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African art show opens at Harvard’s Cooper Gallery

By Beth Treffeisen
· Updated January 16, 2025 12:19 AM · 2 min read read
African art show opens at Harvard’s Cooper Gallery

CAMBRIDGE – Walking into the gallery located off Brattle Square in Cambridge, a visitor immediately confronts a doll-like female figurine, but one that sports wings and is missing a head. Yinka Shonibare's Food Faerie, adorned in brightly colored fabric and holding a pack of peaches on her back, seems poised for flight.

CAMBRIDGE – Walking into the gallery located off Brattle Square in Cambridge, a visitor immediately confronts a doll-like female figurine, but one that sports wings and is missing a head. Yinka Shonibare's Food Faerie, adorned in brightly colored fabric and holding a pack of peaches on her back, seems poised for flight.…

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