Subway Portrait

1938-1941

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

The image shows the upper body of a woman and a child. The woman is sitting upright, her body and face slightly turned to the side. She has sharp facial features with a prominent nose and is wearing a dark hat that covers her hair. She appears to be wearing a dark coat or jacket. The child is sitting close to her, nestled under her arm, and is wearing a patterned hat and coat. The background indicates they are in a subway or train car, with a map visible on the wall behind them and a polished wooden structure framing a window. The lighting is dim.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. and Mrs. Kent Minichiello, Washington, D.C.; 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.

1996

  • City of Ambition: Artists and New York, 1900-1960, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1996.

Bibliography

1966

  • Evans, Walker. Many Are Called. Boston, 1966: p. 73.

1991

  • Greenough 1991, pl. 34.

Inscriptions

on board, center verso stamped: WALKER EVANS / 1681 YORK AVENUE / NEW YORK, N.Y. 10028; by later hand, upper right verso in graphite: 66.1095; lower center verso in graphite: 3

Wikidata ID

Q64170988

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