Malick Sidibé
On the Floor Under Their Feet

On the Floor Under Their Feet

© Malick Sidibé. Courtesy of the Estate of Malick Sidibé and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.

On the Floor Under Their Feet
On the Floor Under Their Feet
ArtistMalian, 1936–2016
CultureMalian
Titles
  • On the Floor Under Their Feet
  • à terre sous leurs pieds
Date1972, printed 1999
PlaceMali, Africa
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 3/4 × 9 1/4 in. (34.9 × 23.5 cm)
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 12 in. (40.3 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Nina and Michael Zilkha
Object number99.217
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Deitch Projects, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1999.
Exhibition History"Clubs of Bamako," Deitch Projects, New York, February 11–March 6, 1999; Rice University Art Gallery, Houston, March 9–April 16, 2000.

"Contemporary Art and Photography: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 30, 2001–February 3, 2002.

"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, recto, lower left below image: à terre sous leurs pieds 1972
Signed in black ink, recto, lower right below image: Malick Sidibé 1999
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower edge: MS 55-1- DP
Signed in black ink, recto, lower right below image: Malick Sidibé 1999

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