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A black and white photograph of the interior of a church.

The photograph shows a small organ with a round stool on a small rectangular rug in front of it. There is sheet music on a stand on the organ. Behind the organ is a multipaned window with a wooden chair sitting to the right. To the left of the window is a blackboard with the words “Secretary’s Report” in capital letters across the top and a grid of white lines across the surface. White fabric hangs next to it and a small white sign that reads “Six point record system credits” across the top. In the lower left corner three church pews are seen, they are made out of rough boards.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1972.104
People
Walker Evans, American (St. Louis, Mo., USA 1903 - 1975 New Haven, Conn., USA)
Title
Church Organ, Alabama
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph, contact sheet
Date
1936, printed later
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/285436

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
actual: 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, upper left, upside down, blue ink: 20 - 7 - 1 3/4
  • inscription: verso, upper right, upside down, blue ink: 68%
  • stamp:

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, National Endowment for the Arts Grant
Copyright
© Walker Evans Archive, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
P1972.104
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Masterful Points of View, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 04/25/1979 - 05/30/1979
  • 32Q: 1320 Social Realism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/05/2018 - 10/18/2018

Verification Level

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