
susanna ogunjaami

igbo (nigerian) vamshajayaaya oru vishwal aarttistaayirunnu susanna ogunjaami (janana-marana vishadaamshangal anjjaathamaanu). padinjaaran aafrikkayil ninnu jamaikkayilekkum veendum newyork nagaratthilekkum kudiyeriya avar avide ninnu sajeevamaayirunnu, koodaathe amerikkayile oru vaanijya galleryil sooloo exhibition nadathunna aadya aafrikkan vanithayayi.
aadyakaala jeevithavum vidyaabhyaasavum.
ogunchaamiyude jananatheeyathi anjjaathamaanu, avalude swantham rekhaamoolamulla vivaranagal yuu. yumayi vyathyaasappettirikkunnu.ezz. sensus, vivaha rekhakal ennivayil avar janichathu jamaikkayilaanennu parayunnu (ogunjaami nigeria thante janmasthalamaayi avakaashappedunnu). cheruppatthil thanne avar jamaikkayilekku thamasam maarukayum avide praadhamika vidyaabhyaasam poortthiyaakkukayum 1921ll newyork nagaratthilekku maarukayum cheythu. columbia sarvakalaashaalayile teachers collegil textiles aandu phine artsil kozhsukal edukkukayum 1928ll baachilar oof sayans birudavum 1929ll arts vidyaabhyaasathil maastezhs oof phine arts birudavum nedi.
joliyum thozhilum.
lohappani, achadi nirmmaanam, aabharanangal ennivayulppede onniladhikam maadhyamangaliloode ogunchami svayam prakadippichuvenkilum avalude paintingukaliloodeyaanu aval ettavum kooduthal amgeekarikkappedunnathu. avarude paintingukalude vishayangalil aafrikkan janathayudeyum mudi kettunna aafrikkan sthreekaludeyum chhaayaachithrangal ulppedunnu. avarude kruthikal matha vidyaabhyaasathodum aafrikkan janataye parishkritha vyakthikalayi chithreekarikkunnathilum aafrikkan janataye anaachaarikalaayi avatharippikkunna steeriyodaippukale prathirodhikkunnathilum avarude thalpparyangal soochippikkunnu.
pradarshanangal.
ogunjaami teachers collegil padikkumbol, avarude aadyathe annachaayaachithrangalilona "sooryakanthi" 1928 ll newyorkkile internaashanal hausil nadanna haarmon foundeshante pradarshanatthil pradharshippichirunnu. "nischalajeevitham" enna avarude mattoru painting 1929 muthal 1933 vare anjjaathamaaya oru sthalathu haarmon foundeshan pradharshippichirunnu. 1934 desemberil newyorkkile delphic studiyoyil aabharanangal, lohappani, irupathiyezhu paintingukal enniva ulppedunna oru vanita pradarshanam avar nadatthi. pradarshanatthinte udghaadana velayil "newp princes" enna peril avalude oru paintinginekkurichulla ogunchaamiyude vyaakhyaanam record cheyyappedukayum haarmon foundeshan dhanasahayam nalkunna 1930 kalile "neegro aarttistukalude patanam" enna chithratthinte outtu-tekkukalil ithu kandethukayum cheiyunnu.
1935 maarchilum eprililum trentanile nyoojezhsi stettu myoosiyathil nadanna arts aandu crafts exhibishanil ogunjaami chithrangal pradharshippichirunnu."
vyakthiparamaaya jeevitam.
vivaham.
1915-ll, newyork sitti vivaha certificattil (1930 yuu.ezz. 1916 leeii sensus rekhappeduthiyittundu). yuu.ezz. sensus rekhakal kaanikkunnath ogunchaamiyude anantharavan francis echu aanennaan. bovanum avalude cussin lena benford ogunchaamiykkum bharthaavinumoppamaanu thaamasichirunnathu.
mathavishwaasangal.
vivaahasesham avar bharthaavine pinthudarnnu episcopal vishwaasathilekku praveshichuvenkilum avarude mathavishwaasangal munbu enthaayirunnuvennu rekhakal kanikkunnilla.
siyara leonelake sthalammaattam.
vilson thante maathrraajyathekku madanganamenna aagrahathe pinthudarnnu, siyera liyon, ogunchaamiyum bharthaavum 1935ll newyorkkilekku sthiramaayi pooyi. bharthaav avideyulla engleesh palliyil earppettirikkumbol, oru school nirmmikkuka, "nammude penkuttikaleyum aankuttikaleyum parisheelippikkuka, avarude thalachoru mathramalla avarude kaikalum engane upayogikkanam, bhaaviyile upayogapradamaaya sevanathinaayi avare engane ulppeduthanam" ennivayaayirunnu thante aagrahamenn paranju ogunchaami haarmon foundeshanumaayi sanbarkkam pulartthi."thudarnnu avar freedounil vestt aafrikkan normal aandu industrial instittyoottum nagarathinu panthrand mile akaleyulla mattoru school sthaapichu.
vidyaabhyaasaparamaaya shramangalkk purame, ogunchaami kala, prathyekichu print making, mathaparamaya sevanathinaayi samayam neekkivekkal enniva thudarnnu. 1935lum 1937lum avar rund sooloo exhibitionukal nadatthi.
maranam.
ogunchaamiyude marana theeyathiyum sthalavum anjjaathamaanu; 1941 nuu sesham avalum haarmon foundeshanum thammilulla kathidapaadukal avasaanichu. rekhakalil ninnum kathidapaadukalil ninnum avale kaanaathaayathinekkurichulla oru soochana 1960 leeii oru kathil ulppeduthiyittundu, creo moden aartist miranda burney-nikkol muthal evlin ezz vare. ogunjaami jamaikkayilekku madangiyethukayum marichathaayi karuthappedukayum cheythuvennu burney-nikkol vishwasikkunna haarmon foundeshante associate director braun parayunnu.