Papa Ibra Tall (1935–2015) was a Senegalese tapestry weaver, painter, and illustrator. He is known for his role in the Dakar School (French: École de Dakar) art movement,[1] and as an early professor at the École Nationale des Beaux Arts.
Papa Ibra Tall returned to Senegal from France in 1960, founding the École Nationale des Beaux Arts in Dakar with Iba Ndiaye and Pierre Lods.[4] He was instrumental in the École de Dakar art movement, which started at the same time.[5] He headed the Section de Recherches en Arts Plastiques Nègres at the École Nationale des Beaux Arts in Dakar. In his instruction, he sought to encourage the development of an "identifiable" Pan-African idiom, and preferred not to provide formal instruction for fear it would block what he believed to be the natural artistic creativity of African artists.[3]
^ abHarney, Elizabeth (2004). In Senghor's shadow : art, politics, and the avant-garde in Senegal, 1960–1995. Duke University Press. pp. 56–59. ISBN9780822386056. OCLC1055247530.