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Black and white photograph of a smiling woman wearing multiple necklaces and bracelets and a scarf around her hair. An arabesque-patterned printed cloth acts as the backdrop.
Untitled #59
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Untitled #59

Artist Seydou Keïta (Malian, 1923 - 2001)
Date1956-1957
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionsimage: 22 x 15 1/2 in. (55.9 x 39.4 cm)
sheet: 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm)
frame: 32 x 24 5/8 in. (81.3 x 62.5 cm)
matted: 30 x 22 5/8 in. (76.2 x 57.5 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds provided by The Caroline Julier and James G. Richardson Acquisition Fund
Object number2002.3.2
Collections
Visual DescriptionBlack and white photograph of a smiling woman wearing multiple necklaces and bracelets and a scarf around her hair. An arabesque-patterned printed cloth acts as the backdrop.
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