Nuba & Latuka : the colour photographs
Rodger, George2017
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A beautiful and rarely seen collection of the Sudanese landscape and the Nuba tribe - who continue to live as their ancestors had centuries before. Capturing their vivid body paint, clothing and jewellery, this is a celebration of a little-known tribe that live in one of the world's harshest environments. In 1949 the photographer and co-founder of Magnum Photos, George Rodger, learned of the Nuba tribe while traveling in the Kordofan region of the Sudan. Remarkably, he was granted permission by the Sudanese government to take pictures of these striking people, who lived as their ancestors had centuries before. After publication in National Geographic magazine, these pictures-as well as Rodger's fascinating journal entries from the shoot-have not been available to the wider public. Now, Rodger's rare softly colored Kodachrome images are gathered in a sumptuous volume, and introduced in an essay by photographer Chris Steele-Perkins. Beautifully reproduced, Rodger's photographs emphasize the muted colors of the Sudanese landscape as well as the Nuba's penchant for vivid body paint, clothing, and jewelry. They are a superb example of early color photography, and a stunning celebration of a little-known tribe that lives in one of the world's harshest environments.
Main title:
Nuba & Latuka : the colour photographs / George Rodger ; essays by Aaron Schuman and Chris Steele-Perkins.
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Imprint:
Munich : Prestel, [2017]
Collation:
110 pages : chiefly illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 29 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9783791383224 (hbk)
Dewey class:
779.93058965092779.9305
LC class:
TR681.A33
Language:
English
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BRN:
324006