Malick Sidibé (1935–2016) - Surprise Party - 1967

Malick Sidibé (1936-2016) - Surprise Party - 1967
Silver gelatin print on baryta paper - Signed and captioned by Malick Sidibé in 2011. Unique print.
Born in 1936 in Soloba, Mali. Died in Bamako in April 2016. The first known work of Malick Sidibé was a photographic reportage taken at parties organized by young people passionate about music and freedom as the country prepared for independence.
In 1962, he opened the "Malick Studio" in Bamako. Studio portraits comprised the main part of his work. People came from everywhere to be photographed with the eye of Bamako. He stood out at the early Bamako Photography Meetings, then exhibited at the Cartier Foundation in Paris and in the world’s great galleries and museums. He received the Hasselblad Award in 2003 and the Golden Lion in 2007.
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Photograph purchased in 2011 in Bamako at Malick Sidibé.