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Nashdom Abbey, Francis Thompson
James Barnor
1962
Eva, Barnor’s niece and daughter of J. Peter Doodoo, London
1960-69
Untitled #7 (Barnor’s daughters Mavis and Mary Barnor with an Agfa-Gevaert promotional ball), Accra
1970
Mike Eghan at Piccadilly Circus, London
1967
Four Nurses (graduates of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital), Ever Young Studio, Accra
c. 1955
The pastor (Oscar Lamptey), Mamprobi, Accra
1955
Naa Jacobson as Ballroom Queen after a fashion show, Ever Young Studio, Jamestown, Accr
Beatrice Okaijah with trademark figurine, Ever Young Studio, Accra
c. 1953
Ginger Nyarku wearing the Coronation Belt, Accra
1953
Self-portrait with Kwame Nkrumah (far left), and Roy and Rebecca Ankrah (center), Accra
c. 1952