Adama Kouyaté
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Adama Kouyaté | |
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Born | 1928 |
Died | (aged 92) |
Nationality | Malian |
Occupation | Photographer |
Adama Kouyaté (1928 – 14 February 2020) was a Malian photographer.[1]
Biography
In 1944, Kouyaté went to Bamako to look for a job. He entered the Photo Hall Soudanais, the first photographic studio in Mali, and subsequently founded the Photo Hall Kati, near Bamako. In 1964, he went to Ouagadougou and opened the Photo Hall Voltaïque before returning to Mali four years later, to the city of Ségou. Throughout his career, Kouyaté captured the atmosphere of Malian society shortly after independence.[2]
Kouyaté died on 14 February 2020 at the age of 92.
Exhibitions
- La Librairie Photographique, Paris (2011)
- "Photographing the Social Body: Malian Portraiture from the Studio to the Street", Perlman Teaching Museum, Northfield, Minnesota
References
- ^ "Mali : le doyen de la photographie Adama Kouyaté n'est plus". Le Point Afrique (in French). 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Adama Kouyaté, photographe". Libération (in French). 4 January 2011. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
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