Ancestral Figure, Gabun, Ogowe River, Bakota
1935
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1935
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Ancestral Figure, Gabun, Ogowe River, Bakota is a 1935 photographic by Walker Evans, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photograph is titled Ancestral Figure, Gabun, Ogowe River, Bakota. It's a work by Walker Evans from around 1935. The photo was taken as part of a project to record African sculptures for a show at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. You can learn more about the style and approach of this photo by looking up the technique of chiaroscuro.
