Artist
Walker Evans (American, 1903–1975)American, 1903–1975
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Bronze Head
Date1935
Site where foundBenin City, Nigeria, Africa
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 7 13/16 × 6 11/16 in. (19.8 × 17 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.996
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, center, with pencil insertions: "Walker Evans / XX / 248"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower left: "186"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: "248"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower left: "186"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: "248"
The photograph is not signed.
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