A Brief History of Nigeria

Signed and dated April 1986, l.r.
Pencil on paper
29-7/8 x 58-1/2 inches

Note:
As an Artist in Residence in the African American Master Artists in Residency Program (AAMARP) at Northeastern University, Tyrone Geter lived in the Boston area from 1976 to 1978, after which he relocated to his wife’s home of Nigeria. According to Geter "For seven years I lived, drew and painted among the Hausa and Fulani people and other local groups of Northern Nigeria. During this period, I created numerous paintings that captured the richness and depth of the cultures of the region. The experience taught me to understand the nature of life in a society where life and nature are sometimes both hard and cruel, but always in conversation. Further, I experienced “a lesson in the creative process that no art school could ever teach me.”

Provenance:
Private Collection, North Carolina