Bridgeport, Connecticut

1941

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

The image shows a woman's upper body, from the shoulders up. She is walking, with her head slightly tilted downwards and her gaze directed forward. Her facial features include fair skin, a straight nose, and relaxed lips. Her hair is styled in soft curls and waves, and she is wearing a black straw hat, a light-colored blouse with buttons, and a polka-dotted scarf tied around her neck. She is also wearing a necklace with a small pendant. In the background, an older woman in a dark-colored dress and hat is walking slightly behind her. They are on a street with a building in the backdrop that features a striped awning and partially reads "MOTH". The street and sidewalk are visible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kent and Marcia Minichiello

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 19.1 × 20.7 cm (7 1/2 × 8 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 20.1 × 25.3 cm (7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.111.13


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. and Mrs. Kent Minichiello, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, upper left, Evans estate stamp (twice, superimposed); center left, Evans estate stamp with graphite addition: VIII / 44; by unknown hand, center in graphite: C / 40; center to upper right: "In Bridgeport's War Factories" / Fortune, September 1941; lower left corner inverted: 16

Wikidata ID

Q64171044

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