Episode 6 - Sister Corita Kent, Esther Afua Ocloo, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian and Mahasweta Devi
Sister Corita Kent
What was her real name? What does ‘Corita’ mean?
At what age did she leave home to become a nun?
What medium did she mainly use at first? Whose art work later inspired her?
What is a serigraph?
Esther Afua Ocloo
How much money was Esther given by an aunt?
What did she initially need to buy to make her marmalade?
What is Nkulenu Industries?
In 1976 the WWB was set up – what do the three letters stand for?
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian
How did she initially learn to draw?
Where is she Shah Cheragh masque?
Why did Monir stay in New York for 20 years
Why do you think so much of her art got destroyed? How might this make you feel?
Mahasweta Devi
Which jobs did some of the family members have?
Why do you think Mahasweta never showed her work to anyone?
In the book “The Queen of Jhansi” what/where is ‘Jhansi?”
What does the word ‘indigenous’ mean?
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