Seydou Keta (B. 1921)

Two Women

Details

Seydou Keta (B. 1921)
Two Women
signed and dated 'Seydou Keta, 1998' (on the reverse)
black and white photograph
65 x 46in. (165 x 117.5cm.)

Literature

A. Magnin (Ed.), 'Seydou Keta', Zurich 1997 (illustrated, p. 20).

Exhibited

'African Photography', Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York 1996 (illustrated, p. 70.).

Sale room notice

Please note that the correct information for this lot should read:

Exhibited:
Paris, Fondation Cartier, Feb. 1994 (illustrated in the catalogue).
New York, Guggenheim Museum, 'In Sight, African Photographers from 1940 to the Present' May 1996 (illustrated in the catalogue, cover).

Literature:
A. Magnin (Ed.), 'Seydou Keita', Zurich 1997 (illustrated p. 20).

Lot Essay

"During the 1950's these two great ladies were the best-known leaders of neighbourhood associations in Bamako. They are still honoured, consulted and listened to by everyone." (Y. Tata Ciss, 'Seydou Keta', Zurich 1997, p. 273.)

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