Jigsaw Houses at Ocean City, New Jersey

1931

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

The image shows a black and white photograph of a large, ornate house. The house is rich with intricate woodwork, including lacy trim along the roof edges, balustrades on the upper balcony, and decorative fretwork under the eaves. It is a two-story structure with large windows and a wraparound porch. The photo excludes the horizon, focusing solely on the architectural details of the house. In the background, other houses can be seen but are slightly blurred. The foreground includes a neatly trimmed lawn and a sidewalk.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Walker Evans, New York; Murray H. Bring, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco), 1980; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1980

  • Recent Acquisitions: Photographs, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, July 10–August 31, 1980

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top right corner on white sticker in graphite: II 33; center: WALKER EVANS / 163 EAST 94th STREET / NEW YORK 28, N. Y.; center right stamped perpendicular in black ink: PROPERTY OF WALKER EVANS; lower right, Evans estate stamp with graphite addition: 1 / 176; bottom left corner: #1331; bottom right stamped in black ink: Walker Evans; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: 1980.156.5; by unknown hand, bottom right corner: Box 12

Wikidata ID

Q64169844

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