Bridgeport, Connecticut

1941

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

The image shows two people on a city street. The man on the right is standing facing forward with a oversized paper bag held in his arms, close to his chest. He has short curly hair, wearing a collared shirt under a sweater. The woman on the left is standing in profile facing him, with her arms lowered in front of her, holding what appears to be gloves in one hand. She is wearing a dress with a visible sash at her waist and a hat with a rounded brim, partially obscuring her face. The background features a busy street scene with vintage cars and buildings lining the street.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kent and Marcia Minichiello

  • Dimensions

    image: 22 x 16.6 cm (8 11/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
    mount: 23.2 x 16.6 cm (9 1/8 x 6 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.111.17

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2017

  • "Walker Evans", Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, 2017 - 2018, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

on mount, stamped, lower right in black: MAY 1941; on verso, upper right, Evans estate stamp with graphite addition: VIII / 22; by unknown hand, center in graphite: 31; lower center: "In Bridgeport's War / Factories" / Fortune, September 1941; lower left corner: #81

Wikidata ID

Q64170032

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