A black and white photograph of two young Malian women, one standing, one seated, facing front.
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

A black and white photograph of two young women with braided hair before a light backdrop. The woman on the left is standing, she wears a floor-length dress with short-sleeves which features pattern of plant stalks bound by a basket-weave band. The woman on the right is seated; she wears a tunic with three-quarter length trousers which also features the pattern of plant stalks bound by a basket-weave band.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
P2001.42
People
Malick Sidibé, African (Soloba, Mali 1935 - 2016 Bamako, Mali)
Title
Untitled (studio portrait, two young women)
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
June 10, 1987
Places
Creation Place: Africa, Mali, Bamako
Culture
Malian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/166100

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
sheet: 14 x 9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: yes: verso, l.l. in black ink: Malick Sidibé
  • stamp: verso, bottom, blue ink: 10 JUIN 1987

    STUDIO - MALICK
    RUE 30 x 19
    B.P. 455
    Bagadadji Bamako.
  • inscription: verso, bottom right, black ink, signed, in artist's hand: Malick Sidibé

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Gift in honor of Michelle Lamunière
Copyright
© Malick Sidibé
Accession Year
2001
Object Number
P2001.42
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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