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LETTERS, Page 6Africa's Biblical Art
There is nothing controversial about transplanting a Bible
story into an African setting (RELIGION, March 27). For centuries
Europe has offered us art with Jesus and the saints clad as
Byzantine courtiers and Frankish noblemen; the Madonna has been
exquisitely portrayed in the robes of an Italian Renaissance lady.
The African art depicted in your pages is vibrant and alive and as
true as the faraway medieval images we hold so familiar and dear.
Lucy B. Wolpin
Atlanta
Artist John Muafangejo should be called Namibian, not South
African. To describe Muafangejo's depiction of Satan urinating
before an angel as saucy imputes to his work a folksy cuteness and
a naivete that pervade stereotyped accounts of African aesthetics.
In fact, Muafangejo's art is distinguished by its honesty and
seriousness in dealing not only with religious themes but also with
Namibia's history, traditions and politics.
Brenda Danilowitz
Orange, Conn.