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Ademola Olugebefola
1941–
United States
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Biography
Ademola Olugebefola (né Bedwick Lyola Thomas; born October 2, 1941) is an American multidisciplinary visual artist, designer, educator, musician, and businessperson from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. He is considered a founder within the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Olugebefola art practice includes work in painting, murals, printmaking, illustration, drawing, theatre scenic design, and sculpture.
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