Independence Day, Terra Alta, West Virginia

July 1935

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

Three girls are shown from the waist up in the image. The girl in the foreground faces the camera with a slight turn. The other two girls in the background also face the camera in a relaxed stance. The girl in the foreground has short hair held back with a headband and wears a checkered dress with a large white collar. Her facial expression is neutral. The girl in the middle has slightly longer hair, cut to chin length, and wears a floral dress, holding something in her hands. The third girl in the background also has similar hair length and wears a light-colored dress with a delicate ruffle around the neckline. The background features an open area with a blurry wooden fence in the distance, implying a rural setting.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Clive S. Gray, Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1973

  • Walker Evans: Photographs for the Farm Security Administration, 1935-1938. New York, 1973: no. 27.

1982

  • Thompson, Jerry L. Walker Evans at Work. New York, 1982: p. 155 (below left).

Inscriptions

lower right verso: Evans estate stamp with inventory number III-27 added in graphite; lower left verso in graphite: 1874; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 1500-

Wikidata ID

Q64169837

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