The Life and Art of Erhabor Emokpae: A Case Study of National Theatre

Abstract

Erhabor Emokpae was involved in street decoration for the second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture in 1977 (FESTAC ’77). He fulfilled the task of environmental embellishment as one of the functions of sculpture. Among such sculptures of late Erhabor Emokpae are the mural sculpture at the entrance of the National Theatre, Ignamu Lagos. The artist’s life history and works will be discussed and reviewed in relation to his past and present relevance in Nigerian art. The previous works done by the artist and all his commissioned ones will be critically analysed in such a way that they will be of benefit to most people and especially sculptors who are interested in understanding the materials he used in achieving those classical works.