Thank you for including the 1921 Osa and Martin Johnson photo in your post. Yes, those short descriptions definitely have limitations. Over the years our museum staff has been working with sister museums and partners in Vanuatu and Sabah to confirm the identify of individuals appearing in thousands of Johnson photos and providing copy photos to descendants. In some cases these are the only existing images of relatives. This has been very rewarding work.
In Kenya we were honored to assist with a Johnson photo gallery in the newly opened Marsabit Museum. All credit goes to Godwin Leslie Muhati, Project Coordinator for the Northern Kenya Biodiversity Project, and Capt. Robert Obrein, Asst. Director for the Kenya Wildlife Service! Let me know if you'd like to see pictures of the museum and Johnson photo gallery - documenting the peoples, wildlife, and lands of Northern Kenya.
The photo you included appears in Osa's book Four Years in Paradise and in Martin's Camera Trails in Africa. Osa specifically writes about their jewelry and does state the stone weighs five pound. Contrary to the description, the man is a Masai leader who was exiled to Meru. Martin makes it clear that the couple granted permission to be photographed.
Explorers is probably not the best label. The Johnsons were pioneering documentary filmmakers. Their legacy continues to inspire. Among our museum trustees are zoologist Jack Hanna, oceanographer Robert Ballard, field biologists Kay & George Schaller, and others.
The Johnsons' photos have a timelessness about them that encompass universal themes.
Best wishes on your continued success!
Sincerely, Conrad Froehlich, Director, Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum
Whenever, where ever, I will be waiting on the next parts of your story. I am still pressed for you to complete the story on your podcast. I always have a thirst for reading everything you write. Let your cup for writing runneth over💫
Hello Jet,
Thank you for including the 1921 Osa and Martin Johnson photo in your post. Yes, those short descriptions definitely have limitations. Over the years our museum staff has been working with sister museums and partners in Vanuatu and Sabah to confirm the identify of individuals appearing in thousands of Johnson photos and providing copy photos to descendants. In some cases these are the only existing images of relatives. This has been very rewarding work.
In Kenya we were honored to assist with a Johnson photo gallery in the newly opened Marsabit Museum. All credit goes to Godwin Leslie Muhati, Project Coordinator for the Northern Kenya Biodiversity Project, and Capt. Robert Obrein, Asst. Director for the Kenya Wildlife Service! Let me know if you'd like to see pictures of the museum and Johnson photo gallery - documenting the peoples, wildlife, and lands of Northern Kenya.
The photo you included appears in Osa's book Four Years in Paradise and in Martin's Camera Trails in Africa. Osa specifically writes about their jewelry and does state the stone weighs five pound. Contrary to the description, the man is a Masai leader who was exiled to Meru. Martin makes it clear that the couple granted permission to be photographed.
Explorers is probably not the best label. The Johnsons were pioneering documentary filmmakers. Their legacy continues to inspire. Among our museum trustees are zoologist Jack Hanna, oceanographer Robert Ballard, field biologists Kay & George Schaller, and others.
The Johnsons' photos have a timelessness about them that encompass universal themes.
Best wishes on your continued success!
Sincerely, Conrad Froehlich, Director, Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum
absolutely wonderful
Whenever, where ever, I will be waiting on the next parts of your story. I am still pressed for you to complete the story on your podcast. I always have a thirst for reading everything you write. Let your cup for writing runneth over💫