Adama Kouyaté

Adama Kouyaté (1928 – 14 February 2020) was a Malian photographer.[1]

Adama Kouyaté
Born	1928 Bougouni, French West Africa
Died	14 February 2020 (aged 92)
Nationality	Malian
Occupation	Photographer

Biography

In 1944, Kouyaté went to Bamako to look for a job. He entered the Photo Hall Soudanais, the first photographic studio in Mali, and subsequently founded the Photo Hall Kati, near Bamako. In 1964, he went to Ouagadougou and opened the Photo Hall Voltaïque before returning to Mali four years later, to the city of Ségou. Throughout his career, Kouyaté captured the atmosphere of Malian society shortly after independence.[2]

Adama Kouyaté died on 14 February 2020 at the age of 92.

Exhibitions

• La Librairie Photographique, Paris (2011)
• "Photographing the Social Body: Malian Portraiture from the Studio to the Street", Perlman Teaching Museum, Northfield, Minnesota

References

1. "Mali : le doyen de la photographie Adama Kouyaté n'est plus". Le Point Afrique (in French). 20 February 2020.
2. "Adama Kouyaté, photographe". Libération (in French). 4 January 2011.