The paintings in St. George Church in Addis Ababa as a method of conveying information about history and power in 20th-century Ethiopia

• Authors: Rubinkowska-Anioł Hanna
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In one of the most important churches in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), there is a panel containing several paintings. They are exact copies of photographs showing Emperor Haile Sellasie I during the war against Italy (1935-1941). The paintings were copied from frequently published, and thus wellknown, photographs, which served imperial propaganda to show the Emperor’s role in fighting for Ethiopia’s independence. Using the paintings as source material, it is the aim of this article to discuss specific propagandistic methods applied in Ethiopia under Haile Sellasie to transmit a message about power and history, and to present the intended image of the Emperor to his subjects.

Keywords

EN

Ethiopia; visual representation; St. George Church; Haile Sellasie I; Italo-Ethiopian War

• Publisher: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Studies in African Languages and Cultures
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 49
• Pages: 115-141

Dates

published

2015-12-10

Contributors

author

Rubinkowska-Anioł Hanna

• University of Warsaw

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