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Journal v. 51
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART JOURNAL | VOLUME 51

"Photographic Portraiture in West Africa: Notes from 'In and Out of the Studio'"

Paoletti, Giulia and Yaëlle Biro
2016
18 pages
19 illustrations
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The Metropolitan Museum Journal is issued annually by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Its purpose is to publish original research on works in the Museum’s collection. Articles are contributed by members of the Museum staff and other art historians and specialists.

Met Art in Publication

Portrait of a Woman
1910s
Seated Man, Macky Kane Senegalese, Gelatin silver print
Seated Man
Macky Kane
1941–1943
Two Reclining Women, Mama Casset Senegalese, Gelatin silver print
Two Reclining Women
Mama Casset
1950s–1960s
Karim Keïta, Malick Sidibé Malian, Gelatin silver print in original frame of reverse-painted glass
Karim Keïta
Malick Sidibé
1967
Five Men, Lutterodt and Son Studio, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Ghana
Five Men
Lutterodt and Son Studio
ca. 1880–85
Group Portrait, Alex Agbaglo Acolatse Togolese, Glass, emulsion
Group Portrait
Alex Agbaglo Acolatse
1900–1920
In Nioro (Sudan)—Wives and son of Wolof trader [A Nioro (Soudan)—Femmes et Fils de Marchand Ouolofes], Louis Hostalier (Senegal) French, Postcard format photomechanical reproduction
In Nioro (Sudan)—Wives and son of Wolof trader [A Nioro (Soudan)—Femmes et Fils de Marchand Ouolofes]
Louis Hostalier (Senegal)
ca. 1900–1910
Kora Player [Joueur de Cora], Louis Hostalier (Senegal) French, Postcard format photomechanical reproduction
Kora Player [Joueur de Cora]
Louis Hostalier (Senegal)
early 20th century
Bundoo Girls – Sierra Leone, Alphonso Lisk-Carew Sierra Leonean, Photomechanical reproduction
Bundoo Girls – Sierra Leone
Alphonso Lisk-Carew
ca. 1905–25
Five Women with Two Children, Indoors, Unidentified, Glass, emulsion
Five Women with Two Children, Indoors
Unidentified
ca. 1915
Untitled, #313 [Woman Seated on Chair], Seydou Keïta Malian, Gelatin silver print, 2001
Untitled, #313 [Woman Seated on Chair]
Seydou Keïta
1956–57
Woman, Senegalese photographer, Gelatin silver print
Woman
Senegalese photographer
1950s–1960s
Reclining Woman, Seydou Keïta Malian, Film, emulsion
Reclining Woman
Seydou Keïta
1950s–1960s
Man Standing in a Courtyard, Oumar Ka Senegalese, Inkjet print, 2015
Man Standing in a Courtyard
Oumar Ka
1959–1968
Self-portrait with balustrade and hanging, Alex Agbaglo Acolatse Togolese, Glass, emulsion
Self-portrait with balustrade and hanging
Alex Agbaglo Acolatse
1910s
Self-portrait in bow tie and hat, Alex Agbaglo Acolatse Togolese, Glass, emulsion
Self-portrait in bow tie and hat
Alex Agbaglo Acolatse
1920s
[Self-Portrait], Malick Sidibé Malian, Gelatin silver print; glass, paint, cardboard, tape, and string
[Self-Portrait]
Malick Sidibé
1956
Self-Portrait at Home, Oumar Ka Senegalese, Film, emulsion
Self-Portrait at Home
Oumar Ka
1959–1968
Self Portrait, Samuel Fosso Cameroonian, Gelatin silver print, 2003
Self Portrait
Samuel Fosso
1976

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———, eds. 2016c. Metropolitan Museum Journal 2016. Univ of Chicago Pr.