May his soul rest in perfect peace and may the spirits of ancestors accept him with joy and happiness. Segun Ogungbemi.
--- On Mon, 10/25/10, Toyin Falola <toyin.falola@mail.utexas.edu> wrote:
From: Toyin Falola <toyin.falola@mail.utexas.edu>
Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Obituary: Professor Agbo Folarin
To: USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com
Date: Monday, October 25, 2010, 5:49 PM
Statement Sent by Dr. Yemi Ola Professor Agboola Folarin, A retired professor of Fine Arts, from the Department of Fine Arts Obafemi Awolowo is dead. Baba Agbo as popularly called by all was one of the pioneering members of the department along with JRO Ojo, Babtunde Lawal, Rowland Abiodun, Irien Wangboge, Akinola Lasekan and others. This sad news is coming after the university lost prof Lamidi fakeye almost a year ago. Prof. Agbo Folarin will best be remembered as an artist whose presence is felt in most part of our university campus right from the crest at the top of the entrance gate from road one, the aluminium screen shield sculpture at the Students union building, the aluminium cast at the Ajose Lecture theatre, the copper Screen walls, Metal gates and doors at the conference centre, series of window blind for several offices especially in the 70's and 80's and the the bronze statue of Oluwasanmi at the University library. Thanks Stephen FolaranmiADIEU PROF AGBOOLA FOLARIN (BABA AGBO) Picture taken on September 8 2008 at the Hilton Luxury Hotel, Abuja, during the ARESUVA 2008. Fortunately I was in the room with Baba for the whole week. We will miss him so much. photograph by Stephen Folaranmi, 2008 -- Toyin Falola Department of History The University of Texas at Austin 1 University Station Austin, TX 78712-0220 USA 512 475 7224 512 475 7222 (fax) http://www.toyinfalola.com/www.utexas.edu/conferences/africa http://groups.google.com/group/yorubaaffairshttp://groups.google.com/group/USAAfricaDialogue-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "USA-Africa Dialogue Series" moderated by Toyin Falola, University of Texas at Austin. For current archives, visit http://groups.google.com/group/USAAfricaDialogue For previous archives, visit http://www.utexas.edu/conferences/africa/ads/index.html To post to this group, send an email to USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to USAAfricaDialogue- unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
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