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Leopard. Benin.

Photograph
1935 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photograph of a bronze sculpture of a leopard, detail of the face


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLeopard. Benin. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photograph
Brief description
Photograph by Walker Evans depicting a detail of the decorative markings on the face of a bronze leopard from Benin, from an exhibition entitled 'African Negro Art'. New York, 1935.
Physical description
Photograph of a bronze sculpture of a leopard, detail of the face
Dimensions
  • Length of sculpture length: 28in
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
2206-1936

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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