{"title":"Aimée Bessire","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the evocative world of \u003cstrong\u003eAimée Bessire\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose works delve into the rich intersections of art, culture, and history. Through insightful narratives and compelling visuals, her books invite readers to engage deeply with diverse cultural landscapes and artistic expressions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a keen eye for detail and a thoughtful approach, Bessire’s writing captures the essence of creative journeys, exemplified by titles such as \u003cem\u003eTodd Webb in Africa\u003c\/em\u003e. Her contributions resonate with those passionate about the arts and the stories that shape cultural understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"todd-webb-in-africa-by-aimee-bessire-9780500545393","title":"Todd Webb in Africa","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTodd Webb is largely known for his skillful photographic documentation of everyday life and architecture in cities, most notably New York and Paris, as well as his photographs of the American West. This new book showcases a different side of Webb's work, taken from an assignment that took him to eight African countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1958, Webb was invited by the United Nations to document Togoland (now Togo), Ghana, Kenya, the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (now Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi), Somaliland (now Somalia), Sudan, Tanganyika and Zanzibar (now merged as Tanzania) over a five-month assignment. Equipped with three cameras and briefed to document industrial progress, he returned with approximately 1,500 colour negatives, but less than twenty of them were published, in black and white, by the United Nations Department of Public Information. The archive was then lost for over fifty years and was only rediscovered by the Todd Webb Archive in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTodd Webb in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e includes over 150 striking colour photographs from Webb's African United Nations assignment. This book, and an accompanying touring exhibition, provides expert insight into Webb's images with contributions by both African and American scholars. Accompanying essays place the photographs in their historical and artistic moment, and provide crucial insight into the role of photography in visualising national independence and ingrained imperialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith 203 illustrations in colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47384191238380,"sku":"9780500545393","price":100.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5274793482366.jpg?v=1773401414"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/aimee-bessire.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}