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Asmara market, Eritrea

1994

African history · place not specified

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.

Cataloged as “Asmara market, Eritrea” (Photographs).

Collection
Walker Evans photographs
Archival grouping
Walker Evans photographs / Series 1: Color Negatives / Reference prints
Catalog date
1994
Cataloged creator or photographer
Evans, Walker, 1903-1975
Recorded subjects
Marketplaces; Beadwork; Church buildings
About this record

This is a catalog record for historical archival material, not a biography. Catalog wording reflects the source record. Metadata reuse does not grant permission to reproduce restricted photographs or documents.

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art — original record ↗

Source collection ↗

Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: sova.eepa.1985-010_ref15

Collection: Walker Evans photographs

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