James Brown Fans
Documentary Photography
1965
53.0 x 41.0 cm
Malick Sidibé (1936 – 2016)
Malick Sidibé (1936-2016) vividly captured post-colonial Mali's youth & vibrant culture through iconic black & white photography, celebrating music, fashion & freedom.
Malick Sidibé was born into a Peul family in a small village of Mali in 1935, and he died in Bamako in 2016. He graduated from school in I952. After being noticed for his talent as a draftsman, he was admitted to the School of Sudanese Craftsmen in Bamako from which he graduated in I955.He decorated the
About this artwork
- Title: James Brown Fans
- Artist: Malick Sidibé
- Year: 1965
- Original dimensions: 53.0 x 41.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Movement: Documentary Photography
- Corpus context: peul traditions, bamako scene
- Keywords: african textiles, 1965 mali art, malick sidibé
- Color intensity: Monochromatic
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