Artist
Walker Evans American, 1903–1975
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Helmet Crest Mask, Cameroon, Bekon Peoples
Date1936
PlaceCameroon, Africa
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 9/16 × 7 5/8 in. (24.3 × 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 number2002.1010
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 sheet, lower right, with pencil insertions: "Walker Evans / XX / 330"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet: "330 / 2s"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower left: "279"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet: "330 / 2s"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower left: "279"
The photograph is unsigned.
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Walker Evans
1935
Gelatin silver print
2002.973
Walker Evans
1936
Gelatin silver print
2002.1004
