Kumasi, June 22, GNA - A photographic exhibition depicting the social
settings, business activities and memories of Ghana in the 1950 and 60s was held
in Kumasi at the weekend. It was sponsored by the Kumasi Centre of Alliance Francaise in collaboration with the French Embassy and was held on the theme "Ghana Photo Memories." Some of the pictures exhibited included the Salaga Market Square in Accra in 1959, Queen Elizabeth II's attending a church service at the Anglican Cathedral in Accra during her visit to the country in 1961, a photograph of the
renowned engineer, Mr Mark Coffie, manufacturing and assembling sports cars
in the 1960s, some workers fixing railway lines and variety of pictures showing
night life, a traditional ruler sitting in state as well as how the people spent their
leisure time. Mr Julien Da Bosco, the Kumasi Centre Manager of Alliance Francaise,
said the exhibition was motivated by an earlier one mounted by the French
Embassy to commemorate Ghana's 50th Independence anniversary. He said the photographs displayed at the event were the art works of Isaac Hudson Vanderpuje, Ganiyu Owadi and Gerald Annan-Forson, all renowned photographers. Mr Bosco said the event generally aimed at preserving a precious heritage
of Ghana in terms of culture and the social settings for future generations. As part of the programme, two books entitled "Afriphoto V" which
documented memories of Ghana and printed in Black and White were launched. The books were the brain child of the three photographers and were
published with support of the French Embassy.
