Twins Seven Seven, 
Nigerian 1944-2011 - 
An Iron of God in His Shrine; 
ink on paper, signed,...

Twins Seven Seven, 
Nigerian 1944-2011 - 

An Iron of God in His Shrine; 

ink on paper, signed, titled and inscribed lower right 'An Iron of God in His Shrine, Twin Seven Seven', 99 x 64 cm 

Provenance: 
Gerald Moore and thence by descent

Note:
full inscription reads:
" 'An Iron of God in His Shrine' with An Invisible God of Iron on a Miracle Drum
Pens work by Twins Seven Seven Georgina Art School P.O.68 Oshogbo
An Illustration from the Book of Brave African Huntress"

'The Brave African Huntress' is a book by Amos Tutuola first published in 1958 with illustrations by Ben Enwonwu.

Gerald Moore was an important, writer, teacher and scholar of contemporary African anglophone and francophone poetry. He lived and taught in Nigeria in the 1950s and again during the 1970s, becoming friendly with writer Ulli Beier and artist Susanne Wenger. With Beier he edited the influential anthology ‘Modern Poetry from Africa’ published in 1963 and he also wrote a biography of poet Wole Soyinka in 1971. His collection also included works by Gerard Sekoto and Muraina Oyelami.

Moore helped organise an exhibition of the artist’s work at the School of African and Asian Studies at the University of Sussex, when he was working there in the late 1960s to the early 1970s. Twins Seven-Seven is one of the best know artists of the Oshogbo School, using his experience as a singer and dancer to create his highly individual vision. His work has been exhibited across the world, including the Pompidou Centre, Paris,  Houston Contemporary Arts Museum, MoMA, New York, the National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C. and the National Modern Art Gallery in Lagos.