Wooden Church, South Carolina

1936

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

The image shows a front view of an old wooden building with peeling paint and weathered wooden boards. The structure features a steeply pitched gable roof, a small bell tower on top, two windows with diamond-patterned panes beside a central door, and a bench on the left side. Trees surround the building, creating the horizon line. The scene is captured in black and white, highlighting the worn wood textures and contrasts of the trees against the sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and David Robinson

  • Dimensions

    overall: 24.2 x 19.2 cm (9 1/2 x 7 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.35.14

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David and Mary Robinson, Sausalito, CA; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1938

  • Walker Evans: American Photographs. New York, 1938: pl. 17.

1973

  • Walker Evans: Photographs for the Farm Security Administration, 1935-1938. New York, 1973: no. 196.

1978

  • Walker Evans: First and Last. New York, 1978: pl. 85.

1988

  • Walker Evans: American Photographs. New York, 1988: pl. 17.

1991

  • Walker Evans: America. New York, 1991: pl. 54.

1993

  • Walker Evans. Millerton, New York, 1993: pl. 67.

Inscriptions

on mat, lower right in graphite: Walker Evans; all by later hands: upper left verso in graphite: 20; lower right verso in graphite: WEV.118.Y; lower center verso in graphite: 1 144; lower left in graphite: #926; center verso stamped in black ink: WALKER EVANS / BOX 310 RTE. 3 / OLD LYME, CONN. 06371 / WALKER EVANS

Wikidata ID

Q64170216

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