Coal Dock Workers

1933, printed 1960s

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

The image shows four men with visible upper bodies. The man in front is hunched forward, with facial features including a mustache, short beard, and short hair under a cap. The other men in the background are standing, one with crossed arms and others with hands on shovels or picks. The men have prominent cheekbones and lines on their faces, suggesting maturity. They wear work clothes, with stained, crumpled shirts and a generally rugged appearance. The background is plain, with areas of light and shadow against a wall, suggesting bright sunlight.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.7 x 20.5 cm (6 3/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.2 x 25.2 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.38.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The estate of Walker Evans; (Lunn Limited, New York, NY); NGA purchase, 1990.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • "I'll Take My Stand: American Art and the Great Depression", Daura Gallery, Lynchburg College, 2002, no exhibition catalogue.

Inscriptions

signed on mat on window edge, lower right in graphite: Walker Evans 1932; lower center verso: Evans estate stamp with inventory number II-54 added in graphite; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: #434; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 2; by later hand(?), upper right verso in graphite:

Wikidata ID

Q64169839

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