Vanishing Africa

Description:

A wonderful landmark photographic work documenting the peoples, landscapes, and traditional cultures of East Africa during a period of rapid social change. Over two years of travel, the Kenyan born photographer Mirella Ricciardi (b. 1931) produced a remarkable folio collection of black-and-white photographs capturing ceremonies, customs, dress, and daily life among communities whose ways of life were increasingly affected by modernization. Combining striking visual artistry with documentary value, the book became an important record of East African cultural heritage and a classic of twentieth-century travel and photographic publishing.

Condition

Folio, (358x270mm). Vg in d/w (in protective removable sleeve). Minor dent to top of front board.