Ancestral figure, profile view

Walker Evans American
1935
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ancestral figure, profile view
  • Artist: Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut)
  • Date: 1935
  • Culture: Fang peoples, Betsi group
  • Medium: Gelatin silver print
  • Dimensions: 24.13 x 13.97 cm (9 1/2 x 5 1/2 in) approximative value. Need to be mesured for framing.
  • Classification: Paper
  • Credit Line: Institute of Fine Arts, New York University (L.1999.7.322)
  • Object Number: Evans 12
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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