Artist
Malick Sidibé (Malian, 1936–2016)Malian, 1936–2016
CultureMalian
Titles
- I am Crazy for Records
Date1973, printed 1999
PlaceMali, Africa
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionsimage: 13 3/4 × 9 1/2 inches (34.9 × 24.1 cm)
sheet: 15 7/8 × 12 inches (40.3 × 30.5 cm)
sheet: 15 7/8 × 12 inches (40.3 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Nina and Michael Zilkha
Object number99.215
Not on view
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PhotographyObject Type
Exhibition History"Clubs of Bamako," Deitch Projects, New York, February 11–March 6, 1999
"Clubs of Bamako" Rice University Art Gallery, Houston, Texas, March 9–April 16, 2000 (LN:2000.7).
"Contemporary Art and Photography: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," MFAH, Upper Brown Pavilion, September 30, 2001–February 3, 2002.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: The photograph is inscribed in black, recto, lower left: "je suis fou des disques.-3 Novembre 1973". The photograph is inscribed in black, recto, lower right: "Malick Sidibé 1999". The photograph is inscribed in pencil, verso, lower edge: "MS 36-3 DP".
The photograph is signed in black, recto, lower right.
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