[Street Scene, Vicksburg, Mississippi], 1936
Walker Evans (American, 1903–1975)
Gelatin silver print; 7 1/8 x 9 1/8 in. (18.1 x 23.1 cm)
Purchase, Marlene Nathan Meyerson Family Foundation Gift, in memory of David Nathan Meyerson; and Pat and John Rosenwald and Lila Acheson Wallace Gifts, 1999 (1999.237.1)
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Walker Evans (American, 1903–1975)
Gelatin silver print; 7 1/8 x 9 1/8 in. (18.1 x 23.1 cm)
Purchase, Marlene Nathan Meyerson Family Foundation Gift, in memory of David Nathan Meyerson; and Pat and John Rosenwald and Lila Acheson Wallace Gifts, 1999 (1999.237.1)
Walker Evans' series of photographs of African-American men before a row of barbershops make his work in Vicksburg, the site of one of the Civil War's bloodiest battles, a high point in his career. This photograph of the "Brother-in-Law," "New Deal," and "Savoy" shops is also a field portrait of the descendants of those for whom the Union officers fought, with President Roosevelt replacing President Lincoln as the commissioning agent.
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