Untitled, #59, 1956–57
- Artist
Seydou Keïta
- Title
Untitled, #59
- Date
1956–57
- Medium
Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
Image: 22 × 15 1/2 in. (55.9 × 39.4 cm), Sheet: 24 × 19 3/4 in. (61 × 50.2 cm)
- Edition
Edition 3/10
- Credit line
The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of Anne Ehrenkranz
- Object Number
2008.2
In 1948, Seydou Keïta founded his photography studio in the emerging neighborhood of Bamako-Coura in Mali. In images rendered with intense clarity and crisp attention to form, he focused on the forging of social identities and the importance of self-fashioning. Using patterned textile backdrops to create a formal setting for his studio portraits, Keïta often took photographs from a low angle, making the sitters appear larger. Here, the weight of the young woman’s presence is further emphasized by her deliberate and assured pose.
Untitled, #59, 1956–57
- Artist
Seydou Keïta
- Title
Untitled, #59
- Date
1956–57
- Medium
Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
Image: 22 × 15 1/2 in. (55.9 × 39.4 cm), Sheet: 24 × 19 3/4 in. (61 × 50.2 cm)
- Edition
Edition 3/10
- Credit line
The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of Anne Ehrenkranz
- Object Number
2008.2
In 1948, Seydou Keïta founded his photography studio in the emerging neighborhood of Bamako-Coura in Mali. In images rendered with intense clarity and crisp attention to form, he focused on the forging of social identities and the importance of self-fashioning. Using patterned textile backdrops to create a formal setting for his studio portraits, Keïta often took photographs from a low angle, making the sitters appear larger. Here, the weight of the young woman’s presence is further emphasized by her deliberate and assured pose.