Subway Portrait

1938-1941

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

The image shows an older woman, capturing a close-up of her face and upper body. She has a wrinkled face, a prominent jawline, and gray hair pulled back under a dark hat with a pin. She is wearing a dark fur coat that covers part of her neck and is holding a newspaper or a rolled paper item. Her face is turned to the right with a focused expression. The background is blurry with soft lighting, adding to the vintage aesthetic of the scene.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

across bottom verso:Evans estate stamp with inventory number VI-154 added in graphite; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: INV#46

Wikidata ID

Q64171716

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