Bridgeport, Connecticut

1941

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

This is a photograph of a city street scene captured at a busy intersection. The image shows parked cars, moving vehicles, commercial buildings with various business signs, and pedestrians walking along the sidewalks. The architecture includes turrets and decorative rooflines. The scene conveys an active urban environment during a bustling time of day.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 19.1 x 19.8 cm (7 1/2 x 7 13/16 in.)
    mount: 21.6 x 27.8 cm (8 1/2 x 10 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.67.71

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington, DC; NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1941

  • "In Bridgeport's War Factories." Fortune 24 (September 1941), 87-92, 156-162.

Inscriptions

on verso, lower left, Estate stamp with graphite additions: VIII 80; by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: VIII / "In Bridgeport's War Factories" / Fortune, September 1941 / LG-B TR 17073/7; lower center: IB8 / 8x10

Wikidata ID

Q64171045

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