Depara
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Lemvo Jean Abou Bakar Depara, known as Depara (1928-1997), was an Angola
n-born photographer who worked in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Depara purchased his first video camera
to record his wedding in 1950; four years later, he was made official photographer to the Zairian
singer Franco
. In 1975 he became official photographer to the National Assembly of Democratic Republic of Congo. He also took many photographs of the social scene of Kinshasa
during the period. At his death in 1997 he left a large archive of untitled negatives; many of these have been reprinted and titled for sale since his death.
Some of Depara's work is in the collection of Jean Pigozzi
.
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
n-born photographer who worked in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Depara purchased his first video camera
Video camera
A video camera is a camera used for electronic motion picture acquisition, initially developed by the television industry but now common in other applications as well. The earliest video cameras were those of John Logie Baird, based on the electromechanical Nipkow disk and used by the BBC in...
to record his wedding in 1950; four years later, he was made official photographer to the Zairian
Zaire
The Republic of Zaire was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between 27 October 1971 and 17 May 1997. The name of Zaire derives from the , itself an adaptation of the Kongo word nzere or nzadi, or "the river that swallows all rivers".-Self-proclaimed Father of the Nation:In...
singer Franco
Franco (singer)
Franco , is a singer that in 1986 peaked at number one in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks with a cover version of a Lucio Dalla song titled "Toda La Vida"...
. In 1975 he became official photographer to the National Assembly of Democratic Republic of Congo. He also took many photographs of the social scene of Kinshasa
Kinshasa
Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River....
during the period. At his death in 1997 he left a large archive of untitled negatives; many of these have been reprinted and titled for sale since his death.
Some of Depara's work is in the collection of Jean Pigozzi
Jean Pigozzi
Jean Pigozzi is a businessman, art collector, philanthropist and photographer. He was born in Paris as the son of Henri Pigozzi, founder of the French car maker Simca. Pigozzi studied in Paris and at Harvard University before working for the Gaumont Film Company and 20th Century Fox...
.