Queen Ntombi Twala by Warhol
amesh (Mette)
Slovakia, issued 1996 as part of his 1985-series "Reigning Queens",
consisting of 16 serigraphs of four-colour portraits of Queen Elizabeth II,
Queen Margrethe II, Queen Beatrix and Queen Ntombi Twala.
http://arthistory.heindorffhus.dk/popart-sk1996-QueenNtombiTwala.gif
Does anyone know in which (apparently African) country this lady was
reigning queen?
Thanks for any help in this.
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Victor Manta
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> When searching the Internet for Warhol-stamps I came across this one from
> Slovakia, issued 1996 as part of his 1985-series "Reigning Queens",
> consisting of 16 serigraphs of four-colour portraits of Queen Elizabeth
> II,
> Queen Margrethe II, Queen Beatrix and Queen Ntombi Twala.
> http://arthistory.heindorffhus.dk/popart-sk1996-QueenNtombiTwala.gif
>
> Does anyone know in which (apparently African) country this lady was
> reigning queen?
Apparently of Swaziland.
Victor Manta
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Roger Smith
The following passage appears on the Tate Gallery website:
Warhol's 1985 series of screenprints "Reigning Queens" included colour
portraits of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Margrethe II of Denmark,
Beatrix of the Netherlands and Ntombi Twala of Swaziland. The images of
Elizabeth II were based on a photograph taken for her Silver Jubilee in
1977. Warhol presents the Queen as an iconic and overtly glamorous figure.
His own lines, added to the photographic image, suggest the stylised make-up
of a Hollywood star, associating the portrait with the cult of celebrity
that was prevalent in the 1980s.
(From the display caption August 2004)
However I found this through a google search - searching for Ntombi Twala on
the Tate site itself does not seem to identify anything.
I hope this helps
Regards, Roger
amesh (Mette)
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> Mette
>
> The following passage appears on the Tate Gallery website:
>
> Warhol's 1985 series of screenprints "Reigning Queens" included colour
> portraits of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Margrethe II of Denmark,
> Beatrix of the Netherlands and Ntombi Twala of Swaziland. The images of
> Elizabeth II were based on a photograph taken for her Silver Jubilee in
> 1977. Warhol presents the Queen as an iconic and overtly glamorous figure.
> His own lines, added to the photographic image, suggest the stylised
> make-up of a Hollywood star, associating the portrait with the cult of
> celebrity that was prevalent in the 1980s.
> (From the display caption August 2004)
>
> However I found this through a google search - searching for Ntombi Twala
> on the Tate site itself does not seem to identify anything.
Thanks Roger and Victor, you seem to do better than I did. Actually, I
searched google for "warhol portraits queens", but Tate did not turn up on
my screen ...
But I found a Norwegian link with images of Elisabeth II, Margrethe II,
Grace of Monaco and a couple of others, (but not Beatrix), and not the
Swaziland Queen. I found her by chance on the Slovakian Postal
Administration ...
Regards
Mette
bc92
Ntombi : queen regent of Swaziland 1983-1986
The mother of present king Mswati III
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kings_of_Swaziland
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Kind regards,
Bruno
amesh (Mette)
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>
> Ntombi : queen regent of Swaziland 1983-1986
> The mother of present king Mswati III
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kings_of_Swaziland
Thanks a lot, Bruno. An interesting link :-)
Regards
Mette