Artist
Oumar Ly(Senegalese, 1943–2016)Senegalese, 1943–2016
CultureSenegalese
Titles
- Untitled, Podor (Sénégal)
Date1963–1978, printed later
Place depictedPodor, Senegal
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 7/8 × 11 7/8 in. (30.1 × 30.2 cm)
Sheet: 12 1/8 × 12 3/16 in. (30.8 × 30.9 cm)
Sheet: 12 1/8 × 12 3/16 in. (30.8 × 30.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by John A. MacMahon
Object number2020.5
Not on view
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
his photographic studio in
Northern Senegal, naming it
Thioffy Studio after the
district in which
he was born. Senegal’s
recent independence provided Ly with a steady source of income. He created
portraits for new government identity
cards and for private consumption.
Ly also took his
camera into the district to capture people
outside of their own homes, bringing with
him enough supplies to develop and print for several days. By the time of Ly’s
death, he had amassed an archive of
more than 5,000 images,
creating a comprehensive social portrait of the Senegal
River region.
Provenance[Yossi Milo Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2020.
Exhibition History"Through an African Lens: Sub-Saharan Photography from the Museum's Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 27–November 8, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
[no inscriptions recto or verso]
Printed in black on accompanying label: YOSSI MILO GALLERY // Oumar Ly // [reproduction of image] // Untitled, Podor (Sénégal) [italicized], 1963-1978// Gelatin Silver Print // Image 11 7/8” x 11 7/8” (30 x 30 cm) // Paper: 12 1/8 x 12 1/8” (31 x 31 cm) // Framed: 22 ¼ x 17 15/16” (56.5 x 44 cm) // Open Edition // OLy.20952 // 245 Tenth Avenue – New York, NY 10001 – 212.414.0370 – info@yossimilo.com – yossimilo.com
Printed in black on accompanying label: YOSSI MILO GALLERY // Oumar Ly // [reproduction of image] // Untitled, Podor (Sénégal) [italicized], 1963-1978// Gelatin Silver Print // Image 11 7/8” x 11 7/8” (30 x 30 cm) // Paper: 12 1/8 x 12 1/8” (31 x 31 cm) // Framed: 22 ¼ x 17 15/16” (56.5 x 44 cm) // Open Edition // OLy.20952 // 245 Tenth Avenue – New York, NY 10001 – 212.414.0370 – info@yossimilo.com – yossimilo.com
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