Artist
Walker Evans (American, 1903–1975)American, 1903–1975
CultureAmerican
Titles
- 19th Century Gingerbread, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date1931
PlaceCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 6 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (16.5 × 11.4 cm)
Mount: 14 5/16 × 11 3/16 in. (36.3 × 28.4 cm)
Mount: 14 5/16 × 11 3/16 in. (36.3 × 28.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.953
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in, "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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped in black, verso of mount, center, with pencil insertions inside stamped rectangles: "Walker Evans / IX / 97"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, upper edge: "19th C. Gingerbread, Cambridge, Mass. 1931 / used in 1933 MOMA show"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, lower right corner: "10."
Embossed in mount, lower right corner, upside down: "STRATHMORE / USE EITHER SIDE"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, upper edge: "19th C. Gingerbread, Cambridge, Mass. 1931 / used in 1933 MOMA show"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, lower right corner: "10."
Embossed in mount, lower right corner, upside down: "STRATHMORE / USE EITHER SIDE"
The photograph is unsigned.
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Walker Evans
1936
Gelatin silver print
2002.1024
Walker Evans
1936
Gelatin silver print
2002.954
