Alphonso Lisk-Carew
Sierra Leonean photographer (1887–1969)
Alphonso Sylvester Lisk-Carew (1887–1969) na he be a Sierra Leone Creole photographer, active from around 1905, to 1920 to 1925.
Alphonso Lisk-Carew
| Part of | Lisk-Carew Brothers  |
|---|---|
| Ein sex anaa gender | male |
| Name wey dem give am | Alphonso |
| Ein date of birth | 1887 |
| Date wey edie | 1969 |
| Ein occupation | photographer |
| Field for work | photography |
| Owner of | Lisk-Carew Brothers |
| Copyright status as creator | works protected by copyrights |
Life den work
editNa Alphonso Lisk-Carew found ein business insyd 1905. Na ein bro Arthur be ein assistant. Lisk-Carew advertise as Photographers, importers of photographic materials, stationery, toys, fancy goods, etc., 3 East Brook Lane and 30, corner of Westmoreland and Gloucester Streets Freetown, Sierra Leone.[1] Na de brothers make photographic trips into de interior of Sierra Leone den sanso to the Gambia circa 1912. Na dem appoint de Lisk-Carew brothers photographers for de visit of de Duke of Connaught insyd 1910.[2]
Publications
editPublications by Lisk-Carew
edit- Souvenir album of Freetown. Freetown, 1910?. by Alphonso and Arthur Lisk-Carew.
Publications about Lisk-Carew
edit- Vera Viditz-Ward: "Photography in Sierra Leone, 1850–1918". In: Africa (1987), 57:4, p. 510–518
- Sierra Leone, 1787–1987. Two Centuries of Intellectual Life. Manchester, 1987. (p. 514–516.) ISBN 0719027918 (=Repr. of Africa, 57: 4)
Gallery
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References
edit- ↑ "Lisk-Carew Brothers". Cambridge University Library. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ↑ Macmillan, Allister ed.: The Red Book of West Africa. Historical and Descriptive, Commercial and Industrial Facts, Figures, and Resources. London, W.H. and L. Collingridge, 1920.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons get media wey relate to Lisk-Carew Brothers.
- The Sierra Leone Web
- Ross Archive of African Images Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine