Sidewalk in Vicksburg, Mississippi

1936

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

This is a photograph of a vintage car parked near a weathered building facade. The photograph captures a portion of an old car, prominently displaying its large front wheel and part of the grille. The background reveals a rustic building with worn textures, featuring torn and tattered awnings above an entrance. On the wall of the building is an advertisement poster for Camel cigarettes. The photograph highlights the tactile qualities of the aged surfaces.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 13.7 x 8.7 cm (5 3/8 x 3 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1989.69.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lunn Limited, New York, NY; purchased with donated funds by NGA, 1989.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by artist's hand?, lower right verso in pen and ink: 9. Mississippi negroes; by later hand, upper center verso in graphite: III 131v; by later hand, upper right verso in graphite: WE.180; vertical along right edge verso, stamped: POST CARD CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS AZO PLACE STAMP HERE

Wikidata ID

Q64171783

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