Lukman Alade Fakeye

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Lukman Alade Fakeye
Born
Lukman

June 25 1983
Ibadan
CitizenshipNigeria
Alma materThe Polytechnic, Ibadan
OccupationsWood Carver, Sculptor
PredecessorLamidi Olonade Fakeye
FatherAkin Fakeye

Lukman Alade Fakeye (born June 25, 1983, [1] in Ibadan) is a Yoruba Nigerian sculptor and woodcarver.

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Background

The youngest in the Fakeye family of carvers, he is the nephew of Lamidi Olonade Fakeye, who carved the doors of the African Room at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D. C. Lukman began working with his father, Akin Fakeye, at the age of nine[ citation needed ].

Lukman Alade Fakeye studied art and design at The Polytechnic, Ibadan, where he was elected Best Student in Sculpture twice[ citation needed ]. Fakeye's works can be seen in public and private collections in Nigeria, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

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Notes

  1. "Lukman Alade Fakeye". duckduckgo.com. Retrieved 2009-06-11.

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