Rabbit On The Run Stop For An Apple

Artist

Prince Twins Seven Seven (Nigerian, 1944 – 2011)

Date

1968

Medium

Paint and ink on paper

Dimensions

Sheet : 36 x 17 5/8 in. (91.44 x 44.77 cm)

Credit Line

Hope College Collection

Object Number

2018.46

Label

Twins Seven-Seven was the adopted name of Taiwo Olaniyi Oyewale Aitoyeje, who chose his adopted name because he was the only surviving child from seven sets of twins born to his mother over a period of years. He later added the title Prince to his name after he discovered that he was descended from a Nigerian noble family. Twins Seven-Seven was the most notable artist to emerge from the third Mbari Mbayo Workshop in 1964. He won national and international acclaim for his densely patterned images of fantastical creatures inspired by traditional Yoruba myths and folklore. Yoruba folklore includes many stories about rabbits, which often appear as clever tricksters whose ambitions are thwarted by their own greed and overconfidence.