Birmingham Boarding House

1936

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

This is a photograph of a weathered wooden house with a decorative front porch. The image shows an architectural front view of a house featuring a porch with ornamental wooden columns and arches. The house exterior displays signs of wear, with peeling paint and aged wood. On the porch, there are various objects, including potted plants and household items. The brick foundation under the porch adds to the rustic appearance of the structure. The photograph captures the texture and details of the architecture vividly.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Walker Evans, New York; Murray H. Bring, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco), 1980; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1980

  • Recent Acquisitions: Photographs, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, July 10–August 31, 1980

Inscriptions

on verso, lower right, Evans estate stamp with graphite addition: 1 / 100v; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner: 1980.156.6

Wikidata ID

Q64172021

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