Artist
Walker Evans (American, 1903–1975)American, 1903–1975
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Ancestor Figure
Date1935
PlaceMopti, Mali, Africa
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 3/4 × 7 5/8 in. (24.7 × 19.3 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/16 × 7 7/8 in. (25.5 × 20 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/16 × 7 7/8 in. (25.5 × 20 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.979
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 / 16"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower left: "019"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: "16/9"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower left: "019"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: "16/9"
The photograph is not signed.
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Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.973
