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La Timidité
La Timidité
Object number2018.12

La Timidité

Datec. 1971
Artist (Burkinabe, b. 1943)
CultureBurkinabe
MediumGelatin silver print, printed later
DimensionsImage: 14 1/2 × 14 1/2 in. (36.8 × 36.8 cm)
Sheet: 19 5/8 × 15 5/8 in. (49.8 × 39.7 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, funds provided by Elizabeth Cabot Lyman, class of 1964
On View
Not on view
Period20th c
Classification(s)
SignedSigned and dated (verso, in pencil)
InscribedInscribed (verso, in pencil): La Timidité; Edition 2 of 15 + 5 Artist's Proofs S.San18453
BibliographySory, Sanle. Volta Photo. The Art Institute of Chicago, Steidl. Germany. 2018. Photo not included. Sory, Sanle. Volta Photo 1965-1985. Real Art Press/Morton Hill, 2017. London. Photo not included.ProvenanceStudio of the artist.
Exhibition HistoryYossi Milo Gallery, Volta Photo 2018
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