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Walker Evans
Minstrel Showbill, Alabama1936, printed 1971

Not on view
Black and white photograph of a brick wall plastered with overlapping posters, including a Buck Jones movie serial and a minstrel show advertisement with an illustrated group of Black performers in formal wear
Artist or Maker
Walker Evans
Title
Minstrel Showbill, Alabama
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1936, printed 1971
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 7 1/8 × 9 5/16 in. (18.1 × 23.7 cm) Primary support: 7 1/8 × 9 5/16 in. (18.1 × 23.7 cm) Secondary support: 17 15/16 × 14 3/4 in. (45.6 × 37.5 cm) Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.64 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.755
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography