Artist
Walker Evans (American, 1903–1975)American, 1903–1975
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Bell in the Form of a Human 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 7/8 in. (25.2 × 20 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 7/8 in. (25.2 × 20 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.1001
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, lower left, with pencil insertions: "Walker Evans / XX / 274"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower left: "221"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: "274 / H3 / 3 [3 struck through] 4"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower left: "221"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: "274 / H3 / 3 [3 struck through] 4"
The photograph is not signed.
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