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Photographic portraiture has long been one of the principal expressions of popular art in Africa, but, from the 19th-century to independence, the thematic scope was largely limited to the sitter's identity and social standing. So widely established is the great African tradition of portrait photography that it has eclipsed the rise of richer and more varied forms of expression that articulate a range of pressing contemporary concerns. Drawing on an exhibition at the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University, this book offers a reconsideration of contemporary African photographic portraiture by presenting four photographers - Sammy Baloji, Mohamed Camara, Sad̐ou Dicko, and George Osodi - whose concerns range well beyond questions of identity and social standing.

Photography, Artistic --- Portrait photography --- Photography --- Portraiture --- Portraits --- Baloji, Sammy --- Camara, Mohamed, --- Dicko, Saïdou --- Osodi, George, --- Criticism and interpretation --- Portrait photography - Africa --- Baloji, Sammy - Criticism and interpretation --- Camara, Mohamed, - 1983- - Criticism and interpretation --- Dicko, Saïdou - Criticism and interpretation --- Osodi, George, - 1974- - Criticism and interpretation --- Camara, Mohamed, - 1983 --- -Dicko, Saïdou --- Osodi, George, - 1974 --- -Portrait photography --- -Photography, Artistic --- Photography. --- Portrait photography. --- Portraits (Photographie) --- Dicko, Saïdou. --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Osodi, George, - 1974-