Willett, Frank

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WILLETT, Frank

WILLETT, Frank. British, b. 1925. Genres: Anthropology/Ethnology, Archaeology/Antiquities, Art/Art history. Career: Hon. Sr. Research Fellow, Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow, 1990-, now Emeritus Professor (Director and Professor, 1976-90). Keeper of Ethnology and General Archaeology, Manchester Museum, U.K., 1950-58; Government Archaeolo- gist, Nigeria, 1958-63; Research Fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford, 1964-66; Professor of Art History, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 1966-76; Visiting Fellow, Clare Hall, Cambridge, 1970-71. Publications: Ife in the History of West African Sculpture, 1967; African Art: An Introduction, 1971, rev. ed., 2002; (with E. Eyo) Treasures of Ancient Nigeria, 1980. Contributor to scholarly journals. Address: Hunterian Museum, The University, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland.

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