Portrait and Place

Photography in Senegal, 1840–1960

Giulia Paoletti

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Princeton University Press
05 March 2024

When the daguerreotype first arrived in sub-Saharan Africa in the early nineteenth century, local kingdoms still held power in Senegal and the French presence was limited to trading outposts along the coast. The pioneers of photography in Senegal worked within, across, and beyond the borders of colonial empire, expanding the medium’s possibilities and contributing to a global visual language. Portrait and Place explores these unique encounters, providing an in-depth and nuanced look at the images made at the intersection of Black Atlantic, Islamic, and African cultures.

Giulia Paoletti takes readers on a visual journey from the 1840s, when the oldest-surviving daguerreotype from West Africa was made, to the 1960s, when photography became the most popular medium as Senegal achieved its independence. She discusses some of Africa’s most celebrated modernists, such as Mama Casset, and also offers insights into lesser-known photographers like Oumar Ka and once-anonymous figures such as Macky Kane. Paoletti examines both professional and amateur artists in genres ranging from portraiture to landscape and across media such as glass painting and lithography.

Featuring a wealth of breathtaking images published here for the first time, Portrait and Place brings to life the important histories of photography on the African continent.

By: Giulia Paoletti
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 191mm,
ISBN: 9780691246017
ISBN 10: 0691246017
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 05 March 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Giulia Paoletti is assistant professor of art history at the University of Virginia. She is the coeditor of The Expanded Subject: New Perspectives in Photographic Portraiture from Africa.

Reviews for Portrait and Place: Photography in Senegal, 1840–1960

"""Presenting as much text as imagery, [Portrait and Place] offers a firm handhold in a rich and fascinating exploration of photography as an archival and artistic medium — but it also allows an intimate glimpse of a place that holds its own self-image close.""---Sarah Rose Sharp, Hyperallergic ""[Portrait and Place] re-examine[s] the history of photography in [Senegal]. . . . Paoletti has built a timeline . . . unearthing unpublished gems, giving authorship to images long labelled anonymous, and dispelling many myths.""---Thomas Page, CNN"