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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Self Portrait (Do not cry, Kwame)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Self Portrait (Do not cry, Kwame)

Artist Kwame Akoto (Ghanaian, born 1950)
Date2016
Made/manufacturedKumasi, Ghana
Mediumoil painting on wood
Dimensions32 × 48 in. (81.3 × 121.9 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineMuseum Purchase with funds provided by the Caroline Julier and James G. Richardson Acquisition Fund
Object number2017.45.1
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DescriptionPortrait of artist with landscape in center panel; side panels and border have inscriptions “ Do not cry Kwame…” and biblical verses. Palette of muted gray and brown.
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