Bridgeport, Connecticut

1941

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

The image shows a seated woman with a slightly angled body leaning back in a chair. She has a round face with defined features, light-colored curly hair in finger waves, and wears a large wide-brimmed hat that accentuates her hairstyle. She is dressed in a dark fur-collared coat over a patterned blouse, with a gloved hand resting on an object that may be a handbag. The attire suggests a vintage style, possibly from the early to mid-20th century. In the background are indistinct shapes, potentially a building's structural elements and a striped awning. The entire image is in black and white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kent and Marcia Minichiello

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.2 × 15.7 cm (9 1/8 × 6 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 × 20.1 cm (9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.111.25


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, center right, Evans estate stamp with graphite addition: VIII / 5; by unknown hand, lower left corner in graphite: #1; lower right: "In Bridgeport's War Factories" / Fortune, September 1941; lower right corner: #77

Wikidata ID

Q64170092

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