Al Fennar

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A black-and-white photograph of Kamoinge Workshop member, Al Fennar, captured by Anthony Barboza. The close-up portrait depicts Fennar from the neck up. He is facing the viewer, his eyes are closed, and he is smiling widely. He is wearing a dark tone dress shirt with thin, light stripes and a medium tone knit cap. 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 that reads [Al Fennar 1972 1/5]. In the bottom right corner is photographer’s signature in black ink that reads [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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