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Samuel Akainyah, native of Ghana, West Africa, studied Fine Art and Art History at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He furthered his education with graduate studies in Diplomacy and International Law at the University of Chicago's Graduate Committee on International Relations. He combines his intellectual prowess, interest in African History, and painting skills to create highly expressive paintings. A recent body of work, entitled "Akainyah: The Art of Liberation", has been assembled into a traveling exhibition and is touring worldwide. The exhibition pays tribute to Nelson Mandela and all who have died in South Africa prisons. Mr. Akainyah has received numerous awards and his works are widely exhibited and collected.

Excerpt from
The Sacred Art of Africa by author Samuel Akainyah

In the 1600's the Duke of York formed "The Company of Royal Adventurers of England." Its mission was to raid Africa for slaves. He branded his slaves with the letters D.Y. to display their royal ownership. Accordingly, they could be killed by merely attempting
to escape. This cowed the slaves into abject submission.

By 1620, the expansionst ambitions of the English Colonies of North America was met by the arrival of the African slave who onerously developed the cotton economy of the South. Today, this man is a minority.