Daniele Tamagni
Chalereux Abbot with Friends

Chalereux Abbot with Friends

© 2008 Daniele Tamagni

Chalereux Abbot with Friends
Chalereux Abbot with Friends
ArtistItalian, 1975–2017
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Chalereux Abbot with Friends
  • from the series Sapeurs of Bacongo
Date2008, printed 2019
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 16 11/16 × 25 3/16 in. (42.4 × 63.9 cm)
Sheet: 19 9/16 × 27 7/16 in. (49.7 × 69.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Claire Poole and Ron Auchter
Object number2019.60
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
DescriptionDaniele Tamagni’s 2010 photo-essay introduced the world to a group of men in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo. These “sapeurs” visibly declare their membership in the Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes (SAPE) with boldly colored and carefully curated fashions. The sapeurs follow to a strict honor code regarding public and private, appearance and conduct, the individual and the community. Tamagni masterfully depicted them in their bold fashions, with the men patiently and proudly staring back at the camera, their character as orderly and unblemished as their attire.
ProvenanceEstate of the artist; purchased by MFAH, 2019.
Exhibition History"Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 23–September 22, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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