Walker Evans
Heddle Pulleys

Heddle Pulleys
Heddle Pulleys
Heddle Pulleys
ArtistAmerican, 1903–1975
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Heddle Pulleys
Date1935
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 9/16 × 9 5/8 in. (19.2 × 24.4 cm)
Sheet: 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.1 × 25.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.992
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 / 125/137"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower left: "130"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: "125 137 / 5"
The photograph is not signed.

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