Emmanuel Taiwo Jegede

Emmanuel Taiwo Jegede
BornJune 1943 (age 80–81)
Ayegbaju Ekiti, Nigeria
EducationWillesden College of Technology; Hammersmith College of Art
Occupation(s)Sculptor, poet, painter, printmaker
ChildrenTunde, Martin, Funmilayo, Ayodeji, Toyin, Anu, Kolade, David
A sculpture by Jegede in Elthorne Park, London Borough of Islington[1]

Emmanuel Taiwo Jegede (born June 1943)[2] is a Nigerian poet, storyteller and artist, best known as a painter, printmaker, and sculptor (in wood, bronze and ceramics).[3]

  1. ^ Mata, William (16 August 2021). "Call for artist's work to be honoured with plaque". Islington Gazette. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Emmanuel Taiwo Jegede, The Prayer for Peace, bronze", The British Museum.
  3. ^ "Profile: Emmanuel Taiwo Jegede (Nigeria)" Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, October Gallery.