Herbert Robinson

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A black-and-white photograph of Kamoinge Workshop member, Herbert Robinson, captured by Anthony Barboza. The close-up portrait depicts Robinson from the chin up, his face is turned slightly towards the right. He is looking up and into the distance towards the right. Robinson has a thick chevron-style mustache and facial stubble and has a small, vertical scar extending upwards from the nose bridge edge his proper right eyebrow. The proper left side of his face is in shadow. Just beneath the image in the bottom left corner is the title, year, and edition number handwritten in black ink: [Herbert Robinson 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: [Kamoinge 1972 / printed on Hahnemuhle / 1st set of 5 / Feb 2018 / Anthony Barboza].

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