A black and white photograph of two Malian men and a woman.
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

A black and white photograph of two Malian men and a woman standing facing front. They stand on a block pattern floor covering before a plain dark backdrop, the woman stands in the center. The man on the left wears a white shirt and flared white trousers, his hair is short, he is clean shaven. The woman wears a dark colored floor-length with lighter diagonal stripe pattern. The man on the right is wearing a long-sleeved white shirt, and mottled gray trousers.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
P2001.38
People
Malick Sidibé, African (Soloba, Mali 1935 - 2016 Bamako, Mali)
Title
Untitled (studio portrait, two young men and a woman)
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
June 20, 1974
Places
Creation Place: Africa, Mali, Bamako
Culture
Malian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/166749

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
sheet: 13 x 8.5 cm (5 1/8 x 3 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: yes: verso, l.l. in black ink: Malick Sidibé
  • inscription: verso, lower left, black ink, signed, in artist's hand: Malick Sidibé
  • stamp: verso, bottom, blue ink: 20 JUIN 1974

    STUDIO - MALICK
    RUE 30 x 19
    Bagadadji - BAMAKO

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
P2001.38
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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