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Samuel Fosso

Samuel Fosso, 1975 (taken) 2003 (print), Self Portrait, Gelatin silver print, Metropolitan Museum of Art, LL/61694

Samuel Fosso

Born: 1962 - Cameroon, Kumba
Died:
Gender: Male
Active: Central African Republic

African photographer who has experimented since 1976 with studio self portraits showing himself in a variety of personalities. His work was ‘discovered‘ in 1993 by the French photographer Bernard Descamps when he was collecting material for an exhibition on African photography.

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Samuel Fosso, 1975 (taken) 2003 (print), Self Portrait, Gelatin silver print, Metropolitan Museum of Art, LL/61694

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Samuel Fosso, 1976 (taken) 2003 (print), Self Portrait, Gelatin silver print, Metropolitan Museum of Art, LL/61695

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Samuel Fosso, 2008, Book cover for Maria Francesca Bonetti & Guido Schlinkert, "Samuel Fosso" (5Continents, 2008), Book cover, Amazon - USA, LL/47629

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Samuel Fosso Samuel Fosso, 1975 (taken) 2003 (print), Self Portrait, Gelatin silver print, Metropolitan Museum of Art, LL/61694

Samuel Fosso

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Samuel Fosso

Samuel Fosso, 1975 (taken) 2003 (print), Self Portrait, Gelatin silver print, Metropolitan Museum of Art, LL/61694