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Ferlov Mancoba

1977-10-10

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Steingrim Laursen writes about Sonja Ferlov Mancoba and Ernest Mancoba's exhibitions at the Kunstforeningen in 1977, where the National Gallery of Denmark acquired a work by both artists. He reports that the exhibition was well received and many young people were captivated by the details of the works. Likewise, Queen Margrethe II was intrigued by Sonja Ferlov Mancoba's sculptures and methods. It is indicated that Ernest Mancoba's exhibition will continue to the Fyns Stifts Kunstmuseum. Laursen expresses gratitude for being allowed to create the exhibition and for their courage to travel to Denmark in connection with the exhibition.
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The exhibitions are:
Sonja Ferlov Mancoba. A retrospective exhibition. Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen, September-October 1977. Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg, October-November 1977. Silkeborg Kunstmuseum, Silkeborg, December-January, 1977-1978. Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, February-March 1978. Amos Andersons Konstmuseum, Helsinki, April-May 1978. Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, Høvikodden June-July 1978. Fyns Stifts Kunstmuseum, Odense, August-September 1978. Kunstpavillonen, Esbjerg, October 1978. (The information is taken from the Kunstforening's exhibition catalog).
Ernest Mancoba exhibited simultaneously at Kunstforeningen. (Troels Andersen, Sonja Ferlov Mancoba, Borgen 1979, p. 101.). The exhibition continued to Fyns Stifts Kunstmuseum and Silkeborg Kunstmuseum (Elza Miles, Lifeline out of Africa. The Art of Ernest Mancoba, Human & Rousseau 1994, p. 73)
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Ferlov Mancoba archive.
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