Nkrumaism in Sculptural Archetypes of Nkrumah

Abstract

This paper explores the art-historical contexts cum political ramifications of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s preachment on his honorific sculptural archetypes produced by both foreign and local sculptors; and draw renewed attention to the iconic freestanding imperial portraits and reliefs of Nkrumah. It also attempts to explore the use of coinage and other sculptural imageries in constructing and signaling politico-cultural nationalism and identity of Nkrumah.

Keywords: Nkrumaism, sculptural imageries, coinage iconography, dress culture, identity