Background
Willett, Frank was born on August 18, 1925 in Bolton, England. Son of Thomas and Frances (Latham) Willett.
(The art of the Fang, the BaTeke, the BaKota and other Afr...)
The art of the Fang, the BaTeke, the BaKota and other African peoples is extremely vigorous and shows a brilliant sense of form. The substantial aesthetic impact their works had upon the development of 20th-century Western art - on Picasso, Derain, Braque and Modigliani, among others - continues to this day. This survey reveals the astonishing variety and expressive power of a continent that contains more distinct peoples and cultures than any other. The revised edition incorporates new research and modern place names, as well as extended and updated references.
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Willett, Frank was born on August 18, 1925 in Bolton, England. Son of Thomas and Frances (Latham) Willett.
Bachelor, University of Oxford, 1947; Master of Arts, University of Oxford, 1951; diploma anthropology, University of Oxford, 1949.
Keeper ethnology and archaeology The Manchester (England) University Museum, 1950-1958. Government archaeologist in charge of Ife Museum Federal Government Nigeria, 1958-1963. Wellcome research fellow Wellcome Foundation, London, 1964.
Research fellow Nuffield College, Oxford, England, 1964-1966. Professor African art and archaeology Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1966-1976. Director Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery University Glasgow, Scotland, 1976-1990, honorary senior research fellow Hunterian Museum Scotland, from 1990.
Founder, chairman University Museums in Scotland, 1985-1990. Professional vice-chairman Scottish Museums Council, Edinburgh, 1985-1988, chairman Scottish University collections research unit, 1987-1990, chairman foreign ethnographic collections research programme, 1990-1994. Research collaborator Smithsonian Institution, Washington, since 1993.
(The art of the Fang, the BaTeke, the BaKota and other Afr...)
(The art of the Fang, the BaTeke, the BaKota and other Afr...)
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Member Scottish Catholic Heritage Commission, 1981-1993. Member of advisory committee artisticmatters Church of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1990-1993. Trustee St. Margaret's Hospice, Clydebank, since 1986, Scottish Churches Architectural Heritage Trust, Edinburgh, since 1991.
Fellow Royal Anthropol. Institute (member county 1982-1985), Royal Society Edinburgh (curator since 1992), Manchester Literature and Philosophical Society (corresponding member since 1958, editorial secretary 1950-1958).
Married Mary Constance Hewitt, July 24, 1950. Children: Margaret Mary, Steven John, Pauline Mary, Jean Frances.