Artist
Walker Evans (American, 1903–1975)American, 1903–1975
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Mask Surmounted by Waterfowl
Date1935
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 1/16 × 7 in. (17.9 × 17.8 cm)
Sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.2852
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 / 33"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower left: "035"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: "33 / 2 + 6"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower left: "035"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: "33 / 2 + 6"
The photograph is not signed.
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