The great African portraitist Seydou Keïta lived in Bamako,
Mali from 1921 to 2001. A self-taught photographer, he opened a studio in 1948
and specialized in portraiture. Seydou Keïta soon photographed all of Bamako
and his portraits gained a reputation for excellence throughout West Africa.
Seydou Keïta was discovered in the West in the 1990s. His
first solo exhibition took place in 1994 in Paris at the Fondation Cartier.
This was followed by many others in various museums, galleries and foundations
worldwide. He is now universally recognized as the father of African
photography and considered one of the greatest photographers of the 20th
century.
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