Artist
Walker Evans (American, 1903–1975)American, 1903–1975
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Figure of Primordial Ancestor, Mali, Bandigiara Region, Dogon Peoples
Date1935
PlaceMopti, Mali, Africa
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 11/16 × 7 5/8 in. (24.6 × 19.4 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.3 × 20.2 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.3 × 20.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.973
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Recollecting Dogon," The Menil Collection, Houston, Texas, February 3–July 9, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped in black, verso of sheet, lower left, with pencil insertions: "Walker Evans / XX / 1 "
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower left: "001"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower right: "H1 / A2 / W25 / 9 73 / 55"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower left: "001"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower right: "H1 / A2 / W25 / 9 73 / 55"
The photograph is not signed.
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Walker Evans
1936
Gelatin silver print
2002.1004
