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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, photography credit Joel Benjamin
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, photography credit Joel Benjamin
Diaby Youssouf
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, photography credit Joel Benjamin
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Diaby Youssouf

Ivorian, active 1950-1970
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Youssouf focused on social realism and mid-century figurative painting, capturing the everyday realities, landscapes, and economic life of his newly independent nation. Rather than focusing on abstract or purely decorative motifs, his known work reflects the human element of Ivorian society.