Subway Portrait

1938-1941

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

The image displays two women in the foreground. The woman on the left wears round glasses, a dark hat, and a dark coat with a pin near the collar. The woman on the right has light-colored wavy hair, a dark hat, a dark top, and holds a light-colored object close to her chest. In the background, there is a blurred sign that reads "PELHAM BAY PARK" with dim lights visible.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper left verso: Evans estate stamp with inventory number VI-116v added in graphite; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: INV#31 / #1; center verso in graphite: 832 / 10S / W5; by later hand, lRv//in graphite: WEv.133.Y

Wikidata ID

Q64171686

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