Etiyé Dimma Poulsen

b. 1968, Ethiopia

Etiyé Dimma Poulsen lived in Ethiopia until the age of six, when she moved to Tanzania and then to Kenya with her adoptive Danish parents. At the age of 14, the family moved to Denmark, where Poulsen studied art history at the university and taught creative arts in youth programs. At 23, Poulsen moved to France and began working with clay. Poulsen maintains a studio outside of Paris, where she lives and works.

Recommended web sites for further study
(not affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution)

http://www.africultures.com/revue_africultures/articles/affiche_article.asp?no=1827&lang=_en
http://assoc.wanadoo.fr/ames.afrique/etiye/

Matiére

Matière
1998
Ceramic
Collection of the artist

Femme rouge à líanneau

Femme rouge à l' anneau
2001
Ceramic
52 x 14.5 cm. (20 1/2 x 6 in.)
National Museum of African Art,
purchased with funds given in honor of
Roslyn Adele Walker,
2003-3-3

Homme en jellabah rouge

Homme en jellabah rouge
2001
Ceramic
56 x 8 cm. (22 x 3 in.)
National Museum of African Art,
purchased with funds
given in honor of
Roslyn Adele Walker,
2003-3-1

Homme carré

Homme carré (detail)
1998
Ceramic
196 x 18 cm. x (77 x 7 in.)
Collection of the artist

Untitled II

Untitled II
Homme carré
Untitled III
Femme au carré rouge
(details, left to right)

Untitled II

Homme carapace
1996
Ceramic
64 x 10 cm. (25 3/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
National Museum of African Art,
purchased with funds given in honor of Roslyn Adele Walker,
2003-3-2



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