The Who is Who was compiled as an additional tool for the field of African Art,
a compendium of names mend to be informative and not offensive in any way. It
sprang forth from of the idea to make a contribution towards a more cohesive
and annotated provenance for those of you who are interested in the field of
African sculpture. Circa 15,000 names are listed. These names have been compiled
from 75 years of auction catalogues, and from approximately two thousand books
and exhibition catalogues which included the names of
authors/scholars/travelers/explorers/field collectors/collectors. It is NOT an
address list, but is meant to be used as a reference guide for background information.
Following the name one will find a brief description that does not aim to be
conclusive at any time, e.g. authors cannot be listed with all of their publications,
and therefore only one title is mentioned. We are aware of the fact that there are
authors listed who are maybe not directly involved in African Art, but who are of
interest for their anthropological or historical studies. Some shall be removed in
the coming edition and others will be included.
Where available, a picture will be provided. If you are mentioned without a picture
and you would like to provide us with one to be incorporated, please send this to
our editor (simbaloes@gmail.com).
If, for some reason, a personal entry is incorrect or incomplete, please contact our
editor Loes Jansen: simbaloes@gmail.com.
Corrections can only be made for your own entry. Suggestions are always welcome for
other or new entries.
Abbreviations:
| Musée du Congo Belge, Tervuren | MCB |
| Musée Royal Afrique Centrale, Tervuren | MRAC |
| Musée de la Vie Indigene, Leopoldville | ML |
| Museum für Volkerkunde | MFV |
| British Museum | BM |
| Royal Scotish Museum | RSM |
| Christie's | Chri. |
| Sotheby's | Soth. |
Thanks:
The following people have been especially helpful: Thomas Alexander, Ezio Bassani, Carlo Bella, Kathleen Bickford, Robert Bleakley, Adriaan Hendrik Blom, Samir & Mina Borro, Alan Brandt, Kevin Conru, Pierre Dartevelle, Emile & Lin Deletaille, Jean Fritts, Alain Guisson, Réginald Groux, Marc Felix, John Giltsoff, Jacques Hautelet, Stephan Herkenhoff, Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Mamadou Keita, Hélène & Philippe Leloup, Raoul Lehuard, Pierre Loos, Marceau Rivière, Holly Ross, Jim Ross, Robert Rubin, Karl Schädler, Janet Stanley, Christine Stelzig, Tim Teuten, Lucien Van de Velde, Huguette Van Geluwe, Susan Vogel, Hermoine Waterfield, Lou Wells, Thomas Wheelock, Manfred Zirngibl and those I failed to mention personally, must know that their efforts are deeply appreciated.
