A Child in Love with Flowers

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Artist Malick Sidibé (Malian, 1936–2016)

Title A Child in Love with Flowers (Un enfant amoureux des fleurs)

Date 1975

Medium Inkjet print

Dimensions Image: 6 3/16 x 6 5/16 in. (15.7 x 16 cm)
Sheet: 9 3/8 x 7 in. (23.8 x 17.8 cm)

Credit Line Museum purchase with funds from the Class of 1949 Endowed Curatorship for the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 2005.44

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In this example of studio portraiture, Malick Sidibé creates movement through the layering of patterns in the boy’s shirt, his pants, and the fabric that covers the ground.

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"A Child in Love with Flowers | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2024. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=2005.44