GAMMA - MICHEL LAURENT (1946-1975) - Lot 283

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GAMMA - MICHEL LAURENT (1946-1975) - Lot 283
GAMMA - MICHEL LAURENT (1946-1975) "Addis Ababa, March 1974. Emperor Haile Selassie I. 78th anniversary of the battle of Adoua (victory of Emperor Menelik against the first Italian expeditionary corps). The ceremony took place at St. George's Church in the presence of the "old guard": former Prime Minister Aklilou Habte Wolas and Ras Mailou, also a former Prime Minister, and Ras Kassa, former Governor of Eritrea. Photograph. Vintage silver print, stamps and typed caption on back. Image: 24.5 x 16.5 cm; sheet: 30 x 20 cm "In March 1974, Michel Laurent was in Addis Ababa, a few weeks before the fall of Emperor Haile Selassie I. He captured forever one of the most important moments in the history of the country. He captures forever one of the last appearances of the king of kings: the old monarch seems to be eating his colonial hat and gives a worried look to Michel's Leica. As if he foresaw the fall of his dynasty of which he was the 255th successor! A true "Fragonard", the name that photographers give to all these shots which are remarkable on an emotional, artistic and journalistic level." In "Une histoire de photographes. Gamma. Le livre du cinquantenaire," Ed. de la Martinière, 2016. Marked edges in the margin and crease.
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