Walker Evans
1935
Head Rest, Urua. Congo

Gelatin silver print
Victoria and Albert Museum
Museum number: 2377-1936
 
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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