Malick Sidibé (1936 - 2016)

Malick Sidibé (1936-2016), photographe malien iconique, capture la jeunesse vibrante de Bamako en noir et blanc. Témoin joyeux du Mali post-colonial.

Malick Sidibé was born into a Peul family in a small village of Mali in 1935, and he died in Bamako in 2016. He graduated from school in I952. After being noticed for his talent as a draftsman, he was admitted to the School of Sudanese Craftsmen in Bamako from which he graduated in I955.He decorated the