
Art Institute of Chicago
Standing Male Figure (Mankishi)
Songye · Late 19th/early 20th century
Provenance
Ownership history
- Julius Carlebach, New York, by 1957 [this and the following information according to Affinities of Form 1996, p. 216]; sold to Raymond Wielgus (died 2010) and Laura Wielgus (died 2003), Chicago, Ill., by 1957; given to the Art Institute, 1957.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- Iowa City, Iowa, State University of Iowa, African Sculpture: 18th Annual Fine Arts Festival, June 12–July 31, 1956, cat. 104.
- Milwaukee, Wis., Layton School of Art, African Sculpture: Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Wielgus, Jan. 3–Feb. 9, 1957, cat. 54.
- Art Institute of Chicago, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wielgus, Apr. 13–June 16, 1957, cat. 47.
- Chicago, Ill., Roosevelt University, Symbols of LIfe: Africa, May 1969, no cat.
- Lafayette, Ind., Purdue University, African Art, Apr. 6–28, 1970, cat. 66.
Literature
Published references
- Allan Frumkin, introduction; Raymond Wielgus, catalogue description. 1957. African Sculpture: Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Wielgus, exh. cat. (Milwaukee, Wis., Layton School of Art, African Sculpture, Jan. 3 –Feb. 9, 1957), cat. 54.
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