#11 - That the Creator free me from all that is not of Him, and that the one who has no equal (the Prophet) set me on the straight path., Yelimane Fall

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Yelimane Fall, #11 - That the Creator free me from all that is not of Him, and that the one who has no equal (the Prophet) set me on the straight path.
Yelimane Fall, #11 - That the Creator free me from all that is not of Him, and that the one who has no equal (the Prophet) set me on the straight path.
Yelimane Fall
#11 - That the Creator free me from all that is not of Him, and that the one who has no equal (the Prophet) set me on the straight path.
2003–2004
Yelimane Fall, artist
born 1945
#11 - That the Creator free me from all that is not of Him, and that the one who has no equal (the Prophet) set me on the straight path., 2003–2004
Portfolio/Series title: series of 29 paintings, one for each line of the lyrical poem "Jawartu" by Sheikh Bamba
Where object was made: Pikine, Senegal
Material/technique: paint; canvas
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 115 x 76 cm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 45 1/4 x 29 15/16 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: Friends of the Art Museum
Accession number: 2007.0071.01
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Roots and Journeys: Encountering Global Arts and Cultures," Jun-2013, Cassandra Mesick Although Sufi visionary Sheikh Amadou Bamba died in 1927, his messages of peace, education, and community continue to inspire contemporary African artists. Between 2003 and 2004, Yelimane Fall painted a series of works based on verses from Sheikh Bamba’s renowned lyrical poem “Jawartu.“ Having earned widespread renown for these and other works, Fall has become a global activist for the disenfranchised and impoverished youth of urban Senegal. To empower younger generations, he offers classes in Arabic calligraphy-a marginalized practice in Africa-and encourages students to embrace Muslim teachings of patience, non-violence, and human dignity.