Description: A wall mural consisting of 20 carved panels
Each panel is 10 feet high by 13 1/2 inches wide
Total size: 10 feet high by 20.25 feet wide
Material: Mahogany wood
The relief was created for the 1979 OAU Conference hosted by Liberia. The Liberian Mural is one of the few remaining works in existence by the artist Alfred Yeagon, now deceased. The Mural is remarkable for its beauty and grandeur but it is even more exceptional as many works of art were lost during the long Liberian Civil War.
The Liberian Mural is the culmination of two years labor by the Liberian sculptor and carver Alfred Yeagon. The work was subsequently forgotten in Mr. Yeagon's workshop until it was rediscovered and purchased, in the 1980's by the current owner, Maria King Wallace.
The Liberian Mural depicts four scenes in the history of Liberia:
The Liberian Relief is now on loan to Harlem Hospital Center, Mural Pavilion in New York City. 506 Lenox Ave. 135th St, NYC 10037
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Description: A wall relief consisting of 20 carved panels.
This third panel is the reason I became interested in the work. Seeing images of African Americans, hands out stretched asking an African chief to be allowed to stay in Africa. This broke my heart. I decided then and there that this mural should be seen in America. That the true story of our freed brothers and sisters should be known.
Each panel is 10 feet high by 13 1/2 inches wide
Total size: 10 feet high by 20.25 feet wide
Material: Mahogany wood