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Relief with Hunter. Benin

Photograph
1935 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photograph depicting a detail of bronze relief with a hunter from an exhibition of African art


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRelief with Hunter. Benin (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photograph
Brief description
Photograph by Walker Evans depicting a detail of a relief with a hunter, made in Benin, from an exhibition entitled 'African Negro Art'. New York, 1935.
Physical description
Photograph depicting a detail of bronze relief with a hunter from an exhibition of African art
Dimensions
  • Height of relief height: 18.5in
  • Width of relief width: 12.625in
Dimensions taken from the catalogue accompanying the exhibition of 1935
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.
Subjects depicted
Association
Bibliographic references
  • AFRICAN NEGRO ART Photographs by Walker Evans List of Photographs The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1935
  • African Negro Art Edited by James Johnson Sweeney, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1935
Collection
Accession number
2195-1936

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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