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Samburu people of Loyangalani and South Horr, Kenya

Title
Samburu people of Loyangalani and South Horr, Kenya / Amy Zuckerman.
Author
Zuckerman, Amy
Publication
1982-1985.

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Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Portfolio (Zuckerman, A.)Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

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Description
  • 10 items (one folder); 36 x 28 cm
  • 10 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
Summary
Depictions of the Samburu people in the Kenyan towns of Loyangalani (or Loiyangalani) and South Horr in 1982 and 1985, consisting of individual portraits of Samburu men, including a warrior's back with bead decorations; group portraits of Samburu women and children; a view of a Samburu warrior dancing; and a view of a Samburu woman, carrying her child, dancing. Also depicted is a young Turkana man.
Subject
  • Samburu (African people) > Kenya
  • Turkana (African people) > Kenya
  • Kenyans > Social life > 1980-1989
  • Manners & customs > Kenya > 1980-1989
  • Clothing & dress > Kenya > 1980-1989
  • Kenya
Genre/Form
  • Portrait photographs – 1980-1989.
  • Group portraits – 1980-1989.
  • Gelatin silver prints – 1980-1989.
Note
  • Title based on photo captions.
  • All photographs bear photographer's signature on recto and verso; all items bear handwritten captions on verso.
  • All images are printed full frame.
Terms of Use (note)
  • Collection is under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.
Biography (note)
  • Amy Zuckerman is a Tuscon, Arizona-based photographer, community activist, and public health advocate. She received her BA in Photography from New York University (1983-1985). Since the 1980s, Zuckerman's work has documented the economic and health conditions of various people, including residents of squatter settlements in New York City's Lower East Side; squatters living in the Mexican border town of Nogales, in Sonora state; and the lives of the Samburu people in the town of Loiyangalani in northern Kenya. She currently runs a horse ranch in Tuscon.
Call Number
Sc Photo Portfolio (Zuckerman, A.)
OCLC
1277045253
Author
Zuckerman, Amy, photographer.
Title
Samburu people of Loyangalani and South Horr, Kenya / Amy Zuckerman.
Production
1982-1985.
Type of Content
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Terms Of Use
Collection is under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.
Biography
Amy Zuckerman is a Tuscon, Arizona-based photographer, community activist, and public health advocate. She received her BA in Photography from New York University (1983-1985). Since the 1980s, Zuckerman's work has documented the economic and health conditions of various people, including residents of squatter settlements in New York City's Lower East Side; squatters living in the Mexican border town of Nogales, in Sonora state; and the lives of the Samburu people in the town of Loiyangalani in northern Kenya. She currently runs a horse ranch in Tuscon.
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