Subway Portrait

1938-1941

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

The image shows two women from the shoulders up, seated side by side. The woman on the left has curly dark hair peeking from underneath a dark hat adorned with decorative elements on the front. Her facial features are serious with a prominent forehead and eyes looking slightly to the side. She is wearing a dark outfit with a large, light-colored floral accessory pinned to her chest. The woman on the right has wavy, shoulder-length light hair and wears glasses with reflective lenses. Her expression is somewhat open-mouthed. She is dressed in a checkered coat and wears a hat with a wide, layered brim. A ring is visible on her finger. The background is dark with wooden paneling and a window revealing dim light sources outside.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. and Mrs. Kent Minichiello, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1966

  • Walker Evans' Subway, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1966.

1991

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

2000

  • "World Without End: Photography and the 20th Century", Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2000-2001, unnumberd catalogue reproduction.

Bibliography

1966

  • Evans, Walker. Many Are Called. Boston, 1966: p. 153 (variant: cropped to include more of negative).

1991

  • Greenough 1991, pl. 26.

Inscriptions

center verso stamped: WALKER EVANS / 1681 YORK AVENUE / NEW YORK, N.Y. 10028; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 66.1102; lower center verso in graphite: 20

Wikidata ID

Q64171890

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