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[Stencilled Wall Sign, Ferry to Martha's Vineyard: "Beer Must Be Consumed in This Area"]

Walker Evans American

September 1974

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[Stencilled Wall Sign, Ferry to Martha's Vineyard: "Beer Must Be Consumed in This Area"], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Instant internal dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid SX-70) — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: [Stencilled Wall Sign, Ferry to Martha's Vineyard: "Beer Must Be Consumed in This Area"]

Artist: Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut)

Date: September 1974

Medium: Instant internal dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid SX-70)

Dimensions: 7.9 x 7.9 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)

Classification: Photographs

Credit Line: Walker Evans Archive, 1994

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