Fragile Legacies The Photographs of Solomon Osagie Alonge |
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| Author:
| Staples, Amy J.
Kaplan, Flora Edouwaye S.
Freyer, Bryna M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9656001-5-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2017 |
| Publisher: | National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Fragile Legacies showcases the extraordinary photographs of Chief Solomon Osagie Alonge (1911-1994), one of Nigeria's premier photographers and the first official photographer to the royal court of the Benin kingdom. Alonge's photographs document a half-century of the Benin palace and the rituals, pageantry, and regalia of the obas (kings), and provide rare insight into the early histories and practices of studio photography in West Africa. His insider status provides an important...
More DescriptionFragile Legacies showcases the extraordinary photographs of Chief Solomon Osagie Alonge (1911-1994), one of Nigeria's premier photographers and the first official photographer to the royal court of the Benin kingdom. Alonge's photographs document a half-century of the Benin palace and the rituals, pageantry, and regalia of the obas (kings), and provide rare insight into the early histories and practices of studio photography in West Africa. His insider status provides an important perspective for examining the transformations of Benin City during the early to mid-twentieth century.