Algerian photographer Lazhar Mansouri left behind an archive of images documenting the lives of his Amazigh Chaoui tribe during a transformative period in Algeria's history.
Lazhar Mansouri's photographs were on view in Lifting the Veil: Portraits of Amazigh Women at Westwood Gallery NYC from Jan 25 - Mar 7, 2020.
"This remarkable picture gallery showcased just some of the images left behind by the Algerian photographer Lazhar Mansouri (1932-1985) in his archive documenting the lives of the Amazigh Chaoui tribe, to which he belonged.
The photographs were displayed earlier this year in a special exhibition of Mansouri's work held at The Westwood Gallery in New York City, entitled "Lifting the Veil: Portraits of Amazigh Women".
The striking photographs, mixing both modern and traditional themes, cannot help but outline a transformative period in Algeria's history."
- Middle East Eye Staff
