James Houra Explained

James Houra
Birth Date:	27 March 1952
Birth Place:	Adiaké, French West Africa
Nationality:	Ivorian
Occupation:	Painter

James Houra (27 March 1952 – 27 January 2020) was an Ivorian painter.^[1]

Biography

He served as director of the École des beaux arts d'Abidjan and was known for his checkerboard paintings. One of his paintings, Offrande, is on display at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan.^[2] Another one of his paintings was offered to French Minister of the Interior, Claude Guéant, by President Ouattara, and is a source of controversy due to the fact that the painting was not returned at the end of the former's term of office.^[3]

Houra's works have been valued between 2000 and 25,000 euros.^[4]

James Houra died on 27 January 2020 at the age of 67.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: James Kadjo HOURA. abidjan.net. French. 2020-01-28. 2020-01-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20200112041413/http://abidjan.net/QUI/profil.asp?id=238. dead.
2. Web site: Cote d'Ivoire: Palais présidentiel : James Houra honoré. 21 March 2003. allAfrica. French.
3. Web site: Pourquoi le tableau offert à Guéant par Ouattara pose problème. 11 May 2013. CameroonVoice. French.
4. Web site: Claude Guéant doit-il rendre son tableau africain ?. 13 May 2013. franceinfo. French.
5. Web site: Décès de James Houra : L’un des arbres tutélaires de la peinture ivoirienne s’est couché. 28 January 2020. afriquematin.net. French.