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A photographic journey by one of the 20th century's great photographers through eight African countries on the cusp of independence post World War II.

Trade Review
'Extraordinary' - Guardian
'A fascinating photographic journey by one of the twentieth century’s great photographers' - Creative Boom
'Remarkable' - The Eye of Photography
'A gem of a book. It is a stunning collection of never-before seen photographs, beautifully produced and sensitively contextualized' - The Article
'Intriguing' - World of Interiors
'Captivating' - Amateur Photographer

Table of Contents
Introduction: Aimée Bessire and Erin Hyde Nolan
'Lost and Found: Rediscovering Todd Webb’s Photographs of Africa', Betsy Evans Hunt
'Todd Webb’s African Itinerary: Historical Synopsis of the African Countries Visited by Todd Webb in 1958', Jan-Lodewijk Grootaers

TOGOLAND (TOGO)
Plate Section: Togo
A Snapshot of the Togoland (Togo) Election, 1958, Aimée Bessire
The Myth of Africa, Aimée Bessire
Eyewitnesses to History: African Photographers in Togo and Ghana (1880–1960), Christraud M. Geary

GHANA
Plate Section: Ghana
James Barnor on Photography in Ghana in the 1950s, James Barnor in conversation with Aimée Bessire
Seeing in Color: Todd Webb’s Color Photography and the United Nations Commission, Aimée Bessire

SUDAN
Plate Section: Sudan
Land/scaping: Todd Webb’s Representations of the Changing Topography of Africa, Erin Hyde Nolan

SOMALILAND (SOMALIA)
Plate Section: Somalia
Todd Webb’s Excursions into Somalia, Ali Jimale Ahmed

FEDERATION OF RHODESIA AND NYASALAND
(Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe)
Plate Section: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Yesterday Today Tomorrow Bush—Shooting in the Federation, Gary van Wyk
Of Color: Todd Webb’s Images of Africa in the American Civil Rights Era, Casey Riley

TANGANYIKA, ZANZIBAR (Tanzania) AND KENYA
(TANZANIA AND KENYA)
Plate Section: Tanganikya, Zanzibar, and Kenya
Listening to Todd Webb’s Images of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, Rehema Chachage
Mileage from Here: Nine Narratives, Emmanuel Iduma

Endnotes • United Nations Images with Captions • United Nations Brochure • Bibliography • Author Biographies

Todd Webb in Africa

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      Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
      Publication Date: 21/01/2021
      ISBN13: 9780500545393, 978-0500545393
      ISBN10: 0500545391

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A photographic journey by one of the 20th century's great photographers through eight African countries on the cusp of independence post World War II.

      Trade Review
      'Extraordinary' - Guardian
      'A fascinating photographic journey by one of the twentieth century’s great photographers' - Creative Boom
      'Remarkable' - The Eye of Photography
      'A gem of a book. It is a stunning collection of never-before seen photographs, beautifully produced and sensitively contextualized' - The Article
      'Intriguing' - World of Interiors
      'Captivating' - Amateur Photographer

      Table of Contents
      Introduction: Aimée Bessire and Erin Hyde Nolan
      'Lost and Found: Rediscovering Todd Webb’s Photographs of Africa', Betsy Evans Hunt
      'Todd Webb’s African Itinerary: Historical Synopsis of the African Countries Visited by Todd Webb in 1958', Jan-Lodewijk Grootaers

      TOGOLAND (TOGO)
      Plate Section: Togo
      A Snapshot of the Togoland (Togo) Election, 1958, Aimée Bessire
      The Myth of Africa, Aimée Bessire
      Eyewitnesses to History: African Photographers in Togo and Ghana (1880–1960), Christraud M. Geary

      GHANA
      Plate Section: Ghana
      James Barnor on Photography in Ghana in the 1950s, James Barnor in conversation with Aimée Bessire
      Seeing in Color: Todd Webb’s Color Photography and the United Nations Commission, Aimée Bessire

      SUDAN
      Plate Section: Sudan
      Land/scaping: Todd Webb’s Representations of the Changing Topography of Africa, Erin Hyde Nolan

      SOMALILAND (SOMALIA)
      Plate Section: Somalia
      Todd Webb’s Excursions into Somalia, Ali Jimale Ahmed

      FEDERATION OF RHODESIA AND NYASALAND
      (Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe)
      Plate Section: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
      Yesterday Today Tomorrow Bush—Shooting in the Federation, Gary van Wyk
      Of Color: Todd Webb’s Images of Africa in the American Civil Rights Era, Casey Riley

      TANGANYIKA, ZANZIBAR (Tanzania) AND KENYA
      (TANZANIA AND KENYA)
      Plate Section: Tanganikya, Zanzibar, and Kenya
      Listening to Todd Webb’s Images of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, Rehema Chachage
      Mileage from Here: Nine Narratives, Emmanuel Iduma

      Endnotes • United Nations Images with Captions • United Nations Brochure • Bibliography • Author Biographies

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