Artist
Malick Sidibé (Malian, 1936–2016)Malian, 1936–2016
CultureMalian
Titles
- Bartenders
- Serveurs - bar
Date1968, printed 1999
PlaceMali, Africa
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 1/4 × 13 3/4 in. (23.5 × 34.9 cm)
Sheet: 12 × 15 7/8 in. (30.5 × 40.3 cm)
Sheet: 12 × 15 7/8 in. (30.5 × 40.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Nina and Michael Zilkha
Object number99.212
Not on view
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
Exhibition History"Clubs of Bamako," Deitch Projects, New York, February 11–March 6, 1999; Rice University Art Gallery, Houston, March 9–April 16, 2000.
"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
Inscribed in black ink, recto, lower left below image: Serveurs - bar – 1968
Signed in black ink, recto, lower right below image: Malick Sidibé 1999 // [initials?]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower edge: MS 13.19 DP
Signed in black ink, recto, lower right below image: Malick Sidibé 1999 // [initials?]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower edge: MS 13.19 DP
Signed in black ink, recto, lower right below image: Malick Sidibé 1999
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Malick Sidibé
1969, printed 1998
Gelatin silver print
99.219
