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Heroes.
Principles of African Greatness
BE YOUR BEST. This is the quest that the greatest of heroes model for us. Through their journeys, struggles, and triumphs, exceptional individuals exemplify values that we celebrate in tales of heroic accomplishment -- Epics that outlast heroes themselves. Africa's history abounds with such tales.
Through art, artists tell such stories--stark stories of the world's current complexity, but also hopeful visions of a world that could yet be. HEROES features artworks from the National Museum of African Art's permanent collection that tell the story of key heroic principles and personages in Africa's arts and history.
Consider the core values of leadership -- Justice, Integrity, Generosity, and Empathy among them-- and types of leaders represented in the works on view. Each artwork is paired with a specific historic African individual who embodies the features value expressed in the selected work. As you discover Africa's heroes -- some well-known, others perhaps surprising -- contemplate new ways to see art.
Heroes Embraces the national museum of African Art's commitment to the dignity, complexity, and universally accessible excellence of African art history, and to the telling of unique, compelling, and specific historical African stories. The Artists and heroes assembled here invite us to imagine our roles in building a new future. |