id:			322945
accession number:	2018.526
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.526
updated:		2024-03-26 02:02:04.817000

Man Standing Behind Shrine Dedicated to Dr. Kwame Nkruhmah, the First Prime Minister of Ghana, c. 1960s. Marc Riboud (French, 1923–2016). Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped; image: 25.4 x 17.3 cm (10 x 6 13/16 in.); paper: 25.4 x 17.3 cm (10 x 6 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2018.526

title:				Man Standing Behind Shrine Dedicated to Dr. Kwame Nkruhmah, the First Prime Minister of Ghana
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creation date:			c. 1960s
creation date earliest:		1960
creation date latest:		1969
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creditline:			Gift of George Stephanopoulos
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culture:	France
technique:	Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - French 20th Century
type:		Photograph
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* Marc Riboud (French, 1923–2016)  - artist
Marc Riboud French, 1923-2016

Marc Riboud shapes the emotive content of his reportage photographs through perceptive handling of black-and-white form and lyric color composition. His images of Africa, the United States, and the Far and Middle East taken throughout the 1950s-70s reveal the influence of Henri Cartier-Bresson's "decisive moment." At the invitation of Cartier-Bresson and Robert Capa, Riboud joined magnum Photos in 1954, serving as vice president (1958-59) and president (1974) before leaving the agency in 1978.
	Born in Lyon, Riboud served in the Free French Army (the resistance) from 1943-45 and was awarded the croix de guerre (1945). He studied engineering at the École Centrale, Lyons (1945-48), working as an industrial engineer from 1948-52. In 1953, having taught himself photography, Riboud launched into a full-time freelance career. He has covered stories around the world, including the coronation of Nepal's King Mahendra (1955), the struggle for independence in the Congo (1960-61), the march in Washington protesting the Vietnam War (1967), and Muslims in central Asia (1979). In 1969 Riboud traveled to North Vietnam to interview and photograph Ho Chi Minh, and was the last European journalist to interview the leader before his death. He has twice won the Overseas Press Club Award (1967, 1970). Riboud lives in Paris. A.W.
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measurements: Image: 25.4 x 17.3 cm (10 x 6 13/16 in.); Paper: 25.4 x 17.3 cm (10 x 6 13/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Written in graphite on verso: "MR-F-138"
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	inscription:	Written in graphite on verso: "FCC F 6846"
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	inscription:	Written in graphite on verso: "71(circled)"
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	inscription:	Written in graphite on verso, close to top edge: "135 mm long horizontal line"
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	inscription:	Written in graphite on verso, close to right edge: "250 mm long vertical line"
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	inscription:	Written in graphite on verso, close to left edge: "250 mm long vertical line"
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	inscription:	Written in graphite on verso, between left edge and left vertical line: "250 mm long undulating vertical line, with average height of 10 mm"
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	inscription:	Written in graphite on verso, close to bottom edge: "148 mm long horizontal line"
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	inscription:	Written in graphite on verso, left of center: "264 mm long vertical arrowed line"
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	inscription:	Written in graphite on verso, left of arrowed line left of center: "156(indecipherable scribble)"
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	inscription:	Written in graphite on verso, below center: "135 mm long horizontal arrowed line"
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	inscription:	Written in graphite on verso, above arrowed line below center: "72(indecipherable scribble)"
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	inscription:	Written in graphite on verso, near center: "5(scribbled out)"
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	inscription:	Imprinted in blue ink on verso: "Collection/ Charles Henri Faroud"
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