Walker Evans
Figure of a Man Holding a Staff

Figure of a Man Holding a Staff

© Walker Evans Archive, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Figure of a Man Holding a Staff
Figure of a Man Holding a Staff
ArtistAmerican, 1903–1975
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Figure of a Man Holding a Staff
Date1935
PlaceSierra Leone, Africa
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 7 1/2 × 5 3/8 in. (19.1 × 13.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.986
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 center, with pencil insertions: "Walker Evans / XX / 45"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower left: "048"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: "45"
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.

Fertility Figure
Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.1016
Ritual Female Figure
Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.1022
Ancestral Figure
Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.978
Ancestor Figure
Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.979
Figure of a Woman
Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.975
Ancestor Figure
Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.2851
Figure of Primordial Ancestor
Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.974
Mortuary Figure
Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.1007
Equestrian Figure
Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.995
Figure with Upraised Arms
Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.987
Figure of a Woman
Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.988
Mendicant Figure with Bowl
Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.1009