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Artists›Malick Sidibé

Malick Sidibé

1935⚠

WA-00003637

Pop ArtPhotography

Representation

None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

Works in Collection

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Publications Referenced

80%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ781717

MoMA

Field Verification (7 fields)

0 cross-verified · 7 single-source

NationalityWikidata + Gallery· 92%
Birth yearWikidata + Gallery· 92%
LocationWikidata + Gallery· 80%
Primary mediumGallery· 60%
BiographyGallery· 60%
Profile imageGallery· 60%
Death yearGallery· 60%

Source Registry (3)

Jack-Shainmanhttps://www.jackshainman.com/artists
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/malick-sidibe
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/26555
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

No biography available for Malick Sidibé yet.

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Movement

Pop Art

Medium

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Related Artists

12 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (7)

Les charmeurs

1968 · Gelatin silver prints (24) on cardstock

Overall: 32.5 × 49.5 cm (12 13/16 × 19 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Daga Family Wedding Celebrated by the Las Vegas Club (Mariage Daga arrosé par Las Vegas)

1966 · Gelatin silver prints (22) on cardstock

Each image: 8 × 5.8 × 8 cm (3 3/16 × 2 5/16 × 3 3/16 in.); Overall: 32.5 × 49.5 cm (12 13/16 × 19 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Les Franquis

1966 · gelatin silver print

Image: 7.6 x 5.1 cm (3 x 2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Arrosage Baccalaureat H.V. H Vidal

1963 · Gelatin silver prints (32) on cardstock

Overall: 32.5 × 49.5 cm (12 13/16 × 19 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Father with Children

1960 · gelatin silver print

Image: 16.5 x 12.1 cm (6 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Untitled (I Pose with my Cap) [Sans titre (Je pose avec ma casquette)]

1955 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 13 × 8 cm (5 1/8 × 3 3/16 in.); Paper: 13.3 × 8.3 cm (5 1/4 × 3 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1955 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 11.7 × 7.9 cm (4 5/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Paper: 12.3 × 8.7 cm (4 7/8 × 3 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork sources (3)

7 published of 16 catalogued · 14 with image

Art Institute Chicago
5 published5 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
2 published
+ 1 more source · 9 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

2 entries · 1 sources

Les Franquis
1966 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Father with Children
1960 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

12 assets

Artsy

Wikipedia

Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)

Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)

Self Portrait with Karim Sidibé in the Studio of his Father Malick Sidibé, Bamako, Mali

Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)

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Relationships

Movements2

Pop Art Photography

Collections6

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Heritage Auctions Phillips Jack Shainman

Institutional

Representation & Collections

Represented by

Jack Shainman

Current

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Market

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Background

Education

Institut National des Arts, Bamako

Visual Arts

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