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Polychrome mask, Ivory Coast
Photograph
1935 (photographed)
1935 (photographed)
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Gelatin silver print depicting a polychrome mask from the Ivory Coast in profile view
Object details
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| Title | Polychrome mask, Ivory Coast (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photograph |
| Brief description | Photograph by Walker Evans depicting a profile view of a polychrome mask from the Ivory Coast, in an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art entitled 'African Negro Art', New York, 1935. |
| Physical description | Gelatin silver print depicting a polychrome mask from the Ivory Coast in profile view |
| Production type | Limited edition |
| 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. |
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| Associated object | 2112-1936 (Version) |
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| Accession number | 2113-1936 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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