Walker Evans
Figure of a Woman

Figure of a Woman
Figure of a Woman
Figure of a Woman
ArtistAmerican, 1903–1975
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Figure of a Woman
Date1935
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 9 5/8 × 5 1/4 in. (24.4 × 13.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.988
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Manfred Heiting, Malibu, California]; purchased by MFAH, 2004.
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 / 67"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower left: "069"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: "67"
The photograph is not signed.

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