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Courtney-Clarke's classic photographic work is the result of five years spent visiting the Ndebele of the southern Transvaal and recording their art. The people were violently treated and forcibly resettled so that, in many cases, these pictures are the only surviving documents of their work.

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Ndebele by Margaret Courtneyclarke

For generations, the women of the Ndebele of Southern Africa have produced an art of remarkable richness and vitality. In their ceremonial beadwork and in large murals that cover the exterior walls of their mud dwellings, the Ndebele women have created designs that are both ancient and modern in their simplicity, bright colours and bold, abstract patterns. For the first time, these works have been captured in photographs that show the full range of their amazing skill and invention.
'These magnificent photographs help me to see how beautiful I am, and in fact they help me to see that wherever it is is to be found, the human spirit is beautiful, creative, innovative, resilient, and here to stay' - Maya Angelou
'The beauty of this book is unsurpassed in its combination of content and meaningIts art is also the art of life' - Nadine Gordimer
Margaret Courtney-Clarke was brought up in Namibia. She has a worldwide reputation for her work as a photojournalist and for her painstaking but inspirational documentation of the art and architecture of Africa. Her other publications including African Canvas.
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ISBN 13 9780500283875
ISBN 10 0500283877
Title Ndebele
Author Margaret Courtneyclarke
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Year published 2002-11-18
Number of pages 204
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.