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The African Art Collection of Walter Logan Fry was born in 1909 in Akron, Ohio. In late 1933, he took a job as Cashier with The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company's Bank of Monrovia. During his stay in Liberia, he collected art and ethnographic objects,
including Dan brass figures by Ldamie; Mende mask; silver, iron and aluminum jewelry;
sword and scabbard; iron spear; cotton strip cloth; wool strip cloth
with geometric weft inlay; and more. (To go directly to the Ldamie comparative galleries, click: HERE). Father also wrote letters describing the people and place; and took
numerous photos of Liberian people, markets, etc. All of these materials
are also included here. Walter L. Fry died June 6, 1978. This exhibition is dedicated to his memory. |
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| NOTICE: The Digital Museum of Modern Art is a non-commercial, non-profit institution for the arts and culture. This exhibition has been created for educational, scholarly and research purposes. No other institution created, co-created or sponsors this exhibition. All images are presented under ownership, license or pursuant to fair use doctrine of United States Copyright Law, U.S.C. Title 17, Sec. 107. Any other reproduction or use is strictly forbidden. |
