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(1903 – 1975)
Walker Evans, American, 1903-1975
Greatly admired for his photographs of America during the Great Depression, Walker Evans (born in St. Louis) originally wanted to be a writer. He studied literature and languages at Phillips Academy in Massachusetts, then spent one year at Williams College.
In 1926, he traveled to Paris, where he audited courses at the Sorbonne before moving to New York City in
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The Super Wrench and Open-Ended Crescent Wrench, (from Beauties of the Common Tool for Fortune), 1955
Gelatin Silver Print x 2
18 cm - 23.4 cm (7.09 in - 9.21 in)
Subway Portrait, (Sailor), New York City, 1938-1941
Gelatin Silver Print
13.3 cm - 18 cm (5.24 in - 7.09 in)
Gilded Pediment Eagle, Charleston, South Carolina, 1937
Gelatin Silver Print , mounted on board
17.7 cm - 21.9 cm (6.97 in - 8.62 in)
Church Organ with Pews, Alabama, 1936
Gelatin Silver Print , printed later
19 cm - 24.1 cm (7.48 in - 9.49 in)
Barber Shop, New Orleans, 1935, 1935
Gelatin Silver Print Oversized gelatin silver print, printed posthumously c. 1979
54.4 cm - 42.8 cm (21.42 in - 16.85 in)
Alabama Cotton Tenant Farmer´s Wife, 1936
Gelatin Silver Print , flush-mounted on board, mounted on secondary board, printed probably 1950s-1960s
19.3 cm - 14.2 cm (7.6 in - 5.59 in)
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