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b. 1932

Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya NNOM (born 30 August 1932) is a Nigerian printmaker, painter and sculptor, a pioneer member of the Zaria Art Society and recipient of the UNESCO Living Human Treasure Award.

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My response was that such pioneers left a legacy in people's minds, not just in material terms. What you sow in the minds of people continues.

We were not rebelling against anything as such but thought that the idea of just using the western art technique without relating it to our culture wasn't right.

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