Boxer

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Artist Malick Sidibé (Malian, 1936–2016)

Title Boxer (Boxeur)

Date 1966

Medium Inkjet print

Dimensions Image: 6 1/4 x 6 5/16 in. (15.88 x 16.03 cm)
Sheet: 9 7/16 x 7 in. (23.97 x 17.78 cm)
Framed (Exhibition Frame): 21 1/8 x 21 1/8 x 1 in. (53.66 x 53.66 x 2.54 cm)

Credit Line Museum purchase with funds from the Class of 1949 Endowed Curatorship for the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 2005.43

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About this Work

Malick Sidibé often photographed youths at parties. In this photograph of a young boxer, he illustrates another facet of Bamako’s youth culture, demonstrating the range of events he photographed and providing us with additional insight into the lives of Bamakois from the 1960s.

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"Boxer | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2024. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=2005.43