Ben Okri Poem On Ayuba Suleiman Diallo Unveiled At NPG

Ben Okri Poem On Ayuba Suleiman Diallo Unveiled At NPG

Ben Okri  has unveiled his poem (see below) dedicated to William Hoare’s compelling portrait of Ayuba Suleiman Diallo, the earliest known British oil portrait of a freed slave. This is also t he first portrait in this country to honour an African subject as...