Syracuse University Art Galleries

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1 Syracuse University Art Galleries

2 Syracuse University Art Galleries CARTERS BRIDGE, LAGOS NIGERIA, encaustic on mahogany, 36%" x 49" Cover: OUR LADY OF THE TOMA TOES AND COLA NUTS, encaustic on mahogany, 49" x 62" Back: RITUAL OBJECTS, encaustic on mahogany, 36%" x 49" Lubin House 11 East 61 st Street New York, New York December 16, , 1976

3 FF... -=ono to N Buff considers herself an " extractionist" - from nature and av,no"lor'\i"'o African works penetrate to the heart of her African This is clear both in her Im!:ln!:>I"\/ and her choice of media. The of "Homage to N Iy encaustic on The and titles of the works evoke the sights, textu res, even of the landscape and culture of this country. Kano At Dawn, in Lagos, and Wash Dav in the Bush are as one of our most prominent porary artists. Each canvas represents a encounter between her inner vision and personal lands(::a/jle and the rich and vistas of ancient and modern Africa. There is an earth-like deriving from her use of that seems to base each in the itself. Although the scale of each work is all are monumental in character A strong has great artistic traditions. have discovered fine pottery heads and iron and stone objects made by people who lived in northern Nigeria from about 900 to 200 B.C. Seven hundred years ago a great culture grew up around the court of Ife, a sacred Yoruba Artists made heads, masks, and ivory, cast and terra cotta The kingdom of Benin reached a high Syracuse of civilization in the University 1400's. This civilization Art Galleries and Ancient Nigerian art influenced some of the finest 20th century Pablo.n1',,,,..,,,,.. 1'..,,,., that Mrs. artistic responses to Nigeria are whereas the known artiscountry are primarily cast, thrown and sculptured forms. UHomage to Nigeria" is a series of works, encaustic on mahogany and one oil on canvas, begun several in where her husband, Dr. has served as a of University of Buff has studied art, art drawing, and painting "'v'~"'n.. i"",i\j in this country and abroad. She continues to work and study for several months each year in France. In addition to her Mrs. has been particularly effective as a volunteer in the arts and in art related institutions. She was a founder and of the Arts Council of Rochester - one of the only three in the United States at the time of its founding. Mrs. have been exhibited widely in New York and in ""''''',nn<:>, Her work in many collections - private and institutional. Dr. and Barbara Collum

4 SUNSET ON THE LAGOON LAGOS DURING THE RAINY SEASON encaustic on mahogany, 36%" x 49" Syracuse University Art Galleries THE ALMOND, encaustic on mahogany, 24%" x 24%" KANO AT DAWN, encaustic on mahogany, 24%" x 24%"

5 E OUR LADY OF THE TOMA TOES AND COLA NUTS, encaustic on mahogany, 49" x 62" Syracuse University Art Galleries THE ALMOND, encaustic on mahogany, 24~" x 24~" KANO AT DAWN, encaustic on 24%" x 24%" SNAIL, encaustic on mahogany, 24%" x 24~" INDIGO BLUE DYE POTS IN ZA encaustic on rn""""il""\n~n" 24%" x 24%" RITUAL encaustic on mahogany, 36%" x 49" THE CALIBASH AND THE encaustic on mahogany, 24~" x 24~" SUNSET ON THE LAGOON LAGOS DURING THE RAINY \..>...,...,../, encaustic on... -:>,hl"\,,.,,,,r,,, 36%" X 49" KING OF BENIN DURING MASSACRE OF THE encaustic on mahogany, 36%11 x 49" EVENING IN LA encaustic on 36%" x 49" OIL PIPELINE SAHARA encaustic on 24~" x 24~tI POTTERY OF NIGERIA, encaustic on mahogany, 24~" x 24%" WASH DA Y IN THE oil on canvas, 51" x 74" CARTERS BRIDGE, LAGOS encaustic on mahogany, 36%1{ x 49"

6 costumes for the March 26, Workshop program at Y.M.H.A. New York's Dance Syracuse University Art Galleries Annual Exhibitions of the Arena Group at Rundel Gallery and Memorial Art Gallery, Fine Arts Department Gallery of the University of 1951 founder, Institute, Miami, Florida ( Mention) TWO FIGURES IN A ROOM, oil. Concoran Gallery, D.C (Juried Section among 53 works selected out of 1600 SPRING - oil 72" x 48". Sisti Gallery, Buffalo. Exhibition - Albright, Buffalo. Chautauqua Art Association Second National Juried Show - among 75 paintings selected from among the Jury was J.B. Neumann. Parma Gallery, New York, David Herbert New York, Greer Gallery, New York, April, 1962.

7 L ONS Greer Gallery New York, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Harold Mr. Robert Courtright, Mas San Monsieur Prance Joe and Lowe Gallery, Syracuse Memorial Art Gallery, Mrs. Frank Mr. David Ha,ena.rT A.M. France Mr. Theodore Mr. John Greenwich, Ct. Professor and Mrs. William The late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Menden, New Professor and Mrs. Norman Yale University, New Haven, Ct. Mr. Bruno Romeda, Mas San Opio, A.M. France Professor and Mrs. Bernard N. Schilling, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Marina de Stael New York, Dr. and Mrs. James S. Watson, Mrs. Henri Professor and Mrs. Akin Adesola, Syracuse University Art Galleries Miss Jean Professor and Mrs. Mrs. James M. Weil, Rochester, Mrs. Philip Blume, New York, Mr. Philip

8 Syracuse University Art Galleries of Visual and Perform ing Arts / New York 500/1275