Walker Evans
Donkey Bearing a Cup, Surmounted by a Donkey and Rider

Donkey Bearing a Cup, Surmounted by a Donkey and Rider
Donkey Bearing a Cup, Surmounted by a Donkey and Rider
Donkey Bearing a Cup, Surmounted by a Donkey and Rider
ArtistAmerican, 1903–1975
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Donkey Bearing a Cup, Surmounted by a Donkey and Rider
Date1935
PlaceMali, Africa
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 9 1/8 × 4 7/8 in. (23.1 × 12.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.982
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceArtist's estate
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 / 34"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower left: "036"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: "34"
The photograph is not signed.

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