Issa Samb
Issa Samb was a Senegalese painter, sculptor, actor, critic, essayist and poet (1945–2017). He was born at Dakar.
Also recorded as Joe Ouakam; Jo Ouakam; Joe Quakam; Issa Ramangelissa Samb; Jo Ramangélissa Samb; Jo Ramangelissa Samb.
Issa Samb in brief
- Born
- 1945
- Died
- 2017
- Known for
- painter, sculptor, actor, critic, essayist, poet, playwright and philosopher
- Place of birth
- Dakar
Contents
Identity and origins
He also worked under the name Joe Ouakam. The authorities additionally record the headings Joe Ouakam, Jo Ouakam, Joe Quakam, Issa Ramangelissa Samb and Jo Ramangélissa Samb. His recorded language was French.
Catalogued works
7 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library and Wellcome Collection.
Joe Ouakam. L'écume du soleil. Word! Word? Word! Issa Samb and the Undecipherable Form (English and French Edition). Issa Samb. Les criquets. Poto-poto blues. Walking / edited by Tom Jeffreys., dated 2024, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
9 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Issa Samb, 2023. Issa Samb - Parole ! Parole ? Parole ! - Issa Samb et la forme indéchiffrable, Critique d’art, 2013. 4 SUN RA, ISSA SAMB, AND THE DRAPETOMANIACAL AVANT-GARDE, Fugitive Time, 2023. Sun Ra, Issa Samb, and the Drapetomaniacal Avant-Garde, Fugitive Time, 2023. Crystal structure of N,N′-[(ethane-1,2-diyl)bis(azanediylcarbonothioyl)]bis(benzamide), Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications, 2019. <i>Momordica balsamina</i> L.: A Plant with Multiple Therapeutic and Nutritional Potential—A Review, Nutraceuticals, 2023. Syntheses and crystal structure of 4-[(pyridin-3-yl)diazenyl]morpholine and 1-[(pyridin-3-yl)diazenyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline, Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications, 2023. Triazenes as inhibitors of HIV-1 and HCoV-OC43: A structure-activity relationship study, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Reports, 2025. Antimicrobial and anticancer activities of diazenyl compounds, Results in Chemistry, 2024.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1945Issa Samb born at Dakar.
- 2017Issa Samb died at Dakar.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
4 SUN RA, ISSA SAMB, AND THE DRAPETOMANIACAL AVANT-GARDE, Fugitive Time, 2023
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
Issa Samb - Parole ! Parole ? Parole ! - Issa Samb et la forme indéchiffrable, Critique d’art, 2013
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
- 4.
Open Library author record for Issa Samb (Internet Archive), 6 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
Consult the source - 5.
Sun Ra, Issa Samb, and the Drapetomaniacal Avant-Garde, Fugitive Time, 2023
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 6.
Directory of Open Access Journals lists 5 articles naming Issa Samb.
open access index · Unverified
Consult the source - 7.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Issa Samb.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 8.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q16267055: Issa Samb
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Consult the source - 9.
“Issa Samb”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
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