Subway Portrait

1938-1941

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

This image shows three women seated side by side, captured from the waist up. The woman on the left has dark hair styled upwards and is wearing a dark wide-brimmed hat. The middle woman has light-colored, wavy hair and is wearing a fur beret and a fur-collared coat. The woman on the right has dark hair styled neatly and is wearing a hat and collar with a leopard print pattern. All three women are dressed in coats, and the image has a vintage feel due to its sepia tone. They are sitting in what appears to be a train or tram, with a window behind them showing blurred lights and indistinct shapes.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center verso: Evans estate stamp with inventory number VI-146v added in graphite; by later hands, lower left verso in graphite: INV# 44 / # 1591

Wikidata ID

Q64171711

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