Journalism of Courage
From the late 1970s to the 1990s, Ghana developed a tradition of advertising films with vibrant hand-painted posters. Local cinemas were flourishing in the West African country, and artists competed over who could entice the largest audience with their often gory, imaginative and eye-popping displays. With the rise of the internet, Ghana's independent cinemas fell into obscurity. But the work is now finding appeal abroad.
Apprentice Joana Tackie, 24 sits at the workshop of Ghanaian movie poster artist Daniel Anum Jasper in the area of Teshie, Ghana. (REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko)
Ghanaian movie poster artist Daniel Anum Jasper 54, flips through a photo album containing pictures of movie posters he painted at his workshop in the area of Teshie, Accra, Ghana. (REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko)
Hand-painted movie posters belonging to the private collection of Ghanaian popular culture anthropologist Joseph Oduro-Frimpong are seen at Center for African Popular Culture at Ashesi University in Berekuso. (REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko)
Ghanaian movie poster artist, Daniel Anum Jasper, 54, stands next to a hand-painted poster commissioned for a foreign client at his workshop in the Teshie area of Accra, Ghana. (REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko)
Ghanaian movie poster artist Daniel Anum Jasper, 54, works on a commissioned movie poster for a foreign client at his workshop in the Teshie area of Accra, Ghana. (REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko)
From the late 1970s to the 1990s, Ghana developed a tradition of advertising films with vibrant hand-painted posters. (REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko)
A hand-painted movie poster commissioned by a foreign client is displayed at movie poster artist Daniel Anum Jasper's workshop in the the area of Teshie, Accra, Ghana. (REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko)
Apprentices Joshua Laryea and Christian Ashong work in the workshop of Ghanaian movie poster artist Daniel Anum Jasper (not pictured) in the area of Thessie, Accra, Ghana. (REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko)
Several hand-painted movie posters are seen at the workshop of Ghanaian movie poster artist Daniel Anum Jasper in the Teshie area of Accra, Ghana. (REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko)
