Bridgeport, Connecticut

1941

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

The image shows two men walking towards the camera on a city street. Both are wearing flat caps. The man on the left is wearing a dark buttoned cardigan over a light shirt and trousers, and glasses. The man on the right is dressed in a pinstripe suit jacket, a shirt, and corresponding trousers. He is holding a folded paper bag in one hand. The background includes buildings with large windows and ornate facades, a vintage car partially visible, and a streetlight. The shadows suggest the photo was taken during daylight.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kent and Marcia Minichiello

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.6 x 18.2 cm (8 7/8 x 7 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 25 x 20.2 cm (9 13/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.111.35

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • I Spy: Photography and the Theater of the Street, 1938-2010, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April 22 – August 5, 2012

Inscriptions

on verso, upper right, Evans estate stamp with graphite addition: VIII / 70; by unknown hand, center in graphite: FB / R 30 A; lower left corner: #112; lower right: "In Bridgeport's War Factories" / Fortune, September 1941

Wikidata ID

Q64170052

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