, having exhibited in august exhibition spaces in Europe and the United States and listed in international directories of contemporary art. Since 1950, Enwonwu was celebrated as "Africa's Greatest Artist" by the international media and his fame was used to enlist support for Black Nationalists movement all over the world. The Enwonwu crater on the planet Mercury is named in his honour.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• Andrea Estrada, "Art Historian Publishes Monograph on Ben Enwonwu", 93106, Vol. 19, No. 11, 23 February 2009, University of California, Santa Barbara.

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Ben Enwonwu: Sun 21 Cancer, Moon 18 Scorpio, Mercury 12 Cancer, Venus 6 Gemini, Mars 16 Cancer, Jupiter 15 Virgo, Saturn 20 Virgo, Uranus 9 Pisces, Neptune 12 Leo, Pluto 8 Cancer, Sun Conjunct Mars, Sun Sextile Saturn, Sun Semi Square Venus, Sun Sesquiquadrate Uranus, Mercury Conjunct Mars, Mercury Sextile Jupiter, Mercury Trine Uranus, Mercury Semi Sextile Neptune, Mercury Conjunct Pluto, Venus Square Uranus, Mars Sextile Jupiter, Mars Sextile Saturn, Jupiter Conjunct Saturn, Uranus Trine Pluto

Categories related to Ben Enwonwu: July 14 births, University of London, 1994 deaths, Members of the Order of the British Empire, Male sculptors, 20th-century male artists, Alumni of Goldsmiths, Ibadan alumni, Male painters, Obafemi Awolowo University faculty, Government College, Government College Umuahia alumni, 1917 births, 1921 births, Twin people from Nigeria, Fellows of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Alumni of Ruskin College, 20th-century Nigerian painters, Members of the Royal Society of British Artists, 20th-century Nigerian sculptors, Artists from Onitsha, Igbo painters