John Danford, sculptor, working on statue for Benin, Nigeria

1953 - Emotan, The Market Woman Native Statue For Western Nigerian City: benin City Native, Western Nigeria, at the suggestion of the OBA OF BENIN, has commissioned a statue of Emotan, a Benin market woman of the 15th century, revered by the Benin people for her humanitarian work and love of children. It is to be erected over her grave near the market place in Benin. The sculptor is John Danford, who is the British Council's Regional Director in the Western Province of Nigeria. He is working on the statue which is 6ft. tall - in A Chelsea studio. It is to be cast in bronze. Photo Shows: Mr. John Danford at work on the plaster casting of the new statue at the studio in Chelsea

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