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Mask with monkey hair, Liberia
Photograph
1935 (photographed)
1935 (photographed)
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Photograph of a Liberian mask from an exhibition of African art
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Title | Mask with monkey hair, Liberia (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Photograph |
Brief description | Photograph by Walker Evans depicting a wooden mask with monkey hair from Liberia, in an exhibition entitled 'African Negro Art' at the Museum of Modern Art. New York, 1935. |
Physical description | Photograph of a Liberian mask from an exhibition of African art |
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Production type | Limited edition |
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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. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, commissioned Walker Evans to photograph its African Negro Art exhibition of 1935. He produced 477 images and 17 sets of these images were printed, one of which the V&A bought for $50. This mask was once in the collection of the avant-garde poet and performer, Tristan Tzara. |
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Accession number | 2048-1936 |
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Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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