Background
His father was the Ghanaian statesman J. B. Danquah. He was born in London, England, where he grew up.
His father was the Ghanaian statesman J. B. Danquah. He was born in London, England, where he grew up.
He studied law and was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple, as well as in Ghana and in Washington, District of Columbia
He subsequently worked as a consultant with the World Bank until his retirement in 1986, and while living in Washington befriended African-American arts practitioners including Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Roberta Flack and Nina Simone. While still a student, Danquah made his acting debut in the British film A Taste of Honey (1961), featuring in the role of Jimmy. He presented the television series Play School and is reported to have been the first black presenter of a children"s programme in the United Kingdom. During this period, in late 1961, Danquah arranged for Don Bachardy to draw Bacon.
Danquah moved with Pollock to Tangier in the late 1970s.
In the late 1990s Danquah and Pollock discovered a suitcase containing drawings by Bacon. These drawings were acquired by the Tate in 1996 and exhibited in 1999.
Danquah died in August 2015 at the age of 90.