Zadie Smith is an English novelist, essayist, and
short-story writer. Leigh Raiford is Associate Professor
of African American Studies at UC Berkeley.
Osman Can Yerebakan is a curator and writer based in
New York. A
mber Jamilla Musser is an Associate Professor of American
Studies at George Washington University.
Rujeko Hockley is Assistant Curator at the Whitney
Museum of American Art.
Melinda Lang is Curatorial Assistant at the Whitney
Museum.
Joeonna Bellorado-Samuels is Director of the Jack
Shainman Gallery in New York.
"Featuring essays by Zadie Smith and others, this illustrated tale
by a Nigerian American artist renders in charcoal, pastel and
pencil two elite families in a Nigeria untouched by colonialism and
the slave trade." —NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
"Best Gift Books of 2021: The UmuEze Amara Clan and the House of
Obafemi tells the story of two fictional aristocratic Nigerian
families living in a world untouched by colonialism and the slave
trade. The narrative is told by Ojih Odutola through words and
life-size charcoal and pastel illustrations. The book is an
excellent introduction to the artist’s work and includes her
original sketches and notes as well as several insightful essays by
noted writers and critics Zadie Smith, Leigh Raiford, and
others." —NEW YORK MAGAZINE
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