Artist
Walker Evans (American, 1903–1975)American, 1903–1975
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Reliquary Head
Date1935
PlaceGabon, Africa
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 5/8 × 7 5/8 in. (24.4 × 19.3 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.1013
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
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, center, with pencil insertions: "Walker Evans / XX / 372"
Inscribed in pencil, verso: "372 / H2 / W25 / ls"
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower left: "323"
Inscribed in pencil, verso: "372 / H2 / W25 / ls"
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower left: "323"
The photograph is unsigned.
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