Faces of Africa

Faces of Africa

by Carol Beckwith (Author)

Synopsis

Structured by theme, this book presents stunning portraits of people who are painted, beaded, draped in beautiful cloth, and veiled. Drawn from every part of Africa, the photographs bridge the distance between remote tribes to nomads to the Islamic Africans of the North.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 252
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 30 Sep 2004

ISBN 10: 079226830X
ISBN 13: 9780792268307

Media Reviews
I was first riveted by their portraits of African women at a small gallery in London. Their photographs had such a powerful effect that I was driven to leave home and family to come and see it for myself. -- Africa News
Author Bio
Carol Beckwith has been cited by United Press International as foremost among photographers who have recorded the cultures of Africa. She is the author of Masai, Nomads of Niger, and African Ark.
Angela Fisher is the author of the internationally acclaimed Africa Adorned, and African Ark, co-authored with Beckwith.