Erhabor Emokpae
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Erhabor Emokpae OON |
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| Born |
Erhabor Ogieva Emokpae 9 May 1934 Benin City, Edo State |
| Died | 16 February 1984 (aged 49) Lagos State |
| Resting place | Benin City |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | Yaba Trade Centre |
| Notable work |
FESTAC '77 emblem Oil painting of Queen Amina Freize decorations at National Arts Theatre |
| Style | |
| Movement | Society of Nigeria Artists Lagos Arts Council |
Erhabor Ogieva Emokpae, OON, (9 May 1934 – 16 February 1984) was a renowned Nigerian sculptor, muralist, graphic artist and painter who is also regarded as one of the pioneers of modern arts in Nigeria. Some of his notable works include the crafting of a replica of the ivory mask of Queen Idia which was used as the official emblem of Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture event and the Queen Amina painting. He is also responsible for the decorations on the four entrances of the National Arts Theatre, in Lagos.
Erhabor Emokpae, a native of Oredo local government area in Edo State, was born on 9 May 1934 to a Bini atheist chief and a Muslim mother in Benin City where he finished his basic education at Government School, Benin before proceeding to Yaba Trade Centre (now Yaba College of Technology. He went on to study art in England in 1963. The background of his upbringing made him dwell on themes of dualism in most of his artworks.
After graduating from Yaba Trade Centre, Erhabor participated in the 1950 "Festival of Arts" exhibition in Lagos before he proceeded to work as a trainee and commercial artist between 1954–1958 at the Ministry of Information, Enugu after he got employed as an artist by the Federal Ministry of Information in 1953.
In 1958, he moved into Lagos and got employed by the West African Publicity (now Lintas West Africa, Lagos) as a creative visual artist. He went on to be promoted as the Senior Creative Advertisement Visual Artist in 1966 and in 1973 he became the Creative Director of the firm. He is regarded as one of the founding members of the Society of Nigerian Artists, an association he went on to hold the post of secretary from 1967–1975. He was also a member of the Lagos Arts Council and held the position of secretary in 1965.
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