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Coal Stevedore, Havana

A work made of gelatin silver print.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

1933, printed c. 1970

Artist:

Walker Evans
American, 1903–1975

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Walker Evans

Title

Coal Stevedore, Havana

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1933

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Unmarked recto; inscribed verso, lower left, in graphite: "#790 Worker / Cuba / #14 [diagonally]"; verso, lower center, in graphite: "F & L 36"; stamped and inscribed verso, lower right, in black and graphite: "Walker Evans [stamped in black ink] / 3-14 [inscribed in graphite] XVIII [inscribed in graphite/in stamped rectangle] #790 [inscribed in graphite/in stamped rectangle]"

Dimensions

Image: 20.5 × 15.8 cm (8 1/8 × 6 1/4 in.); Paper: 25.2 × 20.3 cm (9 15/16 × 8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of David C. and Sarajean Ruttenberg

Reference Number

1991.1208

Extended information about this artwork

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