The Victorian Philanthropist’s Parlor (1996)*

Artist/Designer: Yinka Shonibare

Project Location: Unknown

Figure 1: The Victorian Philanthropist's Parlor, Yinka Shonibare, 1996. ( Source | Accessed : May 6, 2013 | Photographer: Yinka Shonibare Official Website )

Figure 2: The Victorian Philanthropist's Parlor, Yinka Shonibare, 1996. ( Source | Accessed : July 31, 2017 | Photographer: Yinka Shonibare Official Website )

Figure 3: The Victorian Philanthropist's Parlor, Yinka Shonibare, 1996. ( Source | Accessed : July 31, 2017 | Photographer: Yinka Shonibare Official Website )

Figure 4: The Victorian Philanthropist's Parlor, Yinka Shonibare, 1996. ( Source | Accessed : July 31, 2017 | Photographer: Yinka Shonibare Official Website )

Style/Period(s):
Colonial Revival, Contemporary

Primary Material(s):
Textile

Function(s):
Exhibition

Related Website(s):

Brooklyn Museum, "Yinka Shonibare Exhibiton." | Accessed : May 6, 2013

Significant Date(s):
20th Century, 1996

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print-
Guldemond, Jaap et al. Yinka Shonibare: Double Dutch. Rotterdam: NAi Publishers, 2004.
Hassan, Salah M. et al. Authentic, Ex-Centric: Conceptualism in Contemporary African Art. Ithaca, NY: Forum for African Arts, Prince Claus Fund Library, 2001.
Shonibare, Yinka. Looking up: Yinka Shonibare, MBE. New York: Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2010.
"First Open Post-War Contemporary Art: Yinka Shonibare MBE (b. 1962) Victorian Philanthropist's Parlour," March 7, 2012, http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/yinka-shonibare-mbe-b-1962-victorian-5536421-details.aspx.
Yinka Shonibare, Jeffrey Brown, and Judy Woodruff, "Depicting Colonialism and Globalization Through Art ‘Full of Contradiction’," Public Broadcasting Service, January 12, 2017
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/depicting-colonialism-globalization-art-full-contradiction/

Additional Information-

Building Address:
Temporary exhibition
House in the collections of Peter Norton and Eileen Harris Norton, Santa Monica, California

Supporting Designers/Staff:

Significant Dates:
Completed in 1996

Associated Projects:

Tags:
Installation, Victorian, parlour

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