One of West Africa’s foremost documentarians of the 20th century, Bruce-Vanderpuije created a prolific record of life in pre- and post-independence Ghana, illustrating the country’s changing fashions and cultural practices with portraits of young couples getting married, newborn babies and everyday life for over 70 years.
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The work of the prolific Ghanaian photographer JK Bruce-Vanderpuije (1899-1989) is considered one of the most significant archives of African photography
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Late Ghanaian photographer JK Bruce-Vanderpuije’s works are on show at Efie Gallery in Dubai, offering a vision of a nation across the decades
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Efie Gallery, Dubai, is hosting a show (Jan. 12 – Feb. 20) of the works of one of the icons of modern African photography, J. K. Bruce-Vanderpuije
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At Efie Gallery in Dubai, a soon-to-open show illuminates a little-known but important forefather of 20th-century African photography: Ghanaian artist JK Bruce-Vanderpuije.
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Efie Gallery : J. K. Bruce-Vanderpuije : The hidden icon of modern African photography
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The First Gallery Show Dedicated to Previously Unseen Works Capturing Life Under Colonial Rule in Ghana.
Efie Gallery announces its representation of the estate of the late Ghanaian photographer J. K. Bruce-Vanderpuije, a pivotal yet under-recognised figure in 20th-century African photography..
First gallery show dedicated to Ghanaian photography pioneer will display previously unseen works capturing life under colonial rule.
Following the unification of various Soninke tribes, in around 300 CE the Empire of Ghana took shape north west of what is now the country, traversing current-day Mauritania, Senegal and Mali’.