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Jun 28, 2023
Jun 28, 2023
Portrait of Two Women
Portrait of Two Women
1979
Malick Sidibé
(Malian, 1936–2016)
Gelatin silver print
Image: 30.5 x 24.1 cm (12 x 9 1/2 in.)
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Whitehill Art Purchase Endowment Fund 2022.246
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Malick Sidibé opened his portrait studio in 1962, two years after the Federation of Mali, formerly part of the French Sudan, became independent.
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Smiles radiate from the sitters in Portrait of Two Women, 1979, demonstrating their pleasure at this commemoration of their friendship. Elaborately braided hairdos and African-print fabric dresses (made, albeit, in Western styles) signal a pride in traditional African artforms that accompanied the pride in nationalism.
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