African Photographer J. A. Green - Reimagining the Indigenous and the Colonial (Paperback)

J. A. Green (1873-1905) was one of the most prolific and accomplished indigenous photographers to be active in West Africa. This beautiful book celebrates Green's photographs and opens a new chapter in the early photographic history of Africa. Soon after photography reached the west coast of Africa in the 1840s, the technology and the resultant images were disseminated widely, appealing to African elites, European residents, and travelers to the region. Responding to the need for more photographs, expatriate and indigenous photographers began working along the coasts, particularly in major harbor towns. Green, whose identity remained hidden behind his English surname, maintained a photography business in Bonny along the Niger Delta. His work covered a wide range of themes including portraiture, scenes of daily and ritual life, commerce, and building. Martha G. Anderson, Lisa Aronson, and the contributors have uncovered 350 of Green's images in archives, publications, and even albums that celebrated colonial achievements. This landmark book unifies these dispersed images and presents a history of the photographer and the area in which he worked.

General

Imprint:	Indiana University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2017
First published:	2017
Editors:	Martha G. Anderson • Lisa Aronson
Contributors:	Christraud M. Geary • Tam Fiofori • Ebiegberi Joe Alagoa
Dimensions:	254 x 216 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-0-253-02895-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > Individual photographers Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > Art styles not limited by date > General Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > History > African history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-253-02895-7
Barcode:	9780253028952

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