Subway Portrait

1938-1941

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

The image shows a man's upper body standing and facing left. He has a slightly downturned mouth and his eyes are also looking to the left. He is wearing a flat cap, an overcoat, and a shirt. There are signs with text like "FERRY" and "BROADWAY" partially visible around him, suggesting a public space. The background appears to be a window reflecting the interior lighting. The man is not holding any objects or wearing jewelry.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kent and Marcia Minichiello

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 12.1 x 10.3 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1988.56.27

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

  • Walker Evans: Subway Photographs and Other Recent Acquisitions, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, 1991-1992.

Bibliography

1966

  • Many Are Called. Boston, 1966: p. 111.

1991

  • Greenough 1991, pl. 49.

Inscriptions

across top verso stamped: WALKER EVANS / BOX 310 ROUTE 3 / OLD LYME, CONN. 06371 / PHONE 203-434-7131; center verso: Evans estate stamp with inventory number VI-110 ad ded in graphite; lCv//stamped: WALKER EVANS / RIGHTS RESERVED; by later hand, lLv//in graphite: INV#2 7

Wikidata ID

Q64170986

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