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Photograph
1935 (photographed)
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Photograph of a wooden mask from an exhibition of African art
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Photograph |
| Brief description | Photograph by Walker Evans depicting a wooden mask from the Congo, in a Museum of Modern Art exhibition entitled 'African Negro Art'. New York, 1935. |
| Physical description | Photograph of a wooden mask from an exhibition of African art |
| Gallery label | Gallery 100 ‘A History of Photography’, 2014-2015, label text:
Walker Evans (1903–75)
Wooden Mask from the Congo, from the portfolio ‘African Negro Art’
1935
In 1935, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, held its first exhibition of African art. The museum commissioned Evans to document the exhibition. Seventeen sets of Evans’ images were printed. The V&A bought one of these sets for $50.
Gelatin silver print
Museum no. 2351-1936
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| Object history | NB: The term "negro" was used historically to describe people of black African heritage but, since the 1960s, has fallen from usage and, increasingly, is considered offensive. The term is repeated here in its original historical context. |
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| Accession number | 2351-1936 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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