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LL/52696
Walker Evans
1935
Head, 'Bieri'.

Gelatin silver print
Victoria and Albert Museum
Museum number: 2314-1936
 
Photograph of a wooden Pahouin head from an exhibition of African art
 
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.
 
LL/52696


 

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