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[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture]

Walker Evans American

1959–73

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[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

[41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture], Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut), Color film transparency

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Title: [41 Miscellaneous Transparencies, Including Portraits, Still-life, Landscapes, Gallery Installation Views, and Architecture]

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

Date: 1959–73

Medium: Color film transparency

Dimensions: 35mm each

Classification: Transparencies

Credit Line: Walker Evans Archive, 1994

Object Number: 1994.259.63.1–.41

Rights and Reproduction: © Walker Evans Archive, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Essay

Early Documentary Photography

Essay

Kodak and the Rise of Amateur Photography

Essay

Walker Evans (1903-1975)

Chronology

The United States and Canada, 1900 A.D.-present

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