Seydou Keïta operated a portrait studio in Bamako from the late 1940s to the early 1960s, creating one of the great photographic records of West African urban life around the period of independence. Patterned backdrops, clothing, jewelry, radios and props allow sitters to present highly controlled versions of themselves.
Photography
Major Works
- 1950sUntitled (Woman with patterned dress)
- 1950sUntitled (Man with radio)
- 1950sUntitled (Two women)
- 1950sUntitled (Woman on scooter)
- 1950sUntitled (Family portrait)
- 1950sUntitled (Young man in suit)
- 1950sUntitled (Woman reclining)
- 1950sUntitled (Couple)
- 1948–62Studio Portraits
- 1940s–60sBamako Portrait Archive
Interviews & Writing
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