House, Upstate New York

1931

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

The image shows a classical-style building facade. It includes a grand building with a portico supported by four large Corinthian columns. The facade is symmetrical, with evenly spaced windows that have multiple panes, and an ornate doorway with decorative elements above it. An arched window is located above the entry door. The building is framed by leafless tree branches, casting shadows on its surface. There is sparse vegetation on the ground, suggesting minimalist garden landscaping.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 16.5 x 15.5 cm (6 1/2 x 6 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.38.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Lunn Limited, New York, NY); purchased with donated funds by NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

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

Bibliography

1946

  • "Homes of Americans: A Selection of Native Designs in Many Manners and Periods." Fortune 33:4 (April 1946): 148-157, illus. p. 154, no. 20.

1991

  • Greenough 1991, pl. 7.

Inscriptions

lower left verso: Evans estate stamp with inventory number IX-11 added in graphite; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: #1; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: 1931 Upstate New York

Wikidata ID

Q64171852

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