Louis Draper

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A black-and-white photograph of Kamoinge Workshop member, Louis Draper, captured by Anthony Barboza. The close-up portrait depicts Draper from the chin up, facing the viewer with his head slightly tilted towards his proper right shoulder. Draper has a thin, mustache and goatee and is wearing a medium tone collared shirt. The proper left side of his face is in shadow. Beneath the image in the bottom left corner is the title, year, and edition number handwritten in black ink: [Louis Draper 1972 1/5]. In the bottom right corner is photographer’s signature in black ink: [A. Barboza]. The verso of the photograph has a handwritten inscription and photographer’s signature written in black ink just above the center: [Kamoinge 1972 / 1st set of 5 / printed on Hahnemuhle / Feb 2018 / Anthony Barboza].

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