Artist
Walker Evans (American, 1903–1975)American, 1903–1975
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Pipe Bowl with Surmounted Heads
Date1935
PlaceCameroon, Africa
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 5/8 × 7 9/16 in. (24.4 × 19.2 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 7 15/16 in. (25.4 × 20.2 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 7 15/16 in. (25.4 × 20.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.2850
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 / 340"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower left: "294"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: "340"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower left: "294"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: "340"
The photograph is not signed.
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