Subway Portrait

1938-1941

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

The image shows a man sitting and reading a newspaper inside a train or subway car. He is wearing a dark overcoat, a bowler hat, and a patterned scarf. The man's face is angled downward, with a slight smile, and he holds the newspaper with both hands. Various advertisements and a passenger safety sign are visible in the background.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: 3; center right verso: Evans estate stamp with inventory number VI-188 added in graphite; by later hands, lower left verso in graphite: INV # 56 / #3; by la ter hand, lRv//in graphite: WEv.134.y

Wikidata ID

Q64171739

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