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Peter Beard — Agnes of El Molo Bay, Loingalani, Lake Rudolf, Kenya
Peter Beard

Agnes of El Molo Bay, Loingalani, Lake Rudolf, Kenya

A striking Polaroid print enhanced with ink and paint, this work by Peter Beard captures Agnes of El Molo Bay against the stark landscape of Loingalani on the shores of Lake Rudolf, Kenya. Beard's signature intervention transforms the photographic surface into a layered visual diary, blurring the boundaries between documentary image and personal artistic expression. The work reflects his lifelong obsession with East Africa, its people, and the raw, unfiltered beauty of its vanishing worlds.

Medium
Polaroid print with ink and paint, printed later.

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May 19, 2016

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Peter Beard, Agnes of El Molo Bay, Loingalani, Lake Rudolf, Kenya

A striking Polaroid print enhanced with ink and paint, this work by Peter Beard captures Agnes of El Molo Bay against the stark landscape of Loingalani on the shores of Lake Rudolf, Kenya. Beard's signature intervention transforms the photographic surface into a layered visual diary, blurring the boundaries between documentary image and personal artistic expression. The work reflects his lifelong obsession with East Africa, its people, and the raw, unfiltered beauty of its vanishing worlds.

Medium
Polaroid print with ink and paint, printed later.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Photography, 20th Century, Journalistic Style, Annotated Photography, Warm Earth Tones, Wildlife And Nature, Cult Artist, Polaroid Photography, Male Artist, Ethnographic Art, Documentary Style, Mixed Media, Documentary Photography, African Subject, American Artist, Intimate Mood, Portrait, Polaroid Print, Portrait Photography, Earth Tones, Experimental Photography, East African Culture

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