A mother looks forlornly at her new baby in her husband's arms: family planning in Nigeria. Colour lithograph by Family Planning Council of Nigeria , ca. 1993.

See Wellcome Library ref. i for version in Yoruba

Elijah Kolawole Ogunmola or Kola Ogunmola (Nov. 11, 1925, Okemesi-Ekiti,Ekiti State, Nigeria - 1973) was a Nigerian dramatist, actor, mime, director, and playwright. He developed Yoruba culture, especially folk opera (drama that combines Christian themes with traditional Yoruban folklore, music and dancing, and music popular in urban culture) into a serious theatre form through his work with his Ogunmola Travelling Theatre (founded c. 1947). His production 'My Brother's Children' concerned family planning issues in Nigeria.

[Lagos] (Nigeria) : Made by the Family Planning Council of Nigeria, [1993?] (England : Printed in England by Stephen Austin/Hertford)

1 print : lithograph, printed in colour ; sheet 59.3 x 41.9 cm

This mother is sad to see her seventh child. why? To find out see the film "My brother's children". Made by the Family Planning Council. Starring Kola Ogunmola and his Travelling Theatre. Bears logo: Family Planning Council of Nigeria

M/MC database ref: PO-NGA-24

Wellcome Collection 777695i

Family Planning Council of Nigeria ca. 1993 08/11/2011 Nigeria UkLW Transcription from the item