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From Acrra to London, how photographer James Barnor captured decades of style

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"Drum cover girl Marie Hallowi #1, Rochester, Kent" (1966)
"Drum cover girl Marie Hallowi #1, Rochester, Kent" (1966)
James Barnor/courtesy October Gallery
"Sunday, Outside Studio EX 23" (1975)
"Sunday, Outside Studio EX 23" (1975)
James Barnor/courtesy October Gallery
"Untitled #4, Sick-Hagemeyer shop assistant, Accra" (1971)
"Untitled #4, Sick-Hagemeyer shop assistant, Accra" (1971)
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"Student, Accra Girls Secondary School" (1979/80)
"Student, Accra Girls Secondary School" (1979/80)
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"NIFA NIFA" (1974)
"NIFA NIFA" (1974)
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"Ghanaian Model, Medway College of Art" (1963)
"Ghanaian Model, Medway College of Art" (1963)
James Barnor
"Drum cover girl Rosemarie Thompson, London" (1967)
"Drum cover girl Rosemarie Thompson, London" (1967)
James Barnor/courtesy October Gallery
"AGIP with Graphic Designer" (1974)
"AGIP with Graphic Designer" (1974)
James Barnor
"Two Sisters in-law, Florence and Gifty" (1973/74)
"Two Sisters in-law, Florence and Gifty" (1973/74)
James Barnor/courtesy October Gallery
"Erlin Ibreck, Drum Cover Girl" (1966/67)
"Erlin Ibreck, Drum Cover Girl" (1966/67)
James Barnor/courtesy October Gallery
"Marie Hallowi, Drum Model, Rochester, Kent" (1966)
"Marie Hallowi, Drum Model, Rochester, Kent" (1966)
James Barnor/courtesy October Gallery
Drum Cover Girl Marie Hallowi at Charing Cross Station, London, 1966
Drum Cover Girl Marie Hallowi at Charing Cross Station, London, 1966
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"Ever Young Studio, Jamestown, Accra"
"Ever Young Studio, Jamestown, Accra"
James Barnor
"A Friend, Rochester Gate" (1965)
"A Friend, Rochester Gate" (1965)
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"AGIP Calendar Model" (1974)
"AGIP Calendar Model" (1974)
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