Untitled

1974

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

This is a photograph of several overlapping signage on a boarded wall. The image showcases a set of hand-painted and printed signs attached to a wooden surface. Messages include "DEVELOPMENT," "SALE," "EVERYTHING MUST GO," "GOING OUT O," and "OPEN." The signs are created with colors like orange, green, and red, drawing attention with bold, capital letters. A part of the wooden wall underneath is visible with a rough, textured surface.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    internal dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid SX-70)

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 8 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/16 in.)
    mount: 10.8 × 8.8 cm (4 1/4 × 3 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.164.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Walker Evans, New York; Virginia Hubbard, Bisbee, AZ; (Marty Carey, Willow, NY); Howard Greenberg Gallery/Galley 292, New York, early 1990s; private collection of Martha and Jorge Schneider, by 1993; NGA purchase, (through Gitterman Gallery, New York), 2016.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower left in black ink: Walker Evans; lower right in black ink: 10/9/74; lower left printed in black ink: 087401861; lower right printed in black ink: POLAROID ®; by unknown hand, lower right in black ink: G292,408

Wikidata ID

Q64172023

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