Charlestown Resident's Apartment is Filled with Rare, Beautiful Artifacts by Ghana's Leading Sculptor

CATONSVILLE, MD (January 26, 2017) -- Charlestown retirement community resident Diane Winn's apartment is filled with rare, beautiful artifacts by the late Dr. Oku Ampofo, the leading sculptor in Ghana. "Song of Life" (pictured) is made from African Cedar, circa 1953. Other sculptures in her apartment date from the 1965-1975 era.

Winn met Dr. Ampofo when she worked with him on medical research in Ghana to find an herbal medicine cure for malaria. She is now obtaining grant funding to, hopefully, bring this cure to market.

Dr. Ampofo (1908-1998) was a world-acclaimed sculptor and renowned allopathic medical practitioner from Ghana. He was one of Ghana’s foremost Pan-Africanist cultural advocates who was a member of the council put together to ensure the creation of the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana.

In 1975 he established the Center for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine in Mampong Akwapim, which has collaborative links with several reputable scientific institutions and industries worldwide. It was designated by the world Health Organization in 1985 as being a collaborating center for traditional medicine – the first in Africa.