Artist
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Mendicant Figure with Bowl
Date1935
PlaceCameroon, Africa
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 5/8 × 7 5/8 in. (24.5 × 19.4 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.2 × 20.1 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.2 × 20.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.1009
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Walker Evans: Photographs of African Sculptures in The Manfred Heiting Collection," the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 22, 2003 - February 29, 2004
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped in black, verso of sheet, lower left, with pencil insertions: "Walker Evans / XX / 323 "
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower left: "261"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: "323 / H2 / W25 / 5s + 5 save head"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower left: "261"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: "323 / H2 / W25 / 5s + 5 save head"
The photograph is not signed.
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Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.973
Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.1017
