Oasis with doum palms and distant figures in the water

ca. 1920

Not on view

Black and white photograph depicting two human figures who are bent over in a small stream of water. The dusty ground separates the viewer from these figures and the composition is anchored by a solid vertical palm tree on the lefthand side. There is a cluster of trees on the righthand side and another cluster on a small island in the middle of the stream.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Oasis with doum palms and distant figures in the water
Date: ca. 1920
Geography: Mali, Bamako
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: H. 5 × W. 7 in. (12.7 × 17.8 cm)
Classification: Paper-Photographs
Credit Line: Gift of Susan Mullin Vogel, 2015
Object Number: 2015.499.19.2
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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