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Man Leaning on Radio

1955
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Man Leaning on Radio
  • Artist: Seydou Keïta (Malian, Bamako ca. 1921–2001 Paris)
  • Date: 1955
  • Geography: Mali, Bamako
  • Medium: Gelatin silver print, 1997
  • Dimensions: 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph and Ceil Mazer Foundation Inc. Gift, 1997
  • Object Number: 1997.363
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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