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EARLY YEARS

Emmanuel Owusu Dartey was an artist and educationist who was born on 6th April 1927 at Mamfe Akuapem in Ghana. During the early years of his life, he had the desire to inspire young people, an aspiration that led him to enrol at Presbyterian College of Education in 1947 and he completed in 1950 to become a teacher. Emmanuel realised that his talent and passion was fine art and hence decided to pursue a career in that field.

EDUCATION

He enrol at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology to pursue a Course in fine art. Emmanuel was taught by some of the best teachers including Scottish painters James McClellan Mackendric and James Hillock. This helped him to harness his talent as an artist and started to develop the use of water colour as his preferred medium. Emmanuel’s desire for learning led him back to Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology to further his education after which he gained a Fellowship Award to study at Rhode Island School of Design, USA (the best educational institution in the world for Art and Design).

CAREER AND LIFE

He met his lovely wife, Matilda Love Appiah Twumasi whom he got married to in 1958 and had four children, Samuel Owusu-Dartey, Felix Ofori Dartey, Dr Irene Appeaning Addo and Michael Owusu-Dartey. Emmanuel taught at university of Education, Winneba before moving on to lecture at the College of Art, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in 1971 where he progressed to the role of Senior Lecturer and Head of Department for Painting and Sculpture. It was during this period that he was adjudged the best water colourist in Ghana. Between 1980 to 1981, he went on sabbatical leave and taught at Oka Akoko Secondary School in Nigeria. After lecturing for 16 years he retired from KNUST, Kumasi Ghana in 1987.

After his retirement he did not rest on his laurels but went at several secondary schools and colleges in Ghana namely Adonten Senior High School from 1988-1989 and Presbyterian Womens’ College of Education, Aburi from 1990-1996.

His passion to help develop the fine art education in Ghana led him to work as an External Examiner for several colleges namely, St. John Bosco College of Education Navrongo, Peki College of Education, Asante Mampong College of Education, Methodist College of Education, St. Monica’s College of Education, Akropong School for the Blind and College of Art, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. He also worked with West African Examination Council (WAEC) in the capacity of a Chief Examiner to develop art syllabus and numerous examination questions.

Emmanuel held several art exhibitions in Ghana and overseas; some of his art works can be found in galleries such as National Museum in Accra, Ghana, Arts Centre in Accra, Ghana, National Archives in London and several galleries in the United States of America. In 2015, between January and March his work was showcased amongst others’, at an art exhibition organised by National Museum and Monuments Board to honour Ghanaian Artists whose works were from 1940 to 1990.

Emmanuel Owusu Darteydied on Tuesday 14th August 2018 at the ripe age of 91 years.