Subway Portrait

1938-1941

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

The image shows two women sitting closely together. The woman on the left has light-colored, curly hair and is wearing a dark hat. She has a fur scarf draped over her shoulders. The woman on the right has dark hair and is wearing a dark beret with a pom-pom. She is wearing a dark overcoat with a light-colored blouse or shirt underneath. A round brooch is visible at her collar. Behind them is a structure displaying signage with white lettering indicating transit routes like "7th Ave. Local," "South Ferry," and "145th St. Lenox Ave."
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kent and Marcia Minichiello

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 16.3 x 22.1 cm (6 7/16 x 8 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1988.56.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. and Mrs. Kent Minichiello, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 1988.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Many Are Called. Boston, 1966: p. 3.

Inscriptions

center verso: Evans estate stamp with inventory number V1-2 added in graphite; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: INV #2

Wikidata ID

Q64171014

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