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Yinka Shonibare, Party Time: Re‑imagine America, 2008‑2009 Nine life‑size fiberglass mannequins, Dutch wax printed cotton textile, leather boots, table, eight chairs, and other mixed media Varied dimensions Purchase 2010 Helen McMahon Brady Cutting Fund 2010.5.1‑66 © Yinka Shonibare, CBE (RA)

Party Time: Re‑imagine America A Centennial Commission by Yinka Shonibare MBE

July 1, 2009 ‑ January 3, 2010

Originally created in 2009 in honor of the Newark Museum of Art’s Centennial, Party Time: Re-imagine America is a major site-specific installation by internationally acclaimed artist Yinka Shonibare MBE.

On view to coincide with the reinstallation of our Arts of Global Africa collection, Party Time is set in the mahogany-paneled dining room of The Ballantine House, built in 1885 for the prominent Newark brewing family Jeannette and John Holme Ballantine and part of the Museum’s campus since 1937.