A Royal Courtier to the King of Bunyoro Dances at a Tribal Celebration, Uganda

George Rodger, English, 1908 - 1995

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1954

Gelatin silver print

Overall: 11 5/8 × 9 3/8 in. (29.5 × 23.8 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Michael Vachon and Marina Draghici

2021.47.29

Geography

Place Imaged: Uganda, East Africa, Africa

Place Made: England, Europe

Period

20th century

Object Name

Photograph

Research Area

Photograph

Not on view

Inscriptions

Inscribed, on reverse, lower right, in black ink: Bunyoro / Uganda; Stamped, on reverse, center, in blue ink: GEORGE RODGER / MAGNUM PHOTO; Stamped, on reverse, right center: STORY NO. 123[in red] / ROLL NO 60-36[in graphite; Stamped, on reverse, upper left, in blue ink: [In rectangle] MAGNUM / PHOTO LIBRARY PRINT / NEW YORK. / PRINT REF: ___ / LOG REF: 18201[in graphite, struck through] / TO BE RETURNED. 24537[in graphite]

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