Walker Evans
Trophy Head

Trophy Head

© Walker Evans Archive, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Trophy Head
Trophy Head
ArtistAmerican, 1903–1975
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Trophy Head
Date1935
PlaceNigeria, Africa
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 5/8 × 7 5/8 in. (24.5 × 19.4 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.3 × 20.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.1000
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceArtist's estate
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 left, with pencil insertions: "Walker Evans / XX / 266"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower left: "189"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: "0 / ½ + 1 / F75"
The photograph is not signed.

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