Bridgeport, Connecticut

1941

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

This is a photograph of a city street scene. The intersection features a market with a striped awning and a sign that reads "HICAN MARKET." Vintage cars and a bus marked "PLEASURE BEACH" are on the street. The background includes multi-story brick buildings, with one sign reading "A&P SUPER MARKET." A service station with a sign that says "CITIES SERVICE" is on the corner. Pedestrians in vintage clothing are visible, adding to the historic ambiance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kent and Marcia Minichiello

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.3 × 23.8 cm (6 13/16 × 9 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 20.1 × 25.3 cm (7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.111.11

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. and Mrs. Kent Minichiello, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, center right, Evans estate stamp with graphite addition: VIII / 34; by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: "In Bridgeport's War Factories" / Fortune, September 1941; center: 53; lower left: INV #87 / #2

Wikidata ID

Q64169868

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