Artist
Walker Evans (American, 1903–1975)American, 1903–1975
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Figure of a Man Holding a Staff
Date1935
PlaceSierra Leone, Africa
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 7 1/2 × 5 3/8 in. (19.1 × 13.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.986
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 center, with pencil insertions: "Walker Evans / XX / 45"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower left: "048"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: "45"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower left: "048"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: "45"
The photograph is not signed.
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