F.L. Kenett, Original Vintage Photograph, "African Queen", c.1962
By Frederick Leslie Kenett
Located in London, GB
“Unquestionably the greatest photographer of sculpting in the world who himself became a sculptor”. Tom Rosenthal, The Listener, 1960s This rare studio-stamped print is a masterful example of Kenett's sculptural photography. Frederick Leslie Kenett was born in Berlin in 1924 to a German doctor. Kennett was forced to flee the country in 1939 and came to England, joining the US Intelligence Corps during the war. After the War he studied photography at the Guildford School of Art. Following his studies Kenett specialised in photographing sculpture and works of art using a skilful method of lighting and shooting using 5x4 film or glass plate. He was soon given important commissions for museums, publishers, governments and collections across the world. In 1962 Kenett was commissioned by the Nigerian government to take photographs of one hundred African sculptures. The present stamped and numbered photograph by Kenett shows a famous Benin bronze head...
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Frederick Leslie Kenett Furniture
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