- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (10 video files (4 hr., 43 min., 12 sec.)) : sound, color.
- Summary
- Art gallery owner and painter Samuel Akainyah was born on September 5, 1953 in Ghana. He obtained his bachelor's degree in 1979 and later received his master's degree from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago as well as his master's degree in diplomacy and international law from the University of Chicago. After graduate school, Akainyah began to create highly expressive paintings using his knowledge of African history. In 1990, "Akainyah: The Art of Liberation" became a worldwide traveling art exhibition, paying tribute to Nelson Mandela and those who died in South African prisons. He has also published three books, including his autobiography in 2008. Akainyah was honored by the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois when they proclaimed February 15, 1999 Samuel Akainyah Day. That year, Akainyah was also elected the official artist of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
- Alternative Title
- History Makers video oral history with Samuel Akainyah
- Samuel Akainyah
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Internet videos.
- Interviews.
- Nonfiction films.
- Oral histories.
- Credits (note)
- Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
- Videographer, Scott Stearns.
- OCLC
- 994208821
- Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with Samuel Akainyah.
- Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
- Country of Producing Entity
United States naf
- Playing Time
044312
- Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
video file
- Performer
Larry Crowe, interviewer.
- Credits
Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
Videographer, Scott Stearns.
- Event
Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2008 July 18.
Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2009 December 14.
- Source of description
Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Art Gallery Owner.
- Added Author
Akainyah, Samuel, 1953- interviewee.
Crowe, Larry F., interviewer.
Hickey, Matthew, director of photography.
Stearns, Scott, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.