James Barnor (Photofile)

With a practice spanning six decades and two continents, ranging from street to studio and fashion to documentary, Ghanaian photographer James Barnor (born 1929) is now recognized as a pivotal figure in the history of photography. Moving between Accra and London throughout his life, Barnor's photographic portraits visibly map societies in transition: Ghana gaining independence from Britain, and London embracing the freedoms of the swinging sixties. He has said, "I was lucky to be alive when things were happening . . . when Ghana was going to be independent and Ghana became independent, and when I came to England the Beatles were around. Things were happening in the sixties, so I call myself Lucky Jim."

Barnor's photographs have been described as "slices of history, documenting race and modernity in the post-colonial world," and he has been the subject of several major retrospectives over the last fifteen years. A concise survey in the Photofile series, James Barnor is the perfect overview of his multifaceted work.

Author: Christine Barthe
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 05/14/2024
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780500297872

About the Author
Barthe, Christine: - Christine Barthe is head of the photographic collection at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris.