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Description

English: Joseph-Francis Sumégné, La Nouvelle Liberté, Douala, 1996. Public artwork commissioned by doual'art in 1996 and renovated in 2007 for the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2007. Photo by Christian Hanussek, Douala, 2009.

Date

16 April 2009, 19:32:05

Source

doual'art

Author

Christian Hanussek (1953–)

	Description	German artist, art critic and curator
	Date of birth	1953
	Location of birth	Frankfurt
	Authority file	: Q16541078 VIAF: 57478166 ISNI: 0000000038899884 LCCN: n87941937 GND: 121762211 SUDOC: 152703381 WorldCat

Joseph-Francis Sumégné: La Nouvelle Liberté

Artist

Joseph-Francis Sumégné (1951–)

	Alternative names	Joseph Francis Sumegne
	Description	Cameroonian artist, sculptor and installation artist
	Date of birth	30 July 1951
	Location of birth	Bamenjoun
	Work location	Cameroon
	Authority file	: Q3184249 VIAF: 309813303 ISNI: 0000000435989189 ULAN: 500328712 LCCN: no2019086065 RKD: 369213 WorldCat

Title

French:

La Nouvelle Liberté

The new liberty

Object type

cultural property / sculpture

Genre

roundabout art

Description

English: La Nouvelle Liberté (the new statue of liberty) is a public artwork by Joseph-Francis Sumégné located in the roundabout Deïdo in Douala, Cameroon and commissioned and produced by by doual'art in 1996. A twelve meter monumental sculpture produced with recycled materials and positioned in the main roundabout of the neighborhood of Deïdo.

Date

1996

Medium

Sculpture made with recycled materials

Dimensions

height: 19 m (20.7 yd)

; width: 5 m (16.4 ft)

; diameter: 5 m (16.4 ft)

; mass: 8 t (17,636.9 lb)

Collection

Douala

	Native name	Kamerun
	Location	Littoral , Cameroon
	Coordinates	4° 03′ 00″ N, 9° 42′ 00″ E
	Authority file	: Q132830 VIAF: 134807356 LCCN: n79091517 GND: 4013157-9 SUDOC: 027550427 NKC: ge631603 WorldCat

Current location

Deïdo, Douala, Cameroon

Camera location	4° 03′ 51.2″ N, 9° 42′ 24.97″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	4.064222; 9.706936

Object location

4° 03′ 51.2″ N, 9° 42′ 25″ E

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Object history

The work was commissioned by

Doual'art

	Native name	doual'art
	Location	Douala , Cameroon
	Coordinates	4° 02′ 36.05″ N, 9° 41′ 13.49″ E
	Established	1991
	Website	www.doualart.org
	Authority file	: Q1051789 VIAF: 123385962 LCCN: n2009009750 GND: 16152200-2 SUDOC: 135562333 WorldCat

The artwork was inaugurated in 1996. The artwork – and in particular the square around it – was restored in 2007 in the occasion of the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2007.

Exhibition history

The artwork was presented during

SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2007

	Native name	SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2007
	Parent institution	SUD Salon Urbain de Douala
	Location	Douala, Cameroon
	Established	First edition 2007
	Website	http://www.doualart.org/spip.php?rubrique24
	Authority file	: Q50419497

Notes

Public artwork, monument.

References

Joseph-Francis Sumégné, La Nouvelle Liberté, Douala, 1996 on doual'art website.

Source/Photographer

doual'art]

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Other versions

The model of La Nouvelle Liberté.
The artist with the model.
The statue before 2007.
The statue in 2007.
The statue in 2007.
The statue as a case study.

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English: This file was provided to Wikimedia Commons by doual'art and it supports WikiAfrica.
Français: Ce fichier a été mis sur Wikimedia Commons par doual'art dans le cadre du projet WikiAfrica.
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v t e Public art in Douala (category)
Permanent public artworks	La Nouvelle Liberté Borne Fountaine Douala ville d'art et d'histoire Sud obelisk L'Arbre à Palabres Neons d'amour Les mots écrits de New-Bell New Walk Ways New Bell Njé Mo Yé Paï Puits Le jardin sonore de Bonamouti Dear Goddy La Colonne Pascale Face à l'eau Diving in deep Oasis •Ghorfa 7 La passerelle Corps d'eau
Events	SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2007 SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2010 SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2013 Ars&Urbis Ateliers urbains Bessengue 2001 Scénographies Urbaines Douala 2002-2003 Bessengue City Douala
Institutions	ArtBakery Cercle Kapsiki doual'art Galerie MAM

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