Walker Evans
Grain Elevator

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Artist Walker Evans American, 1903–1975

CultureAmerican

Titles

Grain Elevator

Datec. 1929

PlaceUnited States

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage/Sheet: 8 5/8 × 5 3/4 in. (21.9 × 14.6 cm)
Mount: 8 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (22.2 × 17.1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection

Object number2002.961

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Special Collections

Manfred Heiting Collection of Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

ProvenanceArtist estate; Lunn Ltd., Washington, D. C.

Bought by Manfred Heiting from Lunn Ltd. 6/16/1976.

artist estate;
Exhibition History"Wenn Berlin Biarritz wäre . . . ", Museum Folkwang, Essen, 2001.

"American Vision: Photographers from the East, Selections from the Manfred Heiting Collection purchased by the Brown Foundation for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston from August 23-December 29, 2003.

"Ewan Gibbs: Arlington National Cemetery," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 11 November, 2012 - 10 February, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, upper left: "B.L. 844"

Stamped in black, verso of mount, center (with pencil insertions): "Walker Evans / XIV / .31"

Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, lower right: "[signature] / c. 1929"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, lower left: "#1"

Signed in pencil, verso of mount, lower right: "Walker Evans"

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