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Cyprien Tokoudagba
Beninese artist (1939–2012)
Cyprien Tokoudagba | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1939 (age 85–86) Abomey, Benin |
| Died | 2012 |
| Nationality | Benin |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, Sculptor |
Cyprien Tokoudagba (1939–5 May 2012) was a Beninese sculptor and painter.[1] He was from Abomey, Benin.[2][3][4]
Biography
He started to work as an art restorer for the Abomey Museum in 1987,[citation needed] when he was hired to replicate the original bas-reliefs that told many of Dahomey's legends and stories while celebrating the individual kings for the new King Glelé royal palace façade, among the Royal Palaces of Abomey reconstructed by the government of Benin.[citation needed]
Tokoudagba continued the tradition of bas-relief though the use of cement and commercially available synthetic paint, while also producing works on canvas, frescoes and monumental sculptures.
In 1989, Cyprien left Benin for the fir