Anthony Jefferson Hanson's strength was definitely not academics but he was an 'art god', right from birth. That talent didn't do him much good in school where it was barely recognised but after school, with his grandfather, Emmanuel Ewusi's guidance, he blossomed. Today, his story is different, his work and artistry is speaking for him in Ghana and beyond. What's more, his childhood dream has been realised, his painting of the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo got him a meet with the first Gentleman. "I got lashes, and I cried, he felt so bad so he came and asked; 'so you Core maths you don't know, this you don't know, what do you want to become?'

Source: GhanaWeb April 30, 2021 11:37 UTC