{"product_id":"margaret-courtney-clarke-margaret-courtney-clarke-9783958298811","title":"Margaret Courtney-Clarke: The Art of African Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCourtney-Clarke's three-volume photographic research into the creative spirit and harsh lives of women in modern-day Africa, with a fourth volume of commentary on the acclaimed series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection summarizes Margaret Courtney-Clarke's (born 1949) 15-year journey, from 1979 to 1994, across South, West and North Africa to capture the artistic traditions of rural women through photographs, sketches and written observations.\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in three separate books between 1986 and 1996, these photographs have been widely exhibited, becoming influential for their nuanced treatment of identities shaped by both tradition and colonization. \u003ci\u003eThe Art of African Women\u003c\/i\u003e presents the books \u003ci\u003eNdebele, African Canvas\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eImazighen\u003c\/i\u003e, reedited by Courtney-Clarke and redesigned, alongside a fourth volume of writings by Maya Angelou, Geraldine Brooks, David Goldblatt and Sean O'Toole, encompassing history, politics, sociology, anthropology and art history, as well as pages from Courtney-Clarke's travel journals, her book layouts and snapshots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Courtney-Clarke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3958298818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783958298811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Steidl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Margaret Courtney-Clarke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44079471689983,"sku":"9783958298811","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f2d0348a-4b82-492f-ad6a-a39a33303ef2.jpg?v=1685481332","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/margaret-courtney-clarke-margaret-courtney-clarke-9783958298811","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}