Walker Evans
Equestrian Figure

Equestrian Figure

© Walker Evans Archive, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Equestrian Figure
Equestrian Figure
ArtistAmerican, 1903–1975
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Equestrian Figure
Date1935
PlaceNigeria, Africa
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 9 1/2 × 7 1/4 in. (24.1 × 18.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.995
Non exposé

Explore Further

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 right, with pencil insertions: "Walker Evans / XX / 239"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower left: "172"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: "239"
The photograph is not signed.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Donkey Bearing a Cup, Surmounted by a Donkey and Rider
Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.982
Figure of a Woman
Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.988
Figure of Primordial Ancestor
Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.974
from the exhibition African Negro Art, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.1017
Figure with Upraised Arms
Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.987
Ancestral Figure
Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.978
Ancestor Figure
Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.2851
Reliquary Guardian Figure
Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.1011
Reliquary Figure
Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.2849
Ritual Female Figure
Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.1022
Ancestor Figure
Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.979
Figure of a Woman
Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.975