Malick SIDIBÉ Avec mes verres fumés - 1963 (print from 2007) Silver gelatine print Signed, double dated and titled in the lower margin "Avec mes verres Fumés - 1963 Malick Sidibé 2007". Image: 42 x 42 cm Print: 60 x 50 cm Gelatin-silver print; signed, double dated, and titled in the lower margin "avec mes verres Fumés - 1963 Malick Sidibé 2007". Image: 16.5 x 16.5 in. Print: 23.6 x 19.7 in. FR Malick Sidibé was born in Soloba, Mali, in 1936. After being noticed for his talent as a draughtsman, he enrolled at the National Arts Institute in Bamako. It was in the capital that he met Gérard Guillat, who introduced him to photography and silver prints. He opened his own studio in 1958, where the youth of post-independence Bamako could be found. Nicknamed "the eye of Bamako", Malick Sidibé captured the effervescence of the Malian capital until the end of the 1970s, working closely with the young people to whom he was very close, documenting their daily lives and becoming their regular photographer at parties and festive events. EN Malick Sidibé was born in Soloba in Mali in 1936. He joined the Institut National des Arts de Bamako after gaining recognition for his talent as a draftsman. He met Gérard Guillat in the capital, who introduced him to photography and silver prints. He opened his own studio in 1958 where post-independence Bamako youth liked to meet. Dubbed "the eye of Bamako", until the end of the 70s Malick Sidibé captured the effervescence of the Malian capital. Close to young people, he documents daily life by becoming the official photographer for parties and festive events. Malick SIDIBÉ FR Malick Sidibé was born in Soloba, Mali, in 1936. After being noticed for his talent as a draughtsman, he enrolled at the National Arts Institute in Bamako. It was in the capital that he met Gérard Guillat, who introduced him to photography and silver prints. He opened his own studio in 1958, where the youth of post-independence Bamako could be found. Nicknamed "the eye of Bamako", Malick Sidibé captured the effervescence of the Malian capital until the end of the 1970s, working closely with the young people to whom he was very close, documenting their daily lives and becoming their regular photographer at parties and festive events. EN Malick Sidibé was born in Soloba in Mali in 1936. He joined the Institut National des Arts de Bamako after gaining recognition for his talent as a draftsman. He met Gérard Guillat in the capital, who introduced him to photography and silver prints. He opened his own studio in 1958 where post-independence Bamako youth liked to meet. Dubbed "the eye of Bamako", until the end of the 70s Malick Sidibé captured the effervescence of the Malian capital. Close to young people, he documents daily life by becoming the official photographer for parties and festive events.