Girl in Fulton Street, New York
Walker Evans American
Not on view
Evans’s street photographs explore the role of the spectator amid the dynamic energy of the city. Here a young woman wearing a smart cloche and fur-collared coat stands against a glass shop window on a crowded sidewalk. She remains a pillar of calm and strength, her furrowed brow at once a defense mechanism and an expression of vulnerability. Pedestrians rush along, apparently oblivious of her presence. Engrossed in thought, she appears to be entirely unaware of the artist’s presence. This photograph captures the sense of isolation in public that characterized life in the modern city.
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