Alphonso Sylvester Lisk-Carew (1887–1969) was a Sierra Leone Creole photographer, active from around 1905, to 1920 to 1925.
Alphonso Lisk-Carew | |
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Born | Alphonso Silvester Lisk-Carew 1887 |
Died | 1969 (aged 81–82) |
Nationality | Sierra Leonean |
Known for | Photography |
Life and work
editAlphonso Lisk-Carew founded his business in 1905. His brother Arthur was his assistant. Lisk-Carew advertised as Photographers, importers of photographic materials, stationery, toys, fancy goods, etc., 3 East Brook Lane and 30, corner of Westmoreland and Gloucester Streets Freetown, Sierra Leone.[1] The brothers made photographic trips into the interior of Sierra Leone and also to the Gambia circa 1912. The Lisk-Carew brothers were appointed photographers for the visit of the Duke of Connaught in 1910.[2]
Publications
editPublications by Lisk-Carew
edit- Souvenir album of Freetown. Freetown, 1910?. by Alphonso and Arthur Lisk-Carew.
Publications about Lisk-Carew
edit- Vera Viditz-Ward: "Photography in Sierra Leone, 1850–1918". In: Africa (1987), 57:4, p. 510–518
- Sierra Leone, 1787–1987. Two Centuries of Intellectual Life. Manchester, 1987. (p. 514–516.) ISBN 0719027918 (=Repr. of Africa, 57: 4)
Gallery
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lisk-Carew Brothers". Cambridge University Library. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ Macmillan, Allister ed.: The Red Book of West Africa. Historical and Descriptive, Commercial and Industrial Facts, Figures, and Resources. London, W.H. and L. Collingridge, 1920.
External links
edit- The Sierra Leone Web
- Ross Archive of African Images Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine