Aina Onabolu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Aina Onabolu

Nigerian artist

Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1882

Place of Birth: Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1963

Profession: painter

Nationality: Nigeria

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Aina Onabolu (1882–1963) was a pioneering Nigerian modern arts teacher and painter who was an important figure in the introduction of arts into the curriculum of secondary schools in the country.
He promoted the drawing of environmental forms in a verisimilitudinous style and was known for his early modern work in portraiture.
Aina is the great-grandfather of Canadian pop singer Joseph Onabolu.