Bridgeport, Connecticut

1941

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

The image shows a man standing in an upright position. He is wearing a dark fedora, a long-sleeved knit cardigan with darker trimming over a light-colored, collared dress shirt, and dark trousers fastened with a belt. In the background, there is an urban setting with tall buildings, and other people are present, but they are out of focus.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kent and Marcia Minichiello

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.7 × 16.4 cm (8 9/16 × 6 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.1 × 20.2 cm (9 7/8 × 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.111.16

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, upper right, Evans estate stamp with graphite addition: VIII / 20; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite: "In Bridgeport's War Factories" / Fortune, September 1941; lower left corner: #2; lower right corner inverted: #80

Wikidata ID

Q64170025

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