Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination

Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination brings together mid twentieth century and contemporary photographic portraits that contributed to Pan African solidarity and explored shifting political realities. Works by Jean Depara, Seydou Keïta, Malick Sidibé, Sanlé Sory, James Barnor, Kwame Brathwaite, and others show how portraiture shaped cultural identity and political imagination across Africa and the diaspora.