A black and white photograph of a Malian woman facing away from the camera holding a basket.
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

A black and white photograph of a Malian woman before a light background. The woman holds a basket over left arm and is facing the backdrop she appears to be raising her left foot. She wears a patterned turban on her head, a dark short-sleeved shirt on the back of which is printed a head and shoulders photograph of a human whose eyes are covered by the hands of a person standing behind. Her floor-length skirt is horizontally striped.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
P2001.43
People
Malick Sidibé, African (Soloba, Mali 1935 - 2016 Bamako, Mali)
Title
Untitled (studio portrait, back of woman)
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
2001
Places
Creation Place: Africa, Mali, Bamako
Culture
Malian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/166189

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, b.r. in black ink: Malick Sidibé
  • inscription: verso, bottom right, black ink, signed, in artist's hand: Malick Sidibé
  • inscription: verso, bottom, black ink: STUDIO MALICK
    BAGADADJI
    RUE 508 BP: 455
    PORTE: No 632 BKO

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
P2001.43
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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