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St. Yared
St. Yared
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

St. Yared

Artist Adamu Tesfaw (Ethiopian, b. 1930)
Date2003
Place of originEthiopia, Africa
MediumOil(or oil enamel) paint on cloth
Dimensionsimage: 55 in. x 9 ft. 1 in. (139.7 x 276.9 cm)
canvas: 5 ft. 2 in. x 9 ft. 9 in. (157.5 x 297.2 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by museum visitors
Object number2003.1.3
Collections
A scene featuring two figures. The first, on horseback, plunges a spear through the second, a half-lion person, who points back at the first figure with a bow and arrow. The largely yellow background features a green patch with what looks like a tree.
Adamu Tesfaw
2003
St. (Archangel) Michael
Adamu Tesfaw
2003
Meskel Celebration
Adamu Tesfaw
2003
Epiphany (Timkat)
Adamu Tesfaw
2003
Mary and Jesus
Adamu Tesfaw
2003
Abuna Merkoreos
Adamu Tesfaw
2003
Abuna Takla Haymanot
Adamu Tesfaw
2003
Gabra Manfas Qeddus
Adamu Tesfaw
2003
Painted images of four of spades card, tank, horse’s mouth vomiting collaged black and white photographic portraits taken from a yearbook, spray paint can spraying flowers,  intestinal track segment, and central image of human anatomical diagram surrounded by with black and white photo-collaged heads; palette of muted tertiary colors: pink, lavender, gray and brown.
George Afedzi Hughes
2009-2010
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