The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of May 8, 2024
Thiaroye 1944
2016
(Senegalese, b. 1980)
Image: 80.5 x 109.8 cm (31 11/16 x 43 1/4 in.); Paper: 92.5 x 111.8 cm (36 7/16 x 44 in.)
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Although the story of Thiaroye is one of violence, Diop emphasizes hope instead, symbolized by the flowers.Description
These men represent Senegalese Tirailleurs, West African soldiers serving in the French army. Those who had been prisoners of war in World War II learned that they would receive no back pay and smaller pensions than white prisoners of war. They protested at Thiaroye; some were killed and many imprisoned. That revolt sparked a nationalist movement in Senegal that eventually liberated the country from French colonial rule.- 2016Omar Victor Diop (the artist) [b. 1980]2016-2020(Galerie MAGNIN-A), Paris, FranceSeptember 14, 2020The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2020.229