SCMA exhibition “Michel Kameni: Portraits of an Independent Africa”
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Smith College Museum of Art (Elm St at Bedford Ter, Northampton, MA 01063, Northampton MA)
On view through January 4, 2026 this exhibition features portraits by the Cameroonian studio photographer Michel Kameni (c.1935–2020) made at Studio KM in Yaoundé. The 55 prints featured were made during the 1960s and 1970s in the years following Cameroon’s independence. From its founding in 1963, Studio KM attracted a cross-section of society. As a photographer, Kameni was particularly good at depicting the aspirations of the people who entered his studio. To learn more visit: http://bit.ly/45cs1we" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/45cs1we
Image: Michel Kameni, Cameroon. (1935–2020). *Untitled* (three women, hand dresses), 1970s. Vintage gelatin silver print © Estate of Michel Kameni. Courtesy the Solander Collection