Classical African Sculpture

Published by London, Faber and Faber, 1954, hardcover, illustrated, index, 103 pages with an additional section of 48 photographic plates, some wear to dust jacket otherwise condition: very good.

The author, Margaret Trowell was an artist, author and curator who is credited with founding the Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fine Art (MTSIFA) in 1937 at the then Makerere College in the then Uganda Protectorate. She was a curator for the National Museums of Uganda and as an administrator, she served as the president of the Uganda Society between 1946 and 1947.

As an educator, she advocated for creativity in art education in Uganda by designing a curriculum that focused on both contemporary art and African art styles.