Subway Portrait

1938-1941

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

The image shows an older man in a seated position, captured from the chest up. He is facing slightly to the right, with his head turned to the side. He has a prominent nose and thin lips, with a clean-shaven face. He wears a flat cap on his head, and his hair is not visible. The man is dressed in a dark overcoat over a patterned shirt with a necktie. Beside him is another person wearing a hat. The background consists of a blurred window with indistinct objects outside.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. and Mrs. Kent Minichiello, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 1988.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Many Are Called. Boston, 1966: p. 35.

Inscriptions

center verso: Evans estate stamp with inventory number VI-34 added in graphite; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: INV#18; by later hand(?), lower right verso in graphite: 832 / 3S / W5

Wikidata ID

Q64171649

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