Gilbert, Elizabeth L(iz). Broken spears. A Maasai journey. New York, Atlantic Monthly Press (2003). 4°. 192 S. mit ca. 120 Abbildungen. Orig.-Halbleinenband mit illustr. Schutzumschlag.

First edition. – „Broken Spears is the result of that remarkable journey. Over 120 images capture the rituals, secret ceremonies, landscapes, rites of passage, and warrior portraits of Maasailand, documenting the life of this extraordinary tribe in the most comprehensive collection of photographs of the Maasai from the nineteenth century and reproductions of historic photographs, documents, and land treaties“ (Atlantic Monthly Press). – „Liz Gilbert is a professional photographer with over 20 years of experience working in Africa. She began her career as a photojournalist in 1991 working for the photo agency Sygma (Corbis) covering civil war, famine and conflicts in Somalia, Rwanda, Congo, Burundi, Sudan and Ethiopia. Her work has been published in major news publications around the world including The New York Times, TIME Magazine, LIFE Magazine, Newsweek, STERN and Paris Match. She is the author of two books documenting African culture, Broken Spears (Grove Atlantic, 2003) and Tribes of the Great Rift Valley (Harry N. Abrams, 2007). Images from these books have been exhibited in galleries, museums and universities in France and the United States, and are in the permanent collections of The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Texas and The Los Angeles County Museum of Art. She is also the subject of the new documentary film The Last Safari, (2013), chronicling an epic journey across Kenya’s Great Rift Valley to discover cultural change in modern Africa. Today Liz Gilbert divides her time between New York City and Naiorbi with her family“ (lizgilbertphotography(dot)com). – Fine copy.

• Kategorie: Photographie
• Schlagwörter: Africa · Afrika
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN: 0871138409
• Schutzumschlag
• Erstausgabe
• Bestellnummer: 108280BB

Unser Preis: EUR 40,--